Breaker develops complete entertainment strategies that use video and social media to connect individual creators, artists, brands and media companies. Founded in 2013 by CEO Alan Swarts and Chairman John Possman, the company builds a technology platform to support and amplify original creators and content. Breaker intends to use new funding to accelerate development and implementation of its technology platform and to open a production studio in Tokyo. It also plans to expand the number of original creators it works with and supports. Financially, the company has now raised over 600m yen (approximately USD $5m) to date. Breaker operates a network for the production and delivery of entertainment, music, and fashion video optimized for mobile devices. The company was conceived by digital media venture studio Designed for Revolution Ltd. (DFR Asia), which will play an ongoing management role. Breaker is led by Cofounder & Chief Innovator Ken Sekine and CEO Alan Swarts. Its core product is a mobile-focused video platform and content distribution network serving entertainment and fashion verticals. The company recently completed a $2M seed funding round, providing early-stage capital to support its operations and growth. Breaker is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jan 2014