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Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Sony Group Corporation. The service primarily distributes Japanese anime television series and films, as well as other East Asian media, and also hosts anime content from other providers, content add-ons, live events, music, video games, and video channels.
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Crunchyroll at a glance
Crunchyroll is a streaming media company headquartered in United States, founded in 2006. It has raised at least $54.8M across the 3 funding rounds on record. Its most recent funding round raised $22M in August 2015. Xcout recorded 226 job postings from Crunchyroll in the last 90 days.
Crunchyroll funding rounds
At least $54.8M raised across the 3 rounds on record. Every round on record:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC Form D filing | $22M | — | |
| SEC Form D filing | $28.7M | — | |
| Series A | $4M | 1 named |
Who invested in each round, lead investors, valuations and the co-investor graph — open the full funding history →
Hiring at Crunchyroll
Xcout recorded 226 job postings from Crunchyroll in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.
The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it — see Crunchyroll's hiring signals →
Hiring vs the trend
Based on 145 job postings in the last 8 weeks (24 Aug – 18 Oct 2026), compared with 102 scale-up communication services companies.
This describes a hiring pattern — how often Crunchyroll’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.
Signed-in members see the AI-skill share and its change with peer percentiles, role mix, posting momentum and advertised US pay against the market.
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Crunchyroll competitors
A few of Crunchyroll's closest competitors — see the full list of competitors and alternatives →
Anime Digital Network (ADN) is a French streaming service offering a wide catalog of anime series and movies in VOSTFR and VF.
Rakuten Viki is a video streaming website specializing in Asian dramas, movies, and variety shows with community-translated subtitles.
Viu is an over-the-top video streaming service operated by PCCW OTT that offers Asian dramas, shows, and original content.
Anime Salt is an online streaming platform offering anime and cartoons dubbed in regional Indian languages such as Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.
Twitch is a live-streaming platform owned by Amazon, best known for video game broadcasts and live content such as music, creative work, and talk shows. It serves viewers and creators, providing interactive livestreaming, chat, subscriptions, advertising, and related monetization tools.
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More on Crunchyroll in Xcout Intel
- 3 funding rounds with the investors in each, and who they co-invest with
- Weekly hiring history and the mix of roles behind it
- The full competitor set, tracking, exports and API access