# Kinolights

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/kinolights

- Industry: Internet
- Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea
- Website: www.kinolights.co.kr/
- Total disclosed funding: $0.3M
- Latest round: Series A (Apr 2, 2024)
- Investors on record: 4

## About

Based in Seoul, South Korea, and founded in 2018, Kino Lights operates as an OTT (over-the-top) service-providing firm.  In March 2022, Kino Lights, led by its CEO Jun-Young Yang and employing 27 employees, raised KRW 2.5 billion in pre-series A funding from new investors Union Investment Partners, LG U+ Electronic Payment. 

The business offers recommendation services, content search, and OTT integrated search by connecting to OTT (over-the-top) services like Netflix, Disney Plus, Wave, Teabing, Watcha, and Coupang Play that allows users to look for movies, dramas, and TV series to watch. The firm also allows users to check out information about new upgrades, planned releases, and expired licenses as well as promote good content using its own traffic light rating method.

The company intends to use the funds raised in March 2022 to secure various networks in the domestic and overseas content industry.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Apr 2, 2024 — Z Venture Capital, Kakao Ventures
- Seed, Oct 1, 2021 — Kakao Ventures, Korea Tech Incubator for Startup
- Seed, Mar 22, 2021, $0.3M — Shinhan Capital, Kakao Ventures

## Investors

- Shinhan Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/shinhan-capital) — Seed
- Kakao Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kakao-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- Korea Tech Incubator for Startup — Seed
- Z Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/z-venture-capital) — Series A