Who owns House of Cool?
House of Cool is owned by WildBrain (Canada, TSX: WILD).[1][2]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: WildBrain — Franchise management, WildBrain Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- WildBrain Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Toronto
- Origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Toronto
- Founded
- 2004 by Ricardo Curtis, Wes Lui
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Animation studios
- Parent ticker
- TSX: WILD
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About House of Cool
House of Cool is a Toronto studio specialising in pre-production for animated films and series: design, storyboarding and editing. Ricardo Curtis and Wes Lui founded it in 2004, and it is now part of WildBrain Studios. Its credits include Despicable Me, the Ice Age and Rio films, The Peanuts Movie and the series Gravity Falls.
Ownership timeline of House of Cool
Where House of Cool sits in WildBrain
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full WildBrain ownership tree →
See the full WildBrain brand portfolio (6) →
Other brands owned by WildBrain
WildBrain controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- Degrassi (1980)
- In the Night Garden
- Strawberry Shortcake (1973)
- Teletubbies (1997)
- WildBrain Studios
Other brands in animation studios, and who owns them
The 13 brands in animation studios on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is TOHO, with 3; WildBrain has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Science SARU | TOHO | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Doga Kobo | Kadokawa | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Studio Bazooka | CJ ENM | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| DreamWorks Animation | Comcast | 🇺🇸 United States |
| NITRO PLUS | CyberAgent | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Pixar | Disney | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Tatsunoko Production | Nippon TV Holdings | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Toei Animation | Toei | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: WildBrain
WildBrain is a publicly listed company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSX: WILD.
WildBrain is a Canadian children's and family entertainment company headquartered in Toronto and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. It owns franchises including Strawberry Shortcake, Teletubbies, In the Night Garden, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi, runs an animation studio in Vancouver, operates a network of more than 1,000 channels across YouTube and free streaming services, and represents its own and other companies' brands through the licensing agency WildBrain CPLG. During its 2026 financial year it sold its 41 per cent stake in Peanuts to Sony for $630 million, repaid all its corporate debt and left television broadcasting.
🇨🇦 House of Cool and other Canadian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 174 brands that began in Canada. 41 of them (24%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; House of Cool is not one of them.
- Canada's Wonderland — Six Flags 🇺🇸
- Cineplex — Cineplex 🇨🇦
- CuriousCast — Corus 🇨🇦
- IMAX — IMAX 🇨🇦
- Landmark Cinemas — Kinepolis 🇧🇪
- Lionsgate Films — Lionsgate 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of House of Cool?
The parent company of House of Cool is WildBrain, a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is House of Cool Canadian?
Yes. House of Cool originated in Canada in 2004 and its owner, WildBrain, is also headquartered in Canada.
Is House of Cool still owned by WildBrain?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, House of Cool is still owned by WildBrain. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] WildBrain — Franchise management — WildBrain Ltd., Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
- [2] WildBrain — House of Cool — WildBrain Ltd., Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
Report a correction Opens a pre-filled GitHub issue. See our corrections policy.