GILOO Group Limited

What GILOO Group Limited does

GILOO Group Limited is a Taiwan-based private company operating Giloo (giloo.ist), a subscription streaming platform dedicated to documentaries and award-winning films curated from major global film festivals including the Golden Horse Awards, TIDF, Cannes, Berlin, and Tokyo Anime Award Festival. The platform serves film enthusiasts in Taiwan and Chinese-speaking markets with a Chinese-language interface and a catalog spanning Taiwanese cinema, Japanese anime, international documentaries, and classic films, organized into themed curated collections by festival, topic, and curator.

The product surface comprises a core subscription plan, a transactional 7-day rental option, and an annual Campus/Education Plan requiring school email verification for institutional access. Supporting features include Film Notes (a social commentary layer), Crowdfunding for film projects, a Creator Program for onboarding filmmakers, a partner portal for content licensing, and a Refer & Earn referral system. The platform is web-based (no native mobile app is disclosed) and is positioned as a self-serve, product-led-growth streaming service.

Giloo generates revenue from recurring consumer subscriptions, per-movie rental fees, and institutional educational subscriptions. The company has only 6 employees, no disclosed funding rounds, no public management team, and no disclosed revenue, ARR, or valuation figures. Its operations span Taiwan (primary), Japan, the USA, the UK, and Korea, with content partnerships with filmmakers and festival organizations serving as its primary distribution and supply-side moat.

Name

GILOO Group Limited

Legal name

GILOO Group Limited

Website

https://giloo.ist

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Giloo (GILOO Group Limited) is a Taiwan-based streaming platform offering subscriptions, rentals, and an educational plan for curated documentaries and award-winning films from global festivals, serving film enthusiasts and educational institutions in Asia-Pacific markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Streaming

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Personalization, Recommendations & Search (MPAHAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Thematic/Genre Broadcasters (Entertainment/Lifestyle/Documentary/Music) (MPABAEAL), Travel & Adventure Documentaries (MPADADAM)

Keywords

• Documentary streaming
• Film festival curation
• Independent film platform
• Video on demand
• Asian cinema streaming

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Streaming: Monthly or annual subscription plans for unlimited access to the film library
2. Movie Rental: Per-movie rental option valid for 7 days (168 hours) per rental
3. Campus/Education Plan: Educational institution subscription plan requiring school email verification

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Giloo is a Taiwan-based streaming platform that offers subscription and per-movie rental access to a curated library of award-winning documentaries, independent films, and Asian cinema sourced from global film festivals such as Golden Horse Awards, Cannes, Berlin, Tokyo Anime Award Festival, and TIDF. The platform serves individual film enthusiasts through streaming subscriptions and rentals, and provides a separately verified Campus/Education plan for schools and universities. Content is organized into curated collections, themes, festivals, and social film notes to support film discovery and community engagement.

Product overview

Giloo is a Taiwan-based streaming platform offering a subscription-based service for documentaries and award-winning films from global festivals. The platform operates on a core streaming model with modular add-ons including individual rental options (Giloo Rental), educational institutional access (Campus Plan), and a creator program for filmmakers. Additional features include social note-sharing (Film Notes), crowdfunding for film projects, and a referral rewards system. The platform specializes in Asian cinema, Japanese anime, and international documentaries with curated collections organized by themes, curators, and film festivals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Giloo Streaming Platform A subscription-based streaming platform offering unlimited access to a curated library of award-winning documentaries and films from global film festivals, including Golden Horse Awards, Cannes, Berlin, Tokyo Anime Award Festival, and TIDF. Designed for individual film enthusiasts seeking authentic, festival-grade content not readily available on mainstream streaming services.
• Giloo Rental Per-movie rental service that allows users to rent individual films for 7 days (168 hours) without a subscription. Targeted at individual viewers who want to access specific titles on a pay-as-you-go basis.
• Giloo Campus Plan Annual educational subscription plan designed for schools and universities, providing verified student and faculty access to the platform's documentary and film library for classroom teaching, academic research, and film studies.
• Giloo Creator Program A dedicated program enabling filmmakers and content creators to join and distribute their work on the platform, with dedicated creator pages and tools for content licensing and self-distribution. Targeted at independent filmmakers seeking distribution for documentary and art film content.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Film Content Creators and FilmmakerscoreOthersGiloo operates a creator program (joinus.giloo.ist/creators/) and partner portal (partner.giloo.ist) to attract filmmakers and content partners to license and distribute their documentary and film content on the platform.
• Film Festivals and Cultural OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGiloo curates content from major global film festivals including Golden Horse Awards, Cannes, Berlin, Tokyo Anime Award Festival, TIDF (Taiwan International Documentary Festival), and others, positioning itself as a platform for festival-selected content.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Netflix: Netflix is the dominant global subscription streaming platform with a broad library that increasingly includes award-winning documentaries and festival titles. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Giloo for the same film-enthusiast subscriber wallet in Taiwan.
• HBO Max / Max: Max is a broad premium streaming service that has invested heavily in HBO's documentary and international cinema catalog. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Giloo for festival and documentary viewers in overlapping markets.

Regional players

• KKTV: KKTV is a Taiwanese subscription streaming service focused on Japanese, Korean, and Asian drama and film content. Comparable to Giloo as a Taiwan-based streamer with curated Asian content positioning, though KKTV skews toward drama rather than documentary/art film.
• friDay影音 (Friday影音): friDay影音 is a major Taiwan-based streaming service offering movies, dramas, and licensed international content. Comparable as a Taiwan market incumbent that Giloo must differentiate against for local subscribers and rights competition.

Direct peers

• MUBI: MUBI is a global curated streaming service for festival-selected, independent, and classic cinema, with daily film curation and a strong subscriber base among cinephiles. It is the closest direct peer to Giloo's curated, festival-driven streaming model, with the key difference being geographic focus (MUBI global, Giloo Taiwan-centric).
• Docsville: Docsville is a documentary-focused streaming platform curating feature documentaries for subscribers. Directly comparable to Giloo's documentary-first content library and subscription-led business model.
• Criterion Channel: Criterion Channel is a subscription streaming service built around a curated library of classic, art-house, and international films, often with filmmaker introductions and supplementary programming. It mirrors Giloo's curation-first approach to art cinema and documentaries for discerning film audiences.
• Sundance Now: Sundance Now streams independent films, documentaries, and original series rooted in the Sundance brand and festival sensibility. Comparable to Giloo in offering festival-adjacent and documentary content to a niche subscriber audience via subscription.

Emerging players

• Vimeo OTT (Vimeo Streaming): Vimeo OTT enables independent creators and distributors to launch subscription and transactional streaming services on top of Vimeo's video infrastructure. Comparable to Giloo's creator program and self-serve distribution approach for indie/documentary filmmakers.
• Drafthouse Films: Drafthouse Films is the distribution arm of Alamo Drafthouse, focused on independent, genre, and festival-circuit films in theatrical and home entertainment. Comparable to Giloo as a specialty distributor championing curated indie/festival cinema, though not a subscription streamer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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