Watcha

company

About

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

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Details

Last Funding Type
Series C
Last Funding Money Raised
$12M
Industries
Big Data,Content Discovery,Personalization,Video Streaming
Founded date
Sep 21, 2011
Number Of Employee
11 - 50
Operating Status
Active

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”

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
2
$12M ₩2.50B
Watcha has raised a total of $12M ₩2.50B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Mar 30, 2018 from a Series C round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Mar 30, 2018 Series C $12M 4 Detail
Oct 24, 2013 Series A ₩2.50B 1 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
5
Watcha is funded by 5 investors. Songhyun Investment and Cognitive Investment are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Songhyun Investment Series C
Cognitive Investment Series C
MG Investment Series C
Leo Partners Investment Series C
SGI Venture Capital Series A