Today, WEBTOON announced that they have gone public with their company. They can be found on the Nasdaq under the ticker WBTN. Shares range from $18 to $21 per share. To celebrate, WEBTOON founder and CEO Junkoo Kim and their management team rang the opening bell at Nasdaq this morning.
Kim said the following about this new venture:
“Today marks an exciting moment in WEBTOON’s history. I founded WEBTOON because I wanted to make it easier to find, share, and create incredible stories. Through our global storytelling platforms, we have pioneered a cultural movement by revolutionizing the storytelling format, and democratizing content creation and publication. Today, webcomics are one of the most exciting storytelling formats in the world and what we have pioneered has launched a new generation of artists with passionate fandoms, hit TV and film projects, and bestsellers on bookshelves around the world.”
Source: Press Release
