Sparkol

Sparkol makes VideoScribe, software for building whiteboard-style animated videos without design skills. Alongside the software it runs a video production studio and a training academy. Customers include marketers, teachers, trainers, illustrators and sales teams.

What Sparkol offers

• VideoScribe — the flagship animation tool, which the company says has over 2 million users worldwide.
• Sparkol Studio — a production agency with creatives, designers, animators and scriptwriters who turn ideas into finished videos.
• Sparkol Academy — face-to-face workshops, webinars and bespoke programmes on storytelling and video skills.

Who it works with

Businesses, marketers, bloggers, salespeople, video professionals and teachers. The software is used for marketing videos, presentations, staff training and explaining complex subjects. One education customer on the website describes using it for online course videos.

Key facts

• Reach: users in more than 160 countries
• Services: software, animation production and training