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RIDI

Consumer Services · Seoul, South Korea · Founded 2008

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RIDI is a South Korean company that operates as a content platform, specializing in digital comics, web fiction, and e-books. The company was founded in 2008 and launched its first service, RidiBooks, in 2009.

RIDI has established a strong presence in the digital content market, becoming a key player in the e-book industry in South Korea. The company has since expanded its portfolio to include webcomics and web fiction, catering to a growing demand for these formats. RIDI serves a broad audience of digital content consumers, primarily in South Korea, but with a growing presence in other markets.

The company's business model is centered around its content platform, where it generates revenue through the sale and distribution of digital content. This includes individual purchases of e-books and webcomics, as well as potential subscription services that provide access to a wide range of content.

Keywords: content platform, digital comics, web fiction, e-books, publishing, digital content, entertainment, storytelling, webtoons, animation

Valuation $1–2.5B
Revenue $100–500M
Headcount 100–500
Total funding $100–500M
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Power Law Unicorn$1–10B valuation tier

Talent graph

RIDI's talent

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Team profiled 15 named & role-tagged
Founders Hidden — book a demo/100 quality score
Key operators 4 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Investors

11 investors on RIDI's cap table

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Series A 5 investors entered at this stage
Mirae Asset Venture Investment
Atinum Investment
Neoplux
Company K Partners
Korea Development Bank
Series B+ 6 investors entered at this stage
Premier Partners
Praxis Capital Partners
Shinhan Financial Group
Hana Ventures
GIC
NVESTOR

Global footprint

Where RIDI has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
9 countries with
team presence
🇰🇷 South Korea90.4%
🇺🇸 United States2.8%
🇵🇭 Philippines2.3%
🇲🇽 Mexico1.1%
🇮🇳 India0.6%
Top 5 of 9 shown
Web traffic by country
28K monthly visits
across markets
🏳️ Korea81.4%
🏳️ Republic of11.1%
🇺🇸 United States5.4%
🇯🇵 Japan3.6%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom0%
Top 5 markets shown

Patent intelligence

$244k patent portfolio · 6 active families

Estimated portfolio value
$244k
0.02% of valuation · 1624.4× smaller than top peer Netflix ($396M)
6 active patent families
Where RIDI innovates ClickstreamComputer terminalElectronic bookMultimediaRecording media

Where RIDI concentrates vs peers

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about RIDI

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