Yello Mobile

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South Korea's mobile software and startup incubator conglomerate

Seoul, South Korea · Founded 2012 · $157.2M raised

Headquarters
Seoul
Employees
1001–5000
Founded
2012
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$157.2M
Last Round
$10.0M Convertible NoteNov 2016
Rounds
3

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

Yello Mobile is a South Korean mobile software conglomerate founded in 2012 by Sanghyuk Lee. Operating as a startup incubator, it consolidated over 94 software businesses through equity-based investments across SMATO categories: Shopping, Media, Advertisement, Travel, and Online-to-Offline. Once considered South Korea's first unicorn startup, the company faced financial difficulties and pulled its planned KOSDAQ IPO.

Summary

Yello Mobile is a Marketing Tech company based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2012. It has raised $157.2M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $10.0M Convertible Note round in Nov 2016. Investors include Formation 8 and Macquarie Capital.

Funding History

ConvertibleConvertible NoteNov 2016
$10.0M

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Funding: Venture Round through Convertible Note. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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