
Tapastic
AcquiredYour home for webcomics and web novels
San Francisco, United States · Founded 2012 · $3.4M raised
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2012
- Website
- tapastic.com
- Total Funding
- $3.4M
- Last Round
- $2.0M Series AJan 2014
- Rounds
- 3
About
Tapas (formerly Tapastic) is a digital comics and web novel platform founded in 2012 by Chang Kim and Young-Jun Jang in San Francisco. Originally launched as Comic Panda, the platform enables independent creators to publish and monetize serialized webcomics and web novels for a global audience. In May 2021, South Korean company Kakao Entertainment acquired Tapas Media for $510 million. The platform hosts hundreds of thousands of series across genres, offering both free and premium content with an ink-based micropayment system.
Summary
Tapastic is an Entertainment company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2012. It has raised $3.4M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $2.0M Series A round in Jan 2014. Investors include Adam D'Angelo, SK Planet and 500 Global.
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Jan 2014
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