# Contents First

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/contents-first

- Industry: Media
- Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea
- Website: www.tappytoon.com
- Total disclosed funding: $5.1M
- Latest round: Series A (Jul 7, 2020)
- Investors on record: 4

## About

Based in South Korea, Contents First, Inc. provides a digital platform focused on comics and novels, delivering serialized storytelling in various genres to readers globally through its mobile application and website.Contents First, Inc., founded in 2013 in Seoul, South Korea, specializes in digital comic and novel content. The company was established by Ernest Woo. It has completed a total of 4 deals, with its most recent funding round being Series A in July 2020, where it raised KRW 6.1 billion from KB Investment. Total amount raised by the company stands at KRW 6.1 billion.Tappytoon Comics & Novels specializes in digital comic and novel content, providing an extensive library of webtoons and prose to its users. The platform primarily caters to readers interested in serialized storytelling across various genres, including romance, fantasy, and adventure. Tappytoon curates its offerings to resolve the need for accessible and engaging narrative content by delivering high-quality graphics and storytelling directly to consumers via its mobile application and website.Tappytoon Comics & Novels generates revenue through a digital distribution model that includes subscription-based access and in-app purchases. Users typically purchase tokens to unlock individual chapters or episodes of comics and novels, facilitating direct transactions between the platform and its clientele. Partnerships with creators and publishers enhance the content offerings available on the platform, contributing to the overall revenue structure.In July 2020, Contents First, Inc. raised KRW 6.1 billion in Series A funding to explore the European market. The company plans to provide French services in July and German services in August, along with creating digital content called Korean webtoons.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Jul 7, 2020, $5.1M — KB Investment
- Series A, Mar 19, 2020 — SOSV, MOX
- Seed, Oct 1, 2014 — Digital Entertainment Ventures

## Investors

- Digital Entertainment Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/digital-entertainment-ventures) — Seed
- SOSV (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sosv) — Series A
- MOX — Series A
- KB Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kb-investment) — Series A