# Dragos-Florin Stanculescu

> Dragos-Florin Stanculescu is the Romanian co-founder and CEO of Holotech Studios, the team behind FaceRig and Animaze. After 13 years in game development at FUN Labs, he helped turn real-time facial animation from a specialist capability into an accessible consumer product, first through a crowdfunded launch and later through a cross-platform avatar engine built for creators, educators, communities, and everyday online communication.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Holotech Studios, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Holotech Studios, Inc., FUN Labs, Animaze, FaceRig
- **Nationality:** Romanian
- **Education:** Engineering and Integrated Environmental Management for Industrial Activities, UEB
- **Known for:** Co-founded Holotech Studios and led the development of FaceRig and Animaze., Helped FaceRig raise more than $300,000 through crowdfunding against a $120,000 target., Built FaceRig into a product with four million combined mobile and desktop downloads reported by 2018.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Joined Romanian game developer FUN Labs, beginning a 13-year progression through art and technical-art roles.
- **2013** — Co-founded Holotech Studios with experienced game-development colleagues and began developing FaceRig.
- **2014** — FaceRig's crowdfunding campaign raised more than $300,000, beating its $120,000 target, and the product launched on Steam.
- **2016** — Reported that FaceRig had generated more than $2 million in sales; he was serving as Holotech's CEO.
- **2018** — Holotech raised a $2 million Series A led by SignalFire to expand FaceRig and grow internationally.
- **2020** — Holotech released Animaze in late 2020 as a rebuilt, cross-platform successor to FaceRig.
- **2021** — Presented Animaze publicly as a broad avatar interaction engine rather than a tool limited to VTubing.
- **2026** — Continued shipping Animaze updates and original avatar content with Holotech's small team.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Holotech Studios and led the development of FaceRig and Animaze.
- Helped FaceRig raise more than $300,000 through crowdfunding against a $120,000 target.
- Built FaceRig into a product with four million combined mobile and desktop downloads reported by 2018.
- Raised a $2 million Series A for Holotech in 2018, led by SignalFire.
- Helped make real-time, webcam-driven avatar animation accessible through consumer desktop and mobile software.
- Sustained an independent avatar platform through the transition from FaceRig to Animaze.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Animaze released a new 3D podcast background; the Steam post was signed by the Holotech team members Alex, Catalin and Dragos.
- **2026-04** — The small Animaze team shipped version 1.27.12733 with export, security, connection-resilience and motion-filtering improvements.
- **2026-02** — The team released Anna, a new Holotech Original avatar on Windows and iOS with physics-driven costume elements.
- **2025-12** — Animaze published its 2026 roadmap, including a lighter iOS tracking app and continuing tracking-focused development.

## Links

- Website: https://animaze.us
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dragosflorin
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/facerig
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFhG1flnM4WUyIZb0gcy0ZA
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/animazeofficial
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/facerigofficial
- TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@animazebyfacerig

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Last updated: 2026-08-18