Radish - About the company
Radish is an acquired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2015 by Seung Yoon Lee and Daniel Tudor. It operates as a Platform for user-submitted serialized fiction stories. Radish has raised $66.2M in funding from investors like Greylock, Lowercase Capital and BDMI. The company has 496 active competitors, including 17 funded and 6 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Wattpad, Lulu and Munpia.
Company Details
Platform for user-submitted serialized fiction stories. Writers need to apply before being allowed to publish their content. Once verified, they can write, share, and monetize their bite-sized serial fiction stories using a freemium model, and earn an income from their work.
- Website
- radishfiction.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@radishfiction.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$66.2M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
4th among 496 active competitors
Employee Count
49 as on Mar 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Kakao Entertainment (May 10, 2021)
Radish's acquisition details
Radish got acquired by Kakao Entertainment on May 10, 2021 at an acquisition amount of $*****.
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Radish's funding and investors
Radish has raised a total funding of $66.2M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 31, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jul 16, 2020 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Radish has 23 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Radish:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 16, 2020 | 1930212 | Series A | 7655423 | 4704328 | 8644542 | 3015331 |
Jan 31, 2017 | 8126134 | Seed | 1957016 | 9286244 |
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Radish's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Radish are Seung Yoon Lee and Daniel Tudor.
Here are the details of Radish's key team members:
- Seung Yoon Lee: Co-Founder & CEO of Radish. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
- Daniel Tudor: Co-Founder of Radish.
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Radish's employee count trend
Radish has 49 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Radish's employee count trend over the years:
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Radish's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Radish include Wattpad, Lulu and Munpia. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Radish, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Platform for users to read, write, and share original stories | $118M | 71/100 | ||
2nd | Lulu 2002, Morrisville (United States), Unfunded | Self-publishing platform for indie authors | - | - | 59/100 |
3rd |  Munpia 2006, South Korea, Series C | Operator of an online platform for serialized fiction content | $92.8M | 55/100 | |
4th | Radish 2015, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Platform for user-submitted serialized fiction stories | $66.2M | 52/100 | |
5th | TerriblyTinyTales 2013, Mumbai (India), Acquired | Provider of social storytelling platform | - | - | 50/100 |
6th | Storybird 2009, Brooklyn (United States), Seed | Online collaborative storytelling platform | $850K | 48/100 | |
7th |  eStory 2022, London (United Kingdom), Unfunded | Provider of storytelling platform | - | - | 47/100 |
8th |  ERomance 2022, Unfunded | App-based storytelling platform | - | - | 46/100 |
9th | Mobile application allowing users to write and publish stories | - | - | 44/100 | |
10th |  Night Story 2020, London (United Kingdom), Unfunded | Online platform offering bedtime stories | - | - | 42/100 |
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Radish's Investments and acquisitions
Radish has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Radish
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South Korea's Kakao Entertainment Acquires Tapas Media In $510 Million DealInternational Business Times•May 16, 2021•Kakao, Tapas, Kakao Entertainment, Radish
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Kakao in talks to acquire U.S. web storytelling platform RadishPulse•Apr 05, 2021•Kakao, Radish, Naver
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Serialized fiction startup Radish raises $63.2M from SoftBank and KakaoTechCrunch+•Aug 04, 2020•Radish, SoftBank Ventures Asia, KakaoTalk, Kakao and 1 other
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Global mobile web novel platform'Radish' attracts investment of 76 billion wonPlatum•Jul 16, 2020•Radish, Mirae Asset Global Investments, Partners Investment, Daekyo and 2 others
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Backed by author Amy Tan, mobile fiction startup Radish raises $3MTechCrunch+•Jan 31, 2017•, Radish, Greylock, Lowercase Capital and 7 others
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