Tapastic

Acquired

Your home for webcomics and web novels

San Francisco, United States · Founded 2012 · $3.4M raised

Employees
51–200
Founded
2012
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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Funding History

Series ASeries AJan 2014
$2.0M

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