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Kakao Entertainment

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Entertainment and content subsidiary of Kakao Corp, spanning music, webtoons and web novels, and film and TV production

Seongnam-si, South KoreaFounded 2021Consumer Services

Valuation $5–10B Last recorded · 2023

Headcount 500–1k Current team size

Total funding $500M–1B Disclosed equity funding

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About Kakao Entertainment

Kakao Entertainment is the entertainment and content subsidiary of South Korean internet group Kakao Corp. Formed in March 2021 through the merger of music and media company Kakao M with webtoon and web novel platform Kakao Page, it spans music, storytelling and video production. Its music division operates the Melon streaming service and artist labels including Starship Entertainment, while its storytelling arm runs Kakao Page's webtoon and web novel services. Kakao Entertainment also produces film and television content through its studios. In January 2023 the company raised 1.2 trillion won (about US$970 million) from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and Singapore's GIC. Kakao Corp holds approximately two-thirds of the business.

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At a glance

Status: Operational
Founded: 2021
Headquarters: Seongnam-si, South Korea
Employees: 578
Open positions: None listed
Dealroom signal: 36.3/100
Industry: Media
Sector: Consumer Services, Media and Entertainment, Became $1B as Subsidiary
Client focus: b2c
Investment activity: 11 companies, latest Mar 2023
Capital deployed: $4.5M
Preferred round: ACQUISITION
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Funding history

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Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal type	Date	Amount	Valuation	Investors	Source
LATE VCOther financing	Jan 2023	$964M	$3.9B	GIC · PIF	↗

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Kakao Entertainment website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Kakao Entertainment is 160K monthly website visits, up 23.1% over the last three months. Kakao Entertainment's team grew 3.8% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits160K 3-month web change+23.1% 1-year team growth+3.8%

Monthly website visitsJan 2022–Jul 2026

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