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Brand & Business: KUMU and Foodpanda Ask Users to Stay at Home, Enjoy Food, and Help Our Frontliners

April 23, 2020 | 4 mins read

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — In the spirit of Bayanihan and as various cities implement the enhanced community quarantine in their respective jurisdictions, the country’s fastest-growing social media app KUMU joins forces with leading food delivery app Foodpanda once again by encouraging its users to stay home and enjoy more food at lower costs. Php 100,000 worth of voucher codes for new Foodpanda…

Digital: Comedians Band Together for TFC’s “Stand Up for Laughs on KUMU” for Some Comic Relief During the Pandemic

April 22, 2020 | 2 mins read

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES — Any outbreak such as the COVID-19 pandemic causes stress to both children and adults, as stated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). One way to cope with stress, which both CDC and World Health Organization (WHO) recommend — is to take a break from watching, listening or reading…

Brand & Business: KUMU’s Social DistanSING Online Musicfest Raises Php800K for COVID-19, ECQ beneficiaries

April 22, 2020 | 4 mins read

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — A number of Pinoy top celebrities and livestreamers came together via the fastest-growing social media app in the country KUMU, to share their talents and thoughts, on the current COVID-19 situation affecting the world, and raised over Php800,000 in proceeds for the benefit of Filipinos who were adversely affected by the ensuing enhanced…

Filipino live streaming app Kumu raises $5 million Series A led by Openspace Ventures

April 15, 2020 | 2 mins read

Kumu Holdings, a live streaming startup based in the Philippines, announced today it has raised about $5 million in Series A funding, earmarked for new features and growing its operations. The round was led by Openspace Ventures, an early investor in Go-Jek, with participation from Kickstart Ventures, media conglomerate ABS-CBN, Gobi-Core Philippine Fund, and returning…

Ayala, Lopez, Gokongwei Companies Join $5-Million Funding Round for Live Streaming App Kumu

April 15, 2020 | 4 mins read

Philippine-based media and tech firm Kumu Holdings Pte. Ltd. has raised approximately $5 million (around P255 million) during its Series A funding round, the company announced Tuesday, April 14. Kumu is primarily a live streaming platform that allows users to broadcast to their followers, participate in live quiz shows and games, follow personalities, and connect…

Digital: Manila’s Local Urban Indoor Farm, Future Fresh, to Do Live E-Commerce Stream on KUMU

April 8, 2020 | 2 mins read

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — These days, more Filipinos are more inclined to opt for healthier produce that are chockful of vitamins and nutrients and help boost the immune system than regular food products that are stacked on grocery shelves. However, with an ongoing pandemic that has forced more than one-third of the entire planet into quarantine,…

Kumu’s KC Montero on creating quality online content

April 3, 2020 | 3 mins read

Earlier this year, KC Montero took on the role of Head of Content at KUMU, the fastest-growing social media app in the country. Perhaps best known as MTV’s longest-running VJ, KC’s career includes billings as host and producer on a number of shows like Celebrity Car Wars, Survivor Philippines, Discovery Channel’s Worst Vacation Ever, and…

ABS-CBN’s new digital shows give fans power to choose stars, stories

April 3, 2020 | 2 mins read

MANILA — Have you ever been invested on a show so much that you want to be involved in its storytelling? ABS-CBN is giving the fans that chance as it launched its two new digital shows “PILIkula” and “MNL48 Presents.” For these two series, fans have the power to choose the lead stars they want…

Digital: Meet the Multi-Faceted Female Executives Behind the KUMU Livestreaming

March 27, 2020 | 8 mins read

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — For Women’s Month, it’s only fitting to honor the beautiful and talented women in its executive roster who have helped grow Kumu, the country’s fastest-growing social media app in teh country. Kumu provides Filipinos from all over the world an online platform that gives them a safe space and prioritizes their voices. 1. Clare…