What Studio Lico does

Studio Lico (legal name: STUDIO LICO Corp.) is a digital content production studio headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea, founded in 2017. The studio produces webtoons, animations, video, and image-based digital content for distribution, with a portfolio that spans both produced works and content in planning or development stages. The company operates with a headcount of 51-100 employees and maintains a public WORK portfolio showcasing its content slate.

The studio operates as a content production entity within the Naver corporate ecosystem, with both Naver Webtoons (webtoonscorp.com) and Naver Corp. (navercorp.com) listed as affiliated corporate entities on the studio's website footer. This positioning grants Studio Lico access to Naver Webtoons' distribution platform, one of the largest webtoon distribution networks globally, as well as alignment with Naver Webtoons' broader content and IP strategy. The studio maintains an active recruitment site (recruit.studiolico.com) signaling ongoing hiring of creative talent.

Studio Lico's commercial model is not publicly disclosed. As a captive production studio within the Naver family, revenue mechanics are inferred to operate through intra-group content production contracts with Naver Webtoons and potentially adjacent Naver digital platforms, rather than through direct third-party licensing or product sales. The studio's end customers are digital content consumers reached through the Naver distribution ecosystem. No pricing, revenue figures, funding rounds, management team details, or product-level segmentation are publicly disclosed.

Name

Studio Lico

Legal name

STUDIO LICO Corp.

Website

https://studiolico.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Studio Lico is a South Korea-based digital content production studio (51-100 employees) that produces webtoons, animations, video, and image-based content for distribution through the Naver Webtoons ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seongnam

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Studio Lico is a digital content production studio that creates diverse and entertaining digital content based on images and video, including webtoons, animations, and video entertainment. The studio produces and plans original content, distributing it through the Naver ecosystem, primarily via Naver Webtoons and related Naver digital platforms.

Product overview

Studio Lico is a digital content creation studio that produces various and entertaining digital content based on images and video. The company operates as a single unified offering (a content creation studio) rather than a platform with multiple distinct products or modules. They produce and plan digital content, with their work portfolio available through their WORK section.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Content Production Service Studio Lico's core offering is a digital content production studio that creates diverse and entertaining digital content based on images and video, including webtoons, animations, and video-based entertainment. The studio produces original content and develops content in planning stages, serving general digital content audiences via the Naver ecosystem.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Naver WebtoonscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStudio Lico operates within the Naver ecosystem as a content production studio. Naver Webtoons is the primary distribution platform for digital content, indicating a strategic distribution partnership within the corporate family.
• NavercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNaver is the parent company providing the broader digital platform ecosystem for Studio Lico's content distribution. Studio Lico is referenced as STUDIO LICO Corp. with Naver listed as a related company entity.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Tapas Media: Digital comics/webtoon platform with original content production, serving a similar audience to Naver Webtoons. Comparable to Studio Lico as an emerging content production and distribution platform in the webtoon/digital comics category.

Direct peers

• Studio Mir: Korean animation studio known for producing 'The Legend of Korra,' 'DOTA: Dragon's Blood,' and other Netflix animated series. Directly comparable to Studio Lico as a Korean animation production studio serving global streaming platforms, though Studio Mir focuses more exclusively on premium Western-facing animation.
• Madhouse: Japanese animation studio producing both original and commissioned animation for global platforms (e.g., 'One Punch Man,' 'Death Note'). Comparable to Studio Lico as an animation production studio serving external platforms and IP owners.
• DR Movie: Korean animation studio with a long track record of outsourced and co-produced animation for Hollywood studios and platforms (e.g., Voltron, Transformers). Directly comparable to Studio Lico in scale, geography, and the business of producing animation for external platforms/IP owners.
• Rough Draft Korea: Korean animation studio specializing in 2D and 3D animation production for film and television (e.g., 'The Simpsons,' 'Futurama'). A direct peer to Studio Lico as another Korean-based studio producing animation content for global distribution partners.

Broad incumbents

• Toei Animation: One of Japan's largest and oldest animation studios (Dragon Ball, One Piece, Sailor Moon). Comparable to Studio Lico as a large-scale animation production studio with global IP distribution, though at a much larger scale and with deeper IP ownership.
• CJ ENM: Major Korean entertainment conglomerate producing TV dramas, films, animation, and music (e.g., Oscar-winning 'Parasite'). Comparable to Studio Lico as a Korean content producer with a broad entertainment portfolio and global distribution ambitions.
• Kakao Entertainment: Korean entertainment conglomerate operating Kakao Page (webtoon/web novel platform), Kakao TV, and music labels. A broad incumbent competitor to the Naver/Studio Lico ecosystem with vertically integrated content production, distribution, and IP ownership across formats that overlap with Studio Lico's offerings.
• Sunrise (Bandai Namco Filmworks): Japanese animation studio behind 'Gundam' and many other long-running anime franchises. Comparable to Studio Lico as a major animation production studio with strong platform/parent backing and multi-decade IP catalogs.
• Webtoon Entertainment: Parent platform of Naver Webtoons and Studio Lico's primary distribution channel. Comparable as the broader webtoon/IP ecosystem player; while not a production peer per se, it is the closest platform-level comparable and shapes Studio Lico's go-to-market reality.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/studiolico
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lico-corp

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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