Kumu is a live‑streaming social entertainment platform launched in 2018 that has grown into a creator-driven community with over 10 million registered users across more than 55 countries. Its core product centers on live streaming and community engagement features that monetize via virtual gifting, advertising, and e-commerce. The company has extended into co-produced TV and film experiences—co-producing two seasons of Pinoy Big Brother and partnering with director Cathy Garcia‑Molina on a movie with user participation mechanics. Kumu positions itself as a safe, positive “Disneyland of social media” with strong community moderation and unusually high engagement (official communities report members spending 60–80 hours weekly). The team plans to invest capital in Filipino content, innovative content formats that blur consumption and creation, and experienced talent to scale the platform toward a global participatory social network. The company reports high platform stickiness and engagement metrics and has raised over US$100 million in total funding to date. Kumu is a Philippine live-streaming app. The company runs a platform for live video streaming. The article reports Kumu raised around $4–5 million in a Series A round. That funding round was led by Openspace Ventures, according to a statement. The article does not disclose other investors, revenue, user metrics, or future plans. No details on past financing rounds or founding year were provided in the coverage.

Total raised

$4M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Apr 2020