Tech Company Financing Transactions
Ridibooks Funding Round
Ridibooks secured a $20 million Series C funding round on 6/16/2017. Investors included Company K Partners, Praxis Capital Partners and ShinHan Finance Investment.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
6/16/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series C
Proceeds Purpose
The capital will be used to improve the user experience of Ridibooks' products, which now include Ridibooks, its main bookstore, an e-reader called Ridipaper, and Ridistory, a platform it launched in January for serialized novels and web comics.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
Yeoksam-dong 702-28 Urban Bench Building 10th Floor Teheranr
Seoul Gangnam-gu, 10344
South Korea
Seoul Gangnam-gu, 10344
South Korea
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Ridibooks is the biggest eBook store in South Korea, operated by Ridi Corporation.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Kisik Bae
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