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KOCOWA (wavve Americas, Inc.)

Brand · Entertainment Providers

4.5

Company overview

KOCOWA+ is an American joint company between wavve, SK Square Americas, and the top Korean television broadcasters KBS, MBC, & SBS.wavve Americas, Inc. (wA) launched KOCOWA, a premium streaming service offering the latest in Korean entertainment for audiences in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Shows are typically available within 6 hours after their original airtime in Korea. Programming is subtitled in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese, making it the preferred place for fans to watch their favorite programs as soon as they are available. KOCOWA also offers the most comprehensive lineup of K-Dramas, K-Pop, and K-Variety content, as well as K-Movies, Webcomics, and live-watching events for fans.Not only does KOCOWA offer the latest hit shows, but it is also the home of the largest library of Korean Content, so subscribers won't ever miss their favorites. In addition to hits like Running Man, Home Alone, Weak Hero Class One, Taxi Driver, Weightlifting Fairy, Kim Bok-joo, and Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth, KOCOWA is also home to live performances, K-Reality, and K-Variety shows featuring their favorite K-Pop Idols like BTS, New Jeans, EXO, SEVENTEEN, and so many others. KOCOWA takes fans behind the scenes, allowing them to watch idols form a band, compete in hilarious reality shows, and more. With over 40,000 hours of content, KOCOWA has something for everyone!KOCOWA is currently available as a direct-to-consumer platform on www.kocowa.com, as well as on Prime Video, Google Play, Roku, and Comcast, among others. It is also available in the Android and Apple App Stores. KOCOWA is available on multiple devices and recently surpassed 7 million subscribers on YouTube. KOCOWA is also currently available for subscription via other Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPDs) in the Americas.wA is an American company founded in Los Angeles in November 2016.
Founded in 2016
Los Angeles, California, USA
56 employees (16 in marketing)
54% recommend to a friend
100% positive business outlook

Salaries

Typical salary range

$60,000 – $75,000

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Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount -3.4% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$12.6M

Last raise

$12.6M

Series Unknown, 9 years ago

Funding history

Jan 2017

Venture Round Korea Content Platform · $12.6M

Audience

Monthly website visitors
1.4M
Month over month-19.5%
Quarter over quarter+4.1%
Top sourceDirect (54.9%)
Ad budget per month$978.9
Average search rank38.3
Traffic source mix
Direct
54.9%
Search
40.7%
Referral
3%
Social
1%
Paid referral
0.4%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

1.6K

12-mo growth

+20.4%

Monthly growth

+1.8%

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