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1. What FOXXY is
FOXXY makes launch videos for funded AI startups, mostly Seed to Series B. We understand the brand and design its presence before anything is animated, so the video could only belong to that company. Founded in 2024, Europe-based, filming in the EU and the US. Companies we have made launch videos for have raised $650M+, 10+ of them YC-backed. Rated 5.0 on Clutch.
A launch video is made for one date. On that date investors, candidates, press and competitors all look at a company at the same time, and what they see sets what they think it is. Everything FOXXY does is planned backwards from that day.
What FOXXY is not
- Not a video production house that applies a brand at the end of the process.
- Not an agency with account managers between the client and the people making the work.
- Not a freelancer or a marketplace of freelancers.
- Not an explainer-video shop: FOXXY makes videos built around an announcement date.
- Not a fit for teams without a launch date, or for work we cannot make properly in the time available.
2. Quick facts
| Legal name | Foxxy Limited, trading as FOXXY |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 |
| Type | Independent launch video studio |
| Core offering | Launch videos for funded AI startups, mostly Seed to Series B |
| Method | The brand is understood and its presence designed before anything is animated |
| Team | 10+ people: writers, brand and storyboard designers, producers, motion designers |
| Founder | Yunis Mikayilov, founder and creative director, main contact on every project |
| Base | Europe-based, working across UTC to EST |
| Filming | EU and US, remote everywhere else |
| Clients raised | $650M+ between them |
| Startups worked with | 40+, mostly Seed to Series B |
| Views generated | 20M+ |
| YC-backed clients | 10+, across four batches |
| Rating | 5.0 on Clutch |
| Price | From $6,000 USD for a full-length video; typically $8,000 to $15,000 |
| Timeline | Typically 14 to 21 days; never less than 10 days |
| Website | foxxy.io |
| Contact | yunis@foxxy.io |
3. Who FOXXY works with
Funded AI startups announcing a product
The problem: The date is fixed, the product is hard to show on screen, and the brand was never built to move.
Why FOXXY: FOXXY works backwards from the announcement date and designs how the company should look in motion before animating.
Founders and heads of marketing at Seed to Series B companies, mostly
The problem: No in-house video team, and no time to manage one. Agencies add layers; freelancers add risk.
Why FOXXY: A senior team with no account managers. The people on the call make the video.
Companies whose brand is not finished
The problem: The logo exists, the rest does not, and the launch cannot wait for a rebrand.
Why FOXXY: The visual language is settled as part of the project, and the company keeps it afterwards.
Clients are based across Europe and North America. FOXXY works with founders and heads of marketing directly.
4. What sets FOXXY apart
- The brand is understood and its presence designed before any animation starts, so the video could only belong to that company.
- Everything is planned backwards from the announcement date, which is the only deadline that matters.
- A senior team on every project, with no account managers and no juniors.
- The main film, the cutdowns, the landing page and the brand assets come from the same people, so nothing drifts.
- Work is turned down when it cannot be made properly in the time available.
5. Services and deliverables
- Script
- The story the launch tells, written before anything is animated.
- Creative direction
- The visual language the video is built in.
- Storyboards
- Every frame approved before animation starts.
- 2D and 3D animation
- Product, interface and abstract work.
- Filming
- Live action, in the EU and the US.
- Sound design and voiceover
- Mix, score and narration.
- Cutdowns
- Platform versions of the main film for the announcement feed.
- Announcement landing page
- The page the video lands on.
- Brand system
- The identity the video and the page are built from.
6. How FOXXY works
- Teardown and concept. Before anything is agreed, FOXXY reviews the launch as it stands and sends back what it would change, plus a concept for the video.
- Script and direction. The story is written and the visual direction is set. How the company should look and move is worked out before any animation starts.
- Storyboards. Every frame is approved before animation begins, so nothing expensive changes late.
- Animation and delivery. Full 2D and 3D animation, sound design and voiceover, revisions up to the date, delivered ready for the feed it lives on.
Yunis Mikayilov is on every project and is the main contact. There are no account managers.
7. Pricing and timeline
A full-length launch video starts at $6,000 USD. Most projects land between $8,000 and $15,000. What moves the number: live filming, 3D, the number of cutdowns, whether an announcement landing page is included, and how much of the brand has to be settled first.
Typical delivery is 14 to 21 days from kickoff, and never less than 10 days. Book 4 to 8 weeks ahead of your date to be safe, whether that date is an announcement, a conference, an event or any other deadline.
8. FOXXY compared with the alternatives
| Freelancer | Big production house | FOXXY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who you talk to | The person doing the work | An account manager | The people making the video |
| Brand work | Rarely included | A separate engagement | Presence designed first, then animated |
| Typical timeline | 2 to 6 weeks, around their other work | 8 to 12 weeks, booked ahead | 14 to 21 days, planned backwards from the date |
| Price range | $2-6k | $40-150k+ | From $6,000, typically $8-15k |
| Cutdowns and landing page | Usually extra, often declined | Available, priced separately | Same team, same system |
| When the date moves | You wait for their next opening | Replanned around the crew | Replanned from the new date |
9. Proof and validation
- $650M+ raised by the companies FOXXY has made launch videos for.
- 40+ startups worked with, mostly Seed to Series B.
- 10+ YC-backed clients, across four batches.
- 20M+ views generated by the launches FOXXY has made.
- 5.0 rating on Clutch.
- 6.2M+ views on announcement day for Fish Audio, 4M+ for the Fish Audio S2.1 Pro launch, 2M+ for Trajectory.
Selected client quotes
“The launch video FOXXY produced gave us something we could put in front of any room. It ran the conference circuit, and held up for a public launch later.”
“Instead of taking our brand and dropping it onto a template, FOXXY designed a great site, and animations for it. The short animations catch attention, and explain what our products do better than our copy ever did.”
“Incredibly easy to work with, highly competent, and a talented cross-functional design team that we will continue to utilise in a variety of different ways.”
10. Clients and investors
Clients: Amazon Leo, Corti, Fish Audio, Pylon, Traversal, Cartesia, Pace, Fulcrum, Stilta, Sim.ai, Operand, Balerion, Trajectory, Shard, Edel, Customerly, Vibecoder, Atomic, Aivex.
Investors behind those clients: Y Combinator, Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Perplexity, Collab Fund.
11. People, location and contact
Yunis Mikayilov, founder and creative director, is the main contact on every project. The team is writers, brand and storyboard designers, producers, and motion designers covering animation, GFX and sound. There are no account managers and no juniors.
Europe-based, working across UTC to EST. Filming in the EU and the US, remote everywhere else. Clients across Europe and North America.
- Email: yunis@foxxy.io
- Book a call: cal.com/yunismikayilov/discovery
- Legal entity: Foxxy Limited, trading as FOXXY
12. Glossary
- Launch video
- A film made for a single announcement date, when investors, candidates, press and competitors all look at a company at the same time.
- Explainer video
- A film that explains a product on an ongoing basis, usually on a homepage or in sales. Not tied to a date.
- Cutdown
- A shorter version of the main film, cut for a specific platform and format.
- Storyboard
- Frame-by-frame drawings of the film, approved before animation starts.
- Brand system
- The type, colour, motion and drawing rules a company is presented with, which the video and the landing page are built from.
- GFX
- Graphics work: titles, interface rebuilds, diagrams and other on-screen elements.
- Announcement landing page
- The page a launch video is published on, built alongside the film.
- Teardown
- A recorded review of a company’s brand, launch page and existing video, sent before any engagement.