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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
In the spirit of Bayanihan, the country’s fastest-growing social media app KUMU will be extending a helping hand to distraught families amid the standing enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) brought in by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Starting this afternoon at 4 p.m., you can open the KUMU app and find some of the biggest…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — With the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in place, most Pinoys are told to stay at home and flatten the curve. For the KUMU team who are responsible for the country’s fastest-growing social media app, efforts to continue delivering original Filipino content and shows online by working remotely is an ingenious way to provide Filipinos…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — With the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in place, most Pinoys are told to stay at home and flatten the curve. For the KUMU team who are responsible for the country’s fastest-growing social media app, efforts to continue delivering original Filipino content and shows online by working remotely is an ingenious way to provide…