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MALKA

Creative & Production
Open roles
0
Founded
2012
Employees
51-200
Offices
3

About MALKA

MALKA is an adaptive content studio and full-service creative agency combining creative development with in-house production and post-production. Its teams bring together directors, writers, cinematographers, animators, editors and visual effects artists to produce work for brands, entertainment platforms and enterprise clients. The company was built to connect advertising strategy with fast-turnaround execution, supporting projects from initial concept through finished content.

The studio's output spans commercial campaigns, feature-length documentaries, branded episodic series, podcasts and daily multi-platform live streams. Its bicoastal production infrastructure supports both recorded storytelling and live broadcasts, with video stages, podcast studios, editing and animation workstations, and multi-camera switching capabilities. This combination allows creative development, production and finishing to sit within the same organization.

Creative and production capabilities

MALKA's creative work includes brand strategy, concept development, copywriting, narrative development, art direction and visual design. Production services extend from full-scale video shoots to live events and multi-camera streaming, followed by offline and online editing, color grading and sound design. Its design and animation teams provide illustration, storyboarding, motion graphics, 2D and 3D animation, 3D modeling, compositing and visual effects.

Interactive and emerging media capabilities include augmented and virtual reality experiences, virtual sets, virtual production and AI-assisted creative processes. The studio also works on social-first campaigns and content designed for distribution across multiple channels. Its markets include financial services, technology, sports, gaming, fashion, beauty and consumer products, alongside advertising and entertainment.

Company development

MALKA was established to bridge the gap between traditional agencies and production houses through an integrated team and production infrastructure. MoneyLion acquired the business in November 2021 to support its media network and consumer engagement content operations. Gen Digital subsequently acquired MoneyLion in April 2025. MALKA continues to operate under its own brand with a dedicated executive team, creative operations and production facilities within that corporate group.

More about MALKA

Leadership and founders

  • The report identifies Chris Apostle and Bill Davaris as Co-CEOs, Matt Basdekis as Chief of Staff, Marina Shalman as Head of Project Management, and Andy Pidcock as Head of Post Production.
  • Historical co-founders are Louis Krubich, Jeff Frommer, Pat Capra and Daniel Fried; the report does not establish current executive roles for them.

Proprietary publishing technology

MFeed is MALKA's proprietary turnkey publishing framework. It combines large-scale creative generation, artificial intelligence and personalized in-app publishing feeds for enterprise clients, extending the studio's work into content distribution technology.

Acquisition milestone

The 2021 acquisition was valued at approximately $75 million, comprising $10 million in cash, $30 million in restricted stock and up to $35 million in performance earnouts.

Notable credits

14 credits
  • MoneyLion x MrBeast — Beast Games promotional campaigns
  • KPMG Sports — We See You
  • KPMG Sports — From That To This
  • Amazon Music City Sessions
  • Amazon Music — Yungblud live experiences
  • Showtime Basketball
  • Hawk vs. Wolf
  • Bud Light — Canthem
  • SharkNinja — For All Hair Kind
  • Peloton Homecoming
  • Twitch special events for Old Spice and UberEats
  • Twitch — Borat Subsequent Moviefilm launch broadcast
  • IBM — Mayflower Uncharted
  • Feature documentaries and unscripted docuseries for Netflix and Showtime

Offices

Where MALKA is based

3 locations
  • Jersey City office

    Headquarters
    30 Montgomery Street, Suite 1500, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USAJersey City, New Jersey, United States
    About this office

    Main operational headquarters and East Coast production hub, with a 1,600 sq ft video stage, two podcast studios, editing and animation workstations, and live-stream switching facilities.

  • New York office

    249 W 17th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10011, USANew York, United States

    Direct corporate and creative office, co-located with MoneyLion.

  • Santa Monica office

    1412 14th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USASanta Monica, California, United States

    West Coast production hub with a 1,000 sq ft video studio, three podcast studios, client servicing and post-production facilities.

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