Key facts
- Kakao Entertainment’s last known valuation is $8.5B (Jan 2023).
- It has raised $1.0B across 3 recorded rounds; the latest was Later Stage VC ($964.0M) in Jan 2023.
- Notable investors include Samsung Venture Investment, Smilegate Investment, GIC Private, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Anchor Equity Partners — 8 tracked in total.
- Status: Privately Held (backing).
Leadership
- JungHee KoCo-CEO & Chief Platform Officer
- Joseph ChangCo-CEO & Head of Global Growth Center
- ·Post-money valuations for all 3 rounds
- ·The complete investor list — 8 names
- ·Watchlist + deal alerts for Kakao Entertainment
Funding rounds
3 roundsAbout Kakao Entertainment
Developer of entertainment-based applications and content intended for tablets and smartphones. The company is a developer of entertainment, educational and interactive mobile applications content covering all genres, including webtoons, web novels, music, dramas, movies and performances blended with musicians, and actors in multilingual forms for mobile content viewing, enabling viewers to enjoy fun digital media.
- Industry
- Media
- Sector
- Consumer Products and Services (B2C)
- HQ
- Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- Founded
- 2010
- Employees
- 557
- Website
- kakaoent.com/
- Ownership
- Privately Held (backing)
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Institutional fund marks
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