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Kakao Entertainment

Media · Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do · Founded 2010 · Privately Held (backing)

Developer of entertainment-based applications and content intended for tablets and smartphones. Kakao Entertainment is based in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do and was founded in 2010. It was valued at $8.5 billion at its Pre-IPO in Jan 2023, the last priced event on record. It has raised $1 billion across 3 recorded rounds; the latest was a $964 million pre-ipo round in Jan 2023.

PMV mark · valuation
$8.5B
Oct 2026
Priced at
its Pre-IPO
Jan 2023
Total raised
$1.0B
Last round
Pre-IPO
Jan 2023

Kakao Entertainment key facts

as of Oct 2026
  • Developer of entertainment-based applications and content intended for tablets and smartphones.
  • Kakao Entertainment is valued at approximately $8.5B as of Oct 2026, set at its Pre-IPO, Jan 2023; nothing has traded since, per PrivateMarketView’s mark.
  • It has raised $1.0B across 3 recorded rounds; the latest was Pre-IPO ($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).
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$8.5B

Valued at $8.5B at its Pre-IPO, Jan 2023. Nothing has traded since.

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Kakao Entertainment funding rounds

3 rounds
Jan 2023Pre-IPO$964.0M▮
Mar 2020Private Equity$170.0M▮
Dec 2016Private Equity$107.0M▮
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Kakao Entertainment leadership

Kakao Entertainment valuation

Kakao Entertainment was valued at $8.5 billion at its Pre-IPO in Jan 2023. That is the last priced event on record: no secondary trade or institutional fund mark has moved the figure since.

How much has Kakao Entertainment raised?

Kakao Entertainment has raised $1 billion across 3 recorded rounds since 2016. The largest was a $964 million pre-ipo round in Jan 2023. 2 of the rounds disclosed a post-money valuation.

Kakao Entertainment investors

8 investors are on record for Kakao Entertainment, including Samsung Venture Investment, Smilegate Investment, GIC Private and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

Who runs Kakao Entertainment

2 people are listed on the Kakao Entertainment team: 2 executives, including Joseph Chang (Co-CEO) and JungHee Ko (Co-CEO). 1 of them have a verified direct contact on file.

About 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
Ownership
Privately Held (backing)

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