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Kobo

Entertainment

Toronto, ON

  • Not Canadian-owned
  • Canadian-founded
  • HQ in Canada
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About Kobo

Toronto-founded ebook, audiobook and e-reader platform now owned by Japan-based Rakuten.

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Canadian status

  • Not Canadian-owned
  • Canadian-founded
  • HQ in Canada

Founded in Toronto in 2009, Kobo was acquired by Japanese technology group Rakuten in 2012. The company continues to operate from Toronto.

Digital service/hardware; manufacturing fields are not applicable to ebooks.

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