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Floating Rock VFX studio raises $2.5m to incubate Kiwi creatives

Former Weta Digital artists’ company receives more funding from Hillfarrance.

Floating Rock ‘Floaties’, from left: Laurent Herveic, Stephanie Parker, Garrick Rawlingson, Lukas Niklaus and Rob Vickery.

Will Mace Tue, 28 Mar 2023

Visual effects studio Floating Rock has attracted a $2.5 million growth capital injection led by venture capital firm Hillfarrance to help with its mission to create an incubator for Kiwi creative talent, and license the results to the world’s largest content distributors.

Founded in 2020 by four

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Will Mace Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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