Watcha

Kenya
Kapsokwony, Bungoma County, Kenya, 135010

Company profile

Watcha company profile

WATCHA - Launched in AUG 2012, it quickly became Korea’s favorite movie review app - Its core competency lies in personalized recommendation technology - once users rate movie, WATCHA predicts how they will like movies they haven’t yet seen - Now provides the widest and most accurate movie, TV show and book reviews - Launched in Japan in 2015 WATCHA PLAY - Launched in JAN 2016 - Subscription VOD service for movie and TV series available on multiple devices including Web, iOS/Android mobile and tablet, Samsung/LG Smart TV, Google Chromecast, Android TV - Provides extremely accurate personalized content recommendation, powered by WATCHA - 75% of content consumed based on recommendations Comment by Apple, App Store Editor Team “Thanks to its large volume of reliable review data collected from users, WATCHA PLAY can recommend contents that perfectly satisfy my taste. Please don’t waste your time in choosing what to watch. Trust WATCHA PLAY and Enjoy tonight”

Business identity

Contact email
[email protected]
Operating status
Active
Company type
For Profit
Employee range
11-50 employees
Revenue range
$1M-$10M
Founded
2011-09-21

Headquarters

Postal code
135010
Country code
KE
Continent
Africa

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding rounds
6
Total equity funding
$39.5M
Last funding
Series Unknown / $2.7M / 2022-11-03
Last equity funding
Series Unknown / $2.7M
Investors
19
Lead investors
1
Founders
2
Articles
19

Founders and investors

Founders

Jihyun WonTaehoon Park

Lead investors

Neoplux

Investors

Capstone PartnersKakao VenturesNeopluxQuantum Ventures KoreaSGI Venture Capital