Where is Manta located?

Manta is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Is Manta a funded company?

Manta is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

What is the annual revenue of Manta?

Annual revenue of Manta is between $100M and $500M as on Dec 31, 2023

Where does Manta rank among its competitors?

Manta ranks 11th amongst 341 active competitors, of which 21 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Dashverse, which secured $13M in Aug, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Manta?

Manta's top competitors include TappyToon, Toonsutra and Pratilipi Comics. Among them, Dashverse secured the most recent funding round in August, 2025.

Manta - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Competitors & Financials

Manta is an unfunded company based in Seoul (South Korea), founded in 2001 by Kisik Bae. It operates as a Subscription-based platform for reading and streaming webcomics. Manta has not raised any funding yet. The company has 341 active competitors, including 21 funded and 14 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like TappyToon, Toonsutra and Pratilipi Comics.

Company Details

Subscription-based platform for reading and streaming webcomics. Users can stream Comics, manhwa, webtoon, and more. The app is available for iOS users.

Website: manta.net/en
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Email ID: *****@ridi.com
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Founded Year

2001

Location

Seoul, South Korea

Stage

Unfunded

Ranked

11^th among 341 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2023

Similar Companies

TappyToon & 422 more

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Manta is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Ridi Co., Ltd. CIN: 120-87-27435 , South Korea, Active	Mar 31, 2008	$100M - $500M (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-	-

Manta has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Manta is Kisik Bae. Travis Kim is the CEO of Manta.

Here are the details of Manta's key team members:

Kisik Bae: Founder of Manta.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Travis Kim: CEO of Manta.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Top competitors of Manta include TappyToon, Toonsutra and Pratilipi Comics. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Manta, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	TappyToon 2013, Seoul (South Korea), Series A	Digital comics and webtoons publisher	$5.36M	KB Investment, MOX & 5 others	64/100
2nd	Toonsutra 2021, Beverly Hills (United States), Seed	App-based comic book reading platform	$5.9M	Sony Innovation Fund, Holtzbrinck & 13 others	63/100
3rd	Pratilipi Comics 2019, Bengaluru (India), Unfunded	Provider of platform for reading comics	-	-	61/100
4th	Ridibooks 2009, Seoul (South Korea), Series C	Provider of digital comics, novels, and ebooks	$28M	Shinhan Financial Group, Shinhan Venture Investment ... & 10 others	61/100
5th	Dashverse 2022, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Provider of an AI engine and platform for digital storytelling	$18M	Peak XV Partners, Alteria Capital & 2 others	60/100
6th	INKR 2001, Singapore (Singapore), Seed	Provider of digital platform for reading manga, webtoons, manhua, and comics	$3.1M	Monk's Hill Ventures, Vietnam Investments Group ... & 4 others	59/100
7th	comiXology 2007, New York City (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based digital comics service provider	$3.22M	Social Starts, New York Angels & 2 others	57/100
8th	WEBTOON 2005, Los Angeles (United States), Unfunded	Online platform offering comics	-	-	57/100
9th	Dashtoon 2022, Wilmington (United States), Series A	Operator of a platform for reading and creating digital comics	$20.1M	Stellaris, Z47 & 1 others	55/100
10th	Toomics 2015, Seoul (South Korea), Acquired	Comic book reading platform	$10.9M	Korea Investment Holdings, interbest.co.kr ... & 2 others	55/100
11th	Manta 2001, Seoul (South Korea), Unfunded	Subscription-based platform for reading and streaming webcomics	-	-	52/100