---
type: entity
entity_type: company
name: Claynosaurz
domain: entertainment
status: active
tracked_by: clay
created: 2026-03-11
---

# Claynosaurz

Community-owned IP project that originated as an NFT collection and is expanding into animated entertainment through co-production partnerships with traditional studios. Notable for structuring deals that preserve community control over IP while accessing professional production infrastructure.

## Timeline

- **2025-06-02** — Announced co-production partnership with Mediawan Kids & Family (Method Animation) for 39 x 7-minute animated series with YouTube-first distribution strategy. Deal presented at Annecy International Animation Festival.

## Relationship to KB

- [[co-production-partnerships-preserve-community-IP-control-while-accessing-professional-production-infrastructure-unlike-traditional-licensing]] — structural innovation in community IP partnerships
- [[progressive validation through community building reduces development risk by proving audience demand before production investment]] — ~1B existing social views provide guaranteed launch audience
- [[youtube-first-distribution-for-major-studio-coproductions-signals-platform-primacy-over-traditional-broadcast-windowing]] — distribution strategy case study