Appota Corporation
7 known investors
Vietnamese digital group operating game publishing, advertising, payments and cloud businesses from Hanoi.
Also known as Appota · Appota Group
Founders & leadership
Investors · 7
Also in the syndicate · 4
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Appota Corporation is a Vietnamese technology company that develops and distributes digital products and services, with core activity in digital content production and distribution, game publishing, esports, advertising, online payment, cloud computing, IoT and business management software. It began as a mobile app service provider organized around three business lines — game publishing, advertising and payment — and has since expanded into a broader digital ecosystem.
The group is organized around specialized subsidiaries: Gamota (video game publishing), Adsota (digital marketing), AppotaPay (digital payment and fintech), ACheckin (business operation management) and Kdata (cloud infrastructure solutions). Consumer- and publisher-facing products include AppotaX (mobile ad optimization on Google Ad Exchange), Appota e-Wallet, Appota Card (a prepaid card for game top-ups and in-game purchases), Gamehub (a mobile game portal), LNY / Lich Nhu Y (a calendar application linking digital and printed calendar content via QR code), WiFi Chua (a Wi-Fi search and password sharing app), Appota Esports, AppotaLock smart locks and Appota Reports, a series of Vietnam mobile market research publications.
Business model
Appota operates as a group holding several specialized subsidiaries that monetize a shared base of mobile users and developer/brand relationships. Gamota publishes and operates mobile games, Adsota sells digital marketing and mobile advertising services (including as a Facebook gaming agency), AppotaPay provides digital payment and fintech services such as an e-wallet, prepaid Appota Card and payment processing, ACheckin sells business operation and human resource management software, and Kdata offers cloud infrastructure. AppotaX monetizes mobile publishers' inventory through ad optimization on the Google Ad Exchange platform.
Revenue comes from game publishing and in-game monetization (including prepaid Appota Card top-ups), digital advertising and marketing services, mobile ad optimization for publishers, payment and e-wallet transaction services, and subscription/solution sales for business management and cloud infrastructure products. Third-party estimates place annual revenue in the $10M-$25M range.
Traction
The company reports an ecosystem of more than 55 million users and about 5 million monthly active users, having passed 22 million users across Vietnam and Southeast Asia in December 2014. WiFi Chua was described as a top-100 app in Vietnam for four years. Headcount is reported at roughly 450 (with third-party estimates in the 201-500 range), and estimated annual revenue is in the $10M-$25M range.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Appota is positioned as one of Vietnam's larger digital entertainment and mobile technology groups, cited as among the country's top five game publishers, with an ecosystem reported to reach more than 55 million users. Comparable Vietnamese and regional companies include VNG, VCCorp, Zalo, Garena and VieON.
Appota combines game publishing, advertising technology, payments and cloud/business software within one group, allowing it to serve developers and brands across acquisition, monetization and payment in the Vietnamese market. It is described as one of Vietnam's top five game publishers and the official partner of the Facebook Gaming Creator network in Vietnam, and its advertising subsidiary Adsota was Facebook's first gaming agency in the country.
Technology
Appota runs mobile platforms and apps spanning game distribution, an e-wallet and payment processing, ad optimization built on the Google Ad Exchange platform, cloud infrastructure through Kdata, and IoT products such as AppotaLock smart locks. Reported technologies in use include Cloudflare, IronSource, Microsoft Azure, Java, JSON, Google Analytics, OWL Carousel and Adobe After Effects.
Go-to-market
Appota reaches consumers through its own mobile applications and game titles and reaches developers, publishers and brands through its advertising, payment and cloud subsidiaries. It publishes recurring Vietnam mobile market reports and sponsors local startup community events, and works with international platform partners including Facebook and Google Ad Exchange; earlier marketing work was delivered for international clients such as NHN, UC, Kakao and Zeptolab.
Vietnamese mobile consumers and gamers; game developers and mobile app publishers seeking publishing, monetization and advertising services; brands and agencies buying mobile advertising; and businesses buying payment, HR management and cloud infrastructure solutions.
Geography
Headquartered at Building 11 (LE Building), Alley 71, Lang Ha Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam, with business extended to Ho Chi Minh City, Indonesia and Singapore.
History
The company was founded on 12 December 2011 in Hanoi out of the first Topica Founder Institute cohort in Vietnam. It won the Founder Institute's Most Disruptive award in July 2012 and Vietnam's Most Potential Tech Startup Award in January 2013, followed by the Best in Asia title at the 2013 Founder Institute Graduate Awards. Appota opened its first overseas office in Singapore in March 2013 and added representative offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Indonesia in April 2013, and presented onClan, a gaming social network for mobile gamers, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2013. Gamehub launched in April 2014, Applancer in January 2015, and Appota Pay and Adsota in September 2015. AppotaX followed in February 2017, and in October 2017 Adsota became Facebook's official gaming agency in Vietnam. Adsota took a strategic investment from Korea's TNK Factory in January 2018, and in March 2018 Appota completed the acquisition of WiFi Chua. In 2019 the company entered the smart home segment with the AppotaLock AS-1 and AN-1 smart locks. Subsequent recognition includes the 2021 Sao Khue Award for the ACheckin HR product, the 2023 Inspiration Brand Award at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards, and 2024 honors at the Vietnam Game Awards and Vietnam Digital Awards.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 17
launches, deals, and filingsAppota's game publishing subsidiary Gamota was honored as Outstanding Game Publisher 2024 at the Vietnam Game Awards.
Appota received recognition for outstanding art products and services solutions at the Vietnam Digital Awards; two AppotaPay products were honored.
Appota received the Sao Khue Award in the digital transformation category for its human resource management product ACheckin.
Appota introduced the AppotaLock AS-1 and AN-1 smart locks, entering the smart home segment.
Appota announced in Hanoi that it had completed the full acquisition of WiFi Chua, a Vietnamese Wi-Fi password search and sharing application.
Adsota Vietnam, Appota's advertising subsidiary, received a strategic investment from Korea's TNK Factory to expand in the Southeast Asian mobile advertising market.
Appota's digital marketing subsidiary Adsota became Facebook's first gaming agency in Vietnam.
Appota launched AppotaX, a mobile ad optimization solution for mobile publishers built on the Google Ad Exchange platform.
Appota introduced its payment arm Appota Pay and its advertising arm Adsota.
Appota launched Gamehub, a mobile game portal and review site for mobile gamers.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 5
primary sources listed
- Appota Corporation - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Appota Corporation do?
- Vietnamese digital group operating game publishing, advertising, payments and cloud businesses from Hanoi.
- Who founded Appota Corporation?
- Appota Corporation was founded by Quang Tran.
- Who are Appota Corporation's investors?
- Appota Corporation's investors include GMO VenturePartners, Golden Gate Ventures, Kiwoom Investment.