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
What is Kakao Entertainment worth?
$8.5BPrivateMarketView mark · Oct 2026

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

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2 priced rounds · 32 daily marks since · Dec 2016 – Oct 2026
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Kakao Entertainment funding history

3 rounds
DateRoundRaisedPost-money
Jan 2023Pre-IPO$964.0M▮
Mar 2020Private Equity$170.0M▮
Dec 2016Private Equity$107.0M▮
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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.

How Kakao Entertainment's valuation is determined

Private company valuations aren’t quoted on an exchange — they’re established in moments: a priced funding round sets a post-money valuation, secondary trades print at a price per share, and SEC-registered funds holding the stock report fair-value marks in their N-PORT filings.

For Kakao Entertainment, the most current credible signal sets the number and the older ones confirm it: a live secondary-market price first, then three or more recent prints, then institutional fund marks, and otherwise the last priced round, which never decays. The valuation is the last round’s post-money moved by the price change since that round, so no share count is assumed. Today it is set by its last priced round. Question about this number? Full methodology →

Frequently asked about Kakao Entertainment

What is Kakao Entertainment worth?
Kakao Entertainment is valued at $8.5B as of Oct 2026. Valued at $8.5B at its Pre-IPO, Jan 2023. Nothing has traded since.
How much has Kakao Entertainment raised?
Kakao Entertainment has raised $1.0B in total funding across 3 recorded rounds.
When did Kakao Entertainment last raise?
Kakao Entertainment last raised in Jan 2023 (Pre-IPO), raising $964.0M.