Private company

Tapas

Logo: Tapascommunity, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Webcomics hosting website

Tapas, formerly known as Tapastic and originally known as Comic Panda, is a South Korean webtoon and prose publishing website and app owned by Tapas Entertainment, a subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment. It was created in 2012 by entrepreneurs Young-Jun Jang and Chang Kim, who is currently Tapas Media's CEO. As of February 2021 the website reports that it hosts English-language works by over 61,000 creators.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mar 1, 2012Founded1
  • HeadquartersSan Francisco1
  • Websitetapas.io
  • Legal formLimited Liability Company3
  • LEI549300JM0E446WMBNH693
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressC/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, 19808 Wilmington, United States3
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 61802163

Tapas, formerly known as Tapastic and originally known as Comic Panda, is a South Korean webtoon and prose publishing website and app owned by Tapas Entertainment, a subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment. It was created in 2012 by entrepreneurs Young-Jun Jang and Chang Kim, who is currently Tapas Media's CEO. As of February 2021 the website reports that it hosts English-language works by over 61,000 creators.2

Corporate structure

Tapas is part of a group headed by THINK FOOD GROUP LLC. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • THINK FOOD GROUP LLC Washington, the District of Columbia, United States
    • Tapas Washington, the District of Columbia, United States
      • TAPAS ORLANDO LLC Subsidiary ยท Washington, the District of Columbia, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Feb 12, 2018Parent Directly consolidated by THINK FOOD GROUP LLC3
  2. Mar 1, 2012Founded Founded1

Sources

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