There are lots of Lottie animations. The file format, first introduced as an open-source library, can now be seen in the top 500 apps. The process of turning animations made in software like Adobe After Effects into Lotties can be simplified with the help of LottieFiles.
More than 150,000 companies use LottieFiles for animation and motion design. The startup announced today that it has raised $37 million in Series B funding led by Square Peg Capital.
The funding will be used to expand the product roadmap, hire for its engineering and R&D teams, and develop a new workflows that will make it easier for designers to focus on animations. The world's largest repository of free-to-use Lottie animations can be found at LottieFiles.
Nattu Adnan and Minglani founded the company. The company was announced a $9 million Series B in January of 2021. About $47 million has been raised. Since the Series A, the number of users has grown from 1 million to 3.1 million.
It's easy to create an animation in Adobe After Effects and then send it to its final destination in an app. The startup has a plug-in for Adobe After Effects. The process is very complex, according to Minglani. Designers can preview how their animation will look in the app and then ship it without hours of coding.
The way motion design is democratized is through the use of Canva. We are doing the same thing.
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