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Breakwater Studios: Funding, Investors & Team (Aug 2026)

Ben Proudfoot, a director and member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, established Breakwater Studios in 2012. It is an Academy Award®-winning production business. Breakwater is developing into a global leader in humanism short-form documentaries, doing everything from teaming up with blue-chip brands as a tested substitute for advertising to producing original films viewed and appreciated by millions. The Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca, SXSW, Telluride, The Webbys, and the James Beard Foundation, among other festivals, have honoured the studio's work.

breakwaterstudios.com LinkedIn Los Angeles, United States 11-50 employees
Film Film Production Media and Entertainment
Total raised
$2.3M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Jan 2023

Breakwater Studios has raised $2.3M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $2.3M announced in Jan 2023.

That round is below the $2.6M median round size for Media and Entertainment companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Breakwater Studios Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$2.3M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$2.3M in Jan 2023
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Los Angeles, United States

Latest funding round on record: Jan 2023.

Breakwater Studios Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$2.3M

Breakwater Studios Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Benjamin Proudfoot
CEO

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Breakwater Studios Funding Compared to Other Media and Entertainment Startups

Segment
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Median round

Breakwater Studios' latest round of $2.3M is below the median round in Media and Entertainment. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Breakwater Studios Funding FAQs

What does Breakwater Studios do?

Ben Proudfoot, a director and member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, established Breakwater Studios in 2012. It is an Academy Award®-winning production business. Breakwater is developing into a global leader in humanism short-form documentaries, doing everything from teaming up with blue-chip brands as a tested substitute for advertising to producing original films viewed and appreciated by millions. The Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca, SXSW, Telluride, The Webbys, and the James Beard Foundation, among other festivals, have honoured the studio's work.

How much funding has Breakwater Studios raised?

Breakwater Studios has raised $2.3M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $2.3M announced in Jan 2023.

When did Breakwater Studios last raise funding?

Breakwater Studios' most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $2.3M, announced in Jan 2023.

Who is the CEO of Breakwater Studios?

Benjamin Proudfoot is listed as CEO at Breakwater Studios.

Where is Breakwater Studios headquartered?

Breakwater Studios is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

How many employees does Breakwater Studios have?

Breakwater Studios is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Breakwater Studios' funding compare to other Media and Entertainment startups?

Breakwater Studios' latest round of $2.3M is below the $2.6M median round size for Media and Entertainment companies on FundedIQ across 382 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Breakwater Studios Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Breakwater Studios is left off this page rather than filled in.

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