What Voyceme does

VoyceMe Inc. operates a web- and mobile-based platform for English-original manga, webcomics, and light novels, headquartered in New York, USA. The platform serves two primary user groups: English-speaking readers of manga, manhwa, webcomics, and anime-style content, and creators seeking to publish, build an audience, and monetize their work. Core product functionality includes a content reading interface (Discover section, personal Library), community engagement features (comments, favorites, follower systems, reading rewards in the form of coins), and creator monetization via the AD Share Program. Authentication is provided through Google and Discord OAuth, with content distribution spanning web (voyce.me) and mobile applications.

VoyceMe's technology stack includes AI-powered creative image content generation tools and interactive story experiences that enable creators to produce content using generative AI, though the company explicitly disclaims ownership and output predictability of AI-generated assets. The platform also distributes officially translated titles from Korean and Chinese studios. VoyceMe positions itself as the largest studio creating English-original manga and webtoons in North America, reporting approximately 2 million monthly active users and over 8 million monthly visits with 1,000% readership growth since 2023.

The company monetizes through a freemium model: free access to a broad content library is paired with a Premium Subscription offering and the AD Share Program, which shares advertising revenue with creators. Distribution leverages multi-channel community presence including Discord, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram. VoyceMe is a venture-backed private company; total capital raised is approximately $10 million across seed rounds in 2022 and 2024, with investors including Redpoint Ventures, Torch Capital, Red Sea Ventures, and Clara Vista Partners.

Name

Voyceme

Legal name

VoyceMe Inc.

Website

https://voyce.me

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VoyceMe is a New York-based web and mobile platform for English-original manga, webcomics, and light novels, serving English-speaking readers and independent creators. It monetizes through a freemium model, Premium Subscription, AD Share creator program, and AI-assisted content generation tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Comics Platform

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210), Periodical Publishers (513120), Book Publishers (513130)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Comics, Manga & Serialized Reading Platforms (BPAMAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Children’s Comics, Graphic Novels & Manga Publishing (MPAJAFAH)

Keywords

• Webcomic platform
• Digital manga
• Creator publishing
• AI content tools
• Online comics reading

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: VoyceMe operates subscription plans billed periodically (monthly or on a subscription basis) where users pay fees for access to certain features of the service. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled.
2. AD Share Program: VoyceMe runs an AD Share Program for creators, where creators can earn revenue through ad monetization on their content. The platform collects information from creators including PayPal IDs for payment processing.
3. Freemium Model: The platform offers free access to premium manga and webtoon content, positioning itself as the world's only legit, binge-worthy webcomic platform with no strings attached. Premium features or subscriptions provide additional value.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Voyceme operates a web and mobile platform that hosts and distributes English-original manga, webtoons, and light novels, enabling readers to discover and binge premium content for free while creators publish, monetize through an AD Share Program, and leverage AI-powered content generation tools. The platform also provides official English translations from top Korean and Chinese studios.

Product overview

VoyceMe operates as a unified manga and webtoon creator platform that combines content discovery, creation tools, and creator monetization. The core product is the VoyceMe Platform (web-based at voyceme.me) which provides reading services, comics content distribution, and creator-consumer collaboration. Integrated into the platform are the AI Content Generation Tools for AI-powered image creation, the AD Share Program for creator monetization, and a Premium Subscription service. The platform also features a Discover Section for content browsing and a Library for user content management. Community Engagement Features including comments, favorites, and reading support complete the ecosystem, enabling the largest studio creating English-original manga and webtoons in North America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VoyceMe Platform A web and mobile manga and webtoon reading platform for English-speaking readers and creators, providing content discovery, reading services, comics content distribution, and creator-consumer collaboration features including Discover, Library, comments, favorites, and follower systems.
• AI Content Generation Tools AI-powered creative image content generation tools that enable creators and users to produce images and interactive story content on the platform. The tools are explicitly subject to a disclaimer that AI outputs may be unpredictable and are not guaranteed to match input prompts.
• AD Share Program A creator monetization program that allows manga and webtoon creators to earn revenue through ad sharing on the platform, with VoyceMe collecting PayPal IDs and additional tax-related information from participating creators for payment processing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000% readership growth since 2023
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• XeltonsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerXeltons is an art studio partnered with VoyceMe, providing partnership opportunities to bring writers and artists together to create studio-affiliated manga, novels, and webcomics. VoyceMe guarantees viewership and AD Share Program profits for Xeltons' works. Xeltons describes this as an 'Official Partnership with Voyce.me.'

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• WEBTOON Entertainment: The dominant global webtoon platform with the largest English-language catalog and creator ecosystem. Directly comparable as a serialized digital comics platform monetizing via ads and coins/microtransactions, with shared audience (English-speaking manga/webtoon readers) and overlapping creator base.
• Tapas Media: English-first digital comics and novels platform with a similar ad-supported and coin-based monetization model. Competes directly for the same English-speaking webcomic readers and independent creators, with overlapping genre focus on romance, fantasy, and isekai.
• Tappytoon: Webtoon/manga platform offering licensed Korean titles and original English content. Directly comparable as a freemium platform with coin-based monetization and exclusive translations from Korean studios—a model VoyceMe also pursues.
• Lezhin Comics: Premium webtoon platform with mature/subscription-driven content model. Comparable as a digital comics platform monetizing premium serialized content, particularly relevant as VoyceMe evolves its subscription tier.
• Wattpad: Serialized storytelling platform (now owned by Naver/WEBTOON) with a comparable user-generated content model and creator monetization tools. VoyceMe has hired Wattpad alumni, and the platforms share DNA in serialized reading, creator monetization, and community engagement.

Broad incumbents

• Manga Plus by Shueisha: Official global platform from Shueisha (publisher of Shonen Jump), offering free simultaneous-release manga. Comparable as a free, legitimate alternative to piracy, but with the IP ownership and catalog scale VoyceMe cannot match.
• VIZ Media: Largest English-language manga publisher with Shueisha and Shogakukan backing. Comparable as an English manga distributor and home to former VoyceMe executive alumni; represents both a potential partner and a competitive threat in licensed translations.
• Crunchyroll: Largest anime streaming platform (owned by Sony), which has expanded into manga via Crunchyroll Manga. Comparable as an adjacent anime/manga ecosystem player with overlapping audience and potential cross-media synergy VoyceMe could pursue.

Regional players

• Piccoma: Japan's leading manga app (operated by Kakao). Comparable as a leading mobile-first manga platform with similar freemium/coin mechanics, though focused on the Japanese market. Represents the regional model VoyceMe could emulate or partner with for Japanese IP.

Emerging players

• Radish Fiction: Serialized fiction platform with chapter-by-chapter monetization. Comparable as a digital serialized reading platform with a similar wait-for-free-chapters engagement mechanic and creator monetization approach, though focused on prose rather than comics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/voyce_me
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors11 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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