LONDON – February 18, 2026 – Foundry, the leading developer of creative software for the Media and Entertainment industry, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Griptape, a pioneer in enterprise-grade AI orchestration. This acquisition accelerates Foundry’s AI strategy, adding critical orchestration capabilities to complement the AI-powered features in Foundry’s product portfolio, which began in 2021 with the release of CopyCat.
The acquisition of Griptape represents the next evolution of this strategy, enabling studios to orchestrate multiple AI models and agents within secure, professional workflows that connect seamlessly with Foundry’s existing creative toolsets.
As studios shift from experimentation to everyday production use, the need for better control of AI models has become critical. Griptape enables controlled access to rapidly evolving open-source and commercial AI models in a user-friendly framework, whilst balancing the strict security and traceability required by major production environments.
Foundry will continue to develop Griptape’s offering, enhancing Griptape’s unique strengths to meet the demands of VFX and Animation pipelines, and will integrate with creative toolsets including Nuke, the industry standard for compositing.
Unlike alternatives, Griptape offers a robust, highly extensible Python-based architecture designed for scale, workflow longevity, and integration with existing infrastructure including production management and render farm hand-offs. Beyond simple conversational interfaces, Griptape enables creation and management of secure, programmable agents that can support tasks within Griptape and across the pipeline.
“Our mission has always been to empower the world’s most ambitious storytellers,” said Jody Madden, CEO of Foundry. “By bringing Griptape into Foundry, we can provide the tools our customers want to realise their creative vision more efficiently, while retaining control. We’ve been investing in AI and ML capabilities for years, and many of our customers are already using AI-powered features daily. We are building the AI-first pipeline of the future—and Griptape is a critical piece of that foundation to accelerate our roadmap.”
“Foundry is the natural home for Griptape,” said Kyle Roche, Founder & CEO of Griptape. “Their deep history in VFX and Animation combined with their industry-leading products, existing AI capabilities, and incorporation of AI into core workflows, provides the perfect platform to scale our technology and reach every major studio globally.”
About Foundry
Foundry has a 30-year heritage in developing creative software for the Media and Entertainment industry. Its portfolio of award-winning products solves complex visualization challenges to turn incredible ideas into reality. Working with creative leaders around the globe, Foundry products are used to create breathtaking visual effects and animation and have been integral in the making of every VFX Academy Award-winning film since 2007.
About Griptape
Founded in Seattle in 2023 by a team of former Amazon Web Services (AWS) veterans, Griptape is an enterprise-grade AI orchestration platform designed for the new era of generative media production. The company offers a dual-layered platform comprising an open-source Python framework and a node-based visual interface for artist workflows. Griptape is already in use at several leading production studios.
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