Founding FuseFX was founded in 2006 as The Outfit by David Altenau, with co-partners Tim Jacobson and Jason Fotter.
Expansion and acquisitions 2014: FuseFX expanded by launching offices in Vancouver and New York City. 2016: FuseFX consolidated its multiple locations in
Burbank to a larger campus in
Sherman Oaks. 2018: EagleTree Capital, a New York-based private equity and investment firm, acquired a majority stake in FuseFX. The Investment group provides financial backing to support continued growth globally as the studio scales to support larger and more complex productions. 2020, February: FuseFX opened its third office, located in
Atlanta. 2020, April: FuseFX acquires Folks VFX, adding locations in Montreal, Toronto, and Bogotá, Colombia. 2021, April: FuseFX acquires
Rising Sun Pictures a high-end visual effects studio headquartered in
Adelaide, South Australia. Rising Sun Pictures co-founder Tony Clark continues to lead the studio. 2021, November: FuseFX opens a new Folks VFX studio in Saguenay, Quebec. The Saguenay location operates as an extension of the Montréal facility and aims to create 60 to 70 skilled jobs with this expansion. The Saguenay location becomes the tenth studio location in the FuseFX portfolio and brings the number of global employees to over 1000. 2022, June: FuseFX acquires El Ranchito VFX based out of Madrid, Spain with additional location in Barcelona. "The Fuse Group" is established as a parent-brand of FuseFX, Folks VFX, Rising Sun Pictures, and El Ranchito VFX. 2022, August: FuseFX sister studio Folks VFX opens Mumbai studio location. 2023, January: The Fuse Group rebrands as "The Pitch Black Company", with David Altenau taking position as Chairman of Pitch Black. Sébastien Bergeron, former president of Folks VFX, is named CEO of Pitch Black. 2025, January: Folks VFX absorbs the FuseFX brand, with all former FuseFX studio locations rebranding as Folks VFX locations. ==Description==