Omoi (formerly Azuki)
YC W22San Francisco, US · Founded 2020 · 3 employees · 1 known investors
Omoi is a digital subscription service for reading licensed manga across multiple genres and publishers. The platform serves manga fans with content from publishers like Kodansha and J-Novel Club, as well as exclusive series licensed from Japan.
Also known as Azuki · KiraKira Media Inc.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentEntertainmentSubscriptionsUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaFully Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W22)
Omoi (formerly Azuki) was founded in 2020 by Abbas Jaffery, Adela Chang, Evan Minto, Krystyn Neisess, and Ken Urata.
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Abbas JafferyinFounderAbbas Jaffery has held roles spanning community management, quality assurance, backend engineering, and product management, and currently serves as CEO of KiraKira Media. He brings experience across technical and non-technical functions within media and technology organizations.
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Adela ChanginFounderAdela Chang is a co-founder of KiraKira Media Inc. and has held senior mobile engineering positions at Crunchyroll, Yelp, Medium, and Facebook. She holds a B.A. in Computer Science with a minor in East Asian Languages and Cultures from U.C. Berkeley.
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Evan Mintoin𝕏FounderEvan Minto is a designer and web developer with expertise in accessibility who leads design, marketing, and content acquisition at Omoi.
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Krystyn NeisessinFounderCo-founder of KiraKira Media Inc. with primary responsibility for Android development and social media operations, also contributing to design and marketing work.
Investors · 1
Competitors · 3
by search overlapCrunchyroll2388 shared keywordsSony-owned anime company operating the Crunchyroll subscription streaming service plus manga, games, merchandise and home video.
Goodreads2297 shared keywordsGoodreads is a social platform for readers to track books, share reviews with friends, and get personalized book recommendations from a recommendation engine. It serves book readers looking to discover new titles and discuss reading.
GlobalComix1422 shared keywordsGlobalComix is a digital platform for reading and discovering comics, manga, and webtoons from publishers such as Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and Image, as well as independent creators. It offers a subscription membership, downloads, forums, commissions, and creator tools for publishing content.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Omoi (formerly Azuki) do?
- Omoi is a digital subscription service for reading licensed manga across multiple genres and publishers. The platform serves manga fans with content from publishers like Kodansha and J-Novel Club, as well as exclusive series licensed from Japan.
- Who founded Omoi (formerly Azuki)?
- Omoi (formerly Azuki) was founded by Abbas Jaffery, Adela Chang, Evan Minto, Krystyn Neisess, Ken Urata in 2020.
- Who are Omoi (formerly Azuki)'s investors?
- Omoi (formerly Azuki)'s investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Omoi (formerly Azuki) headquartered?
- Omoi (formerly Azuki) is headquartered in San Francisco, US.