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- Source: inbox/queue/2025-06-02-variety-claynosaurz-mediawan-animated-series.md - Domain: entertainment - Claims: 1, Entities: 2 - Enrichments: 3 - Extracted by: pipeline ingest (OpenRouter anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5) Pentagon-Agent: Clay <PIPELINE>
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type: entity
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entity_type: company
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name: Claynosaurz
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domain: entertainment
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status: active
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founded: 2021
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founders:
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- Nicholas Cabana
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- Dan Cabral
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- Daniel Jervis
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headquarters: Unknown
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website: Unknown
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funding_stage: Unknown
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description: NFT-based IP brand created by former VFX artists from Sony Pictures, Animal Logic, and Framestore. Built community-first IP that achieved 450M+ views and 530K+ subscribers before launching animated series.
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tags:
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- community-ip
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- nft
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- animation
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- transmedia
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# Claynosaurz
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## Overview
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Claynosaurz is an NFT-based IP brand created in 2021 by Nicholas Cabana, Dan Cabral, and Daniel Jervis, all former VFX artists from major studios (Sony Pictures, Animal Logic, Framestore). The brand follows four dinosaur friends on adventures on a mysterious island.
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## Key Metrics (Pre-Series, June 2025)
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- 450M+ views across digital platforms
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- 200M+ impressions
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- 530,000+ subscribers
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- Community built entirely before animated series launch
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## Business Model
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Community-first IP development: built audience engagement and brand recognition through NFTs and digital content before pursuing traditional media partnerships.
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## Timeline
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- **2021** — Founded by Nicholas Cabana, Dan Cabral, and Daniel Jervis
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- **2025-06-02** — [[mediawan-claynosaurz-animated-series]] Announced: Partnership with Mediawan Kids & Family for 39-episode animated series (7 min each), targeting children 6-12. Showrunner: Jesse Cleverly (Wildseed Studios). YouTube-first distribution strategy. |