"KakaoTalk is a multi-platform texting app that allows iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry users to send and receive messages for free. With KakaoTalk, users may message each other one-on-one and in groups chats with unlimited numbers of friends."

Damn, they are expanding with a lot of apps and integrations as well (normally talk has seen to been just on WeChat). Kakao def has a lot more stuff than LINE (though LINE is/was doing some big revenue in 2014) #!TO_TAG #social_networks #mobile_messaging #asian #$big_web_tech_companies #messaging #platforms #pub

Uber alternative competitor. Billions in funding. In all South Asia and South East Asia countries except the brown countries. In 2017, they are getting another $2B or $2.5B. All or most from Didi Chuxing and SoftBank. They already had $1.5B raised ($1B already being from SoftBank Capital). #uber #alternatives #startups #funded #unicorns #asian #south_asian #ride_sharing #pub

Naver ($25B market cap in 2017) and Line ($8B market cap in 2017) own most? of it. Line itself is mostly owned by Naver. #Snapchat #mobile_messaging #social_networks #asian #startups #subsidiary_products #subsidiary_sites #pub