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Toss, GoTo Compete With Grab for Super App Supremacy in SE Asia
Connected Economy // March 23, 2022

In the age of the super app, especially in South Korea, competition is ramping for top of mind, top of wallet — and the chance to grab some share from Grab. As noted in Financial Times, Viva Republica, which is the parent company of the...

A South Korean Startup Tosses Its Hat Into The Super-App Ring
International // June 23, 2021

Another super app competitor is stepping into the increasingly crowded Asian market as South Korea’s largest FinTech startup, Toss, has announced it has raised roughly $400 million, bringing the firm’s total valuation to $7.4 billion. The Seoul-based, Viva Republica-owned startup is now setting its sights...

South Korea Payment App Toss Raises $80M
Investments // December 10, 2018

South Korean company Viva Republica, which is behind the payment app Toss, has become the country’s fourth unicorn startup after raising an $80 million funding round at a valuation of $1.2 billion. The round was led by American VC firms Kleiner Perkins and Ribbit Capital,...

Toss Raises $40M In New Round Of VC Funding
Mobile Payments // June 18, 2018

Viva Republica, Korea’s FinTech startup and maker of financial services app Toss, announced  Monday (June 18) it has completed a $40 million round of funding raising. In a press release, Viva Republica said the funding came from GIC and Sequoia China, and with it has...

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Korean FinTech and Investment App Toss Raises $405M

December 21, 2022
South Korean investment app Toss has raised $405 million in a Series G funding round. The round lifts the company’s valuation to a reported 9.1 trillion won ($7.1 billion), up from 8.5 trillion won ($6.6 billion) last June, notable at a time when FinTechs are slashing valuations and struggling to find funding, according to a […]

South Korea Payment App Toss Raises $80M

December 10, 2018
South Korean company Viva Republica, which is behind the payment app Toss, has become the country’s fourth unicorn startup after raising an $80 million funding round at a valuation of...

Toss Raises $40M In New Round Of VC Funding

June 18, 2018
Viva Republica, Korea’s FinTech startup and maker of financial services app Toss, announced  Monday (June 18) it has completed a $40 million round of funding raising. In a press release,...

PayPal Leads $48M Round In Korea’s Viva Republica and Its Toss App

March 10, 2017
Viva Republica, the developer of the financial services app Toss in Korea, has raised $48 million in a Series C round of funding that includes an investment from PayPal. According...