CompanyRIDI Corporation

RIDI Corporation is the world’s leading storytelling company, having created and published millions of powerful stories in every form: webnovels, digital comics. RIDI Corporation was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. RIDI Corporation earned a valuation of $1.3 billion in its latest round, becoming the first content startup in South Korea with unicorn status. RIDI Corporation currently owns and operates two major content platforms: RIDI (Korean) and Manta (English, Spanish).

• Manta - https://manta.net

Manta features best-in-class storytelling based on proven IP across a wide variety of genres in over 175 countries. It does so via a simple monthly subscription - rather than the pay-per-episode model primarily used by others in the space. Manta members are given unlimited access to the stories in English and Spanish wherever, whenever they wish. 

Manta debuted in November 2020. Driven by its powerful stories, Manta has quickly grown its position in the global comics industry. It became the No.1 comics app on Google Play in regions including the U.S., Mexico and Spain shortly after launch, with its apps downloaded 10 million times as of October 2022.