Watcha - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding

Q: Where is Watcha's headquarters?

Watcha is located in Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea.

Q: Who invested in Watcha?

Watcha has 19 investors including SBI Investment Korea And Company K Partners.

Q: When was the last funding round for Watcha?

Watcha closed its last funding round on obfuscated from a Venture - Series Unknown round.

Overview

Watcha

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Recent Milestones

Raised Funding Round

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About Watcha

CB Rank

77856

Tech startup based on Seoul running WATCHA (contents recommendation service) and WATCHA PLAY (subscription VOD service).

Founded

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Private

Venture - Series Unknown

Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

11-50

watcha.com

Big Data

Content Discovery

Personalization

Video Streaming

Funding Rounds

Venture - Series Unknown

OBF

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Series D

OBF

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Series C

OBF

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Key People

Taehoon Park: Founder, CEO
Past Role: Nexon, Game Programmer
Jihyun Won: Co-Founder, COO

Details

Legal Name

WATCHA Corporation

Also Known As

프로그램스, WATCHA, WATCHA PLAY, 왓챠, 왓챠플레이, Frograms

Operating Status

Active

Company Type

For Profit

Founders

Jihyun Won, Taehoon Park

About the Company

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”

Contact Email

contact@frograms.com

Predictions & Insights

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Products & Services

WATCHA

A content recommendation service that suggests movies and TV shows based on user preferences.

WATCHA PLAY

A subscription-based video on demand (VOD) service offering streaming of movies and TV shows.

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Financials

Company Funding

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Total Funding Amount

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Number of Funding Rounds

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Announced Date	Transaction Name	Number of Investors	Money Raised	Lead Investors	Funding Type
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - Watcha	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Venture - Series Unknown
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - Watcha	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Venture - Series Unknown
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - Watcha	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Venture - Series Unknown
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - Watcha	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Venture - Series Unknown
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - Watcha	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Venture - Series Unknown

Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

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Number of Funding Rounds

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Announced Date	Transaction Name	Number of Investors	Money Raised	Lead Investors	Funding Type
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - Watcha	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Venture - Series Unknown
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - Watcha	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Venture - Series Unknown
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - Watcha	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Venture - Series Unknown
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - Watcha	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Venture - Series Unknown
obfuscated obfuscation	Venture Round - Watcha	—	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Venture - Series Unknown

Investors

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Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Partners
SBI Investment Korea	—	Series D - Watcha	—
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SBI Investment Korea	—	Series D - Watcha	—