Kakao makes its first blockchain investment with Orbs deal Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 13, 2018 2 min Asian mobile messaging firm Kakao has made an investment in its first blockchain startup in a deal with Israel’s Orbs. Tel Aviv-based Orbs is... Continue Reading 2 min
Messaging-app company Kakao merges with web-portal Daum in $3B deal Posted byby GamesBeat May 26, 2014 1 min The deal could help Kakao battle against Line, Telegram, and now even Facebook-owned WhatsApp. Continue Reading 1 min
At 1-year anniversary, Korea’s Kakao mobile game platform hits 30M users and 400M game downloads Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 16, 2013 2 min The network is on a tear, proving that mobile games can be blockbusters. Continue Reading 2 min
Tango’s plan for world dominance after 120M users: Bringing its messaging platform into mobile games Posted byby GamesBeat June 6, 2013 2 min What started out as a simple cross-platform video chat application has grown into a messaging giant with more than 120 million users. So where does it go from here? Continue Reading 2 min