[2][3] Althea Lim and Vincent Ha are the co-founders of Gushcloud International,[4] which has offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, and the US, and 300+ employees.
[5][6] Gushcloud International works with influencers, content creators, and celebrities in Asia.
[1] In 2015, Yello Digital Marketing Global (YDMG), based in South Korea, gained control of the company by buying 62% of its shares for USD 7.5 million[7][8] but in November 2018, the co-founders bought back the 62% shareholding from investor YDMG for USD 8.2 million.
[13][14][15] In 2017, the company raised USD 3 million from South Korea’s YG Group,[16][17] a record label and media company, and an unspecified amount from Japan's D2C Inc, which is a joint venture between NTT Docomo, Dentsu Inc, and NTT Advertising, Inc.[3] In 2018, Gushcloud entered into a joint venture with YAN Digital, the digital arm of YAN Media Group[18] and Hahm Shout, a Korean public relations firm.
[20][21] In February 2019, Gushcloud International acquired the marketing agency, DSTNCT[4] and launched Ribbit, a micro influencer network, in April 2019.