Kdan Mobile
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Native name | 凱鈿行動科技股份有限公司 |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Software, Mobile Applications |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | Kenny Su |
| Headquarters | Tainan, Taiwan |
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| Products | Mobile applications, Desktop applications, File hosting services, Electronic signature solution |
Number of employees | 300 worldwide (2022) |
| Website | www |
Kdan Mobile Software is a privately owned application and software development company based in Tainan City, Taiwan. Kdan also has branches in Taipei, Changsha, Irvine, California, Japan, and South Korea. The company was founded in 2009 by Kenny Su, the company’s CEO.
The company recently completed its Series B round of fundraising, in which it raised 16 million USD in total. Four global firms, Dattoz Partners (South Korea), WI Harper Group (U.S.), Taiwania Capital (Taiwan), and Golden Asia Fund Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (Japan), made up the Series B investment.[1] Kdan previously raised 5 million USD in its Series A round in 2018,[2] at which point it was also named a Top-10 Best Software Company by the Silicon Review.[3]
History[edit]
Inception[edit]
Kdan Mobile got its start in 2009 when Kenny Su developed PDF Reader, an application that converts documents into PDF files. The application was well-received by the market and inspired Su to start Kdan.
Initial Products and Growth[edit]
Kdan’s flagship applications include the PDF Reader series, NoteLedge, and Animation Desk series. They have since added Markup, Write-on Video, and NoteLedge. Their applications are supported on all operating systems and are available on smart devices and desktops.[citation needed]
In July 2015, Kdan launched a new series of apps (Creativity 365), integrated with its own Cloud services.
The company built upon its experience with PDF technology by successfully introducing DottedSign, an eSign service, in the spring of 2019. DottedSign is available on any device or operating system.
All projects and documents created or edited in the company’s software can be stored on the Kdan Cloud, their online storage service. The Kdan Cloud was released as a standalone application available for download on Apple and Android devices in early 2019.[4]
In April 2022, Kdan released a Podcast and YouTube knowledge management platform, Inspod, that allows learners to listen to podcasts or watch videos on YouTube.
Partnerships[edit]
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Kdan has expressed an interest in working with strategic business partners to increase its presence in international markets. In 2014, Kdan partnered with Nokia, so their NoteLedge application would come pre-installed in Nokia’s Lumia 1320 for the Taiwanese market. Kdan entered into similar partnerships with Samsung (2014), Adonit (2014), and LKKER (2017), and Qihoo 360(2018). In 2019, the company partnered with Sourcenext, an independent consumer software provider in Japan. The goal of the partnership is to provide Kdan's PDF Reader to Japanese users through App Pass by Softbank, a Japanese multinational conglomerate.
References[edit]
- ^ "Kdan Mobile gets $16M Series B for its cloud-based content and productivity tools". TechCrunch. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-22.[dead link]
- ^ "Taiwanese startup Kdan Mobile raises $5M Series A for its cloud-based content creation tools". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^ "Improving Productivity and Collaboration of Teams: A Rising SaaS Unicorn in Asia, Kdan Mobile Software Ltd., Scripts to Foray into New Markets". The Silicon Review. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ Ltd, Kdan Mobile Software. "Introducing John - Your Friendly Kdan Cloud Personal Assistant". Kdan Blog. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
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