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Find a Location

Animoto Inc. has 3 locations, listed below.

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    • Animoto Inc.

      436 Lafayette St New York, NY 10003-6946

    • Animoto Inc.

      333 Kearny St Fl 6 San Francisco, CA 94108-3269

    • Animoto Inc.

      1543 Sloat Blvd, #320428 San Francisco, CA 94132

    Business ProfileforAnimoto Inc.

    Marketing Software
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    3.44/5stars

    Average of 32 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    12 complaints closed in last 3 years

    5 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    Animoto Inc. offers an online video platform to create professional marketing videos.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Animoto Inc. has 3 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Animoto Inc.

        436 Lafayette St New York, NY 10003-6946

      • Animoto Inc.

        333 Kearny St Fl 6 San Francisco, CA 94108-3269

      • Animoto Inc.

        1543 Sloat Blvd, #320428 San Francisco, CA 94132

      Headquarters
      436 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003-6946
      BBB File Opened:
      3/23/2011
      Years in Business:
      17
      Business Started:
      10/15/2007
      Business Incorporated:
      5/8/2007
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Business Management
      • Mr. Brad Jefferson, CEO & Co-Founder
      • Mr. Jason Hsiao, President & Co-Founder
      • Mr. Stevie Clifton, CTO & Co-Founder
      • Mr. Russ Keefe, CFO
      • Ms. Ashley DeFilippo, Director of Customer Operations
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Brad Jefferson, CEO & Co-Founder
      • Mr. Jason Hsiao, President & Co-Founder
      • Mr. Stevie Clifton, CTO & Co-Founder
      • Ms. Ashley DeFilippo, Director of Customer Operations

      Customer Contact

      • Ms. Ashley DeFilippo, Director of Customer Operations
      Additional Contact Information

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      Customer Complaints

      12 Customer Complaints

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      Customer Reviews

      32 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Kim G

      1 star

      10/02/2024

      Animoto set my account to auto-renewal, which I did not catch until my credit card was charged $96.00 (a significant jump from the $62.40 rate billed a year earlier). I immediately contacted support and was told "I've sent your request over to our billing department to follow up, so you should hear back from them within 2-3 business days." Then this person (*******) offered some type of ambiguous credit code that made no sense. She made no mention of a no-refund policy.I reiterated that I wanted a full refund. I only used their service to make a specific video the previous August. I never used the program again, and did not realize it was set to auto-renewal. I never use auto-renewal for this very reason. Most companies are understanding and reasonable. This company is neither.I just logged in to Animoto and they have me set for renewal again on August 19, 2025. They do not intend to give me a ***********'s the response I received today:"We have a no-refund policy laid out in our Terms of Service, so each request has to be reviewed and approved every step of the way. I appreciate your understanding. In the last email, ******* gave a little information about the auto-renewal remaining on in the account, which is why that renewal charge posted. For next time, the auto renewal feature can be turned off prior to the next payment date from within your settings page. If you need any help with that, check out this help center article!"I have filed a dispute with my credit card company, and do not wish to be associated with such an unethical group of people.

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