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Coconala operates primarily as an online marketplace where individuals buy and sell knowledge, skills, and experience. Under its mission to "create a world where everyone can live their own story," the company runs a platform that connects the needs of individuals and businesses.

The main customers are individuals who offer skills (over 1.2 million registered users) and individuals or companies who purchase services. Revenue comes primarily from transaction fees: 20% from sellers and 5% from buyers as standard commissions. Additional income is generated from paid listings, monthly seller support plans, and corporate services.

The business is divided into two main segments: Marketplace and Agent. The Marketplace centers on Coconala Skill Market and offers diverse services including legal consultation, recruitment, scouting, and content marketing, with approximately 1 million listings across a wide range of categories. The Agent segment, through services such as Coconala Tech, Coconala Pro, Coconala Consult, and Coconala Assist, handles ongoing work assignments and high-level talent placement, addressing more complex corporate needs.

The company positions growth in total transaction value as its core growth metric. While maintaining its take rate, it aims to expand business scale by increasing the number of paying users and average purchase value per user. The company currently has over 1.2 million registered users and approximately 1 million listed services as of August 2025. Revenue is primarily generated from a 20% commission on seller transactions and a 5% commission on buyer transactions, supplemented by income from paid listings, monthly support subscriptions, and corporate services. Looking ahead, the company plans to pursue continuous profit growth while targeting improved operating margins in the medium to long term, while continuing strategic investments in priority areas.

The company prioritizes investments in product, data, marketing, and payment/security capabilities as key competitive differentiators. Its strengths include a broad range of categories and numerous listings built through early market entry. To support growing listings, the company has improved category organization and search functionality, and expanded payment options including credit cards, carrier billing, and bank transfers to increase purchase completion rates. Additionally, the company expands its product lineup through a "compound strategy" leveraging its database of sellers and buyers accumulated from its marketplace operations. In its agent business, it combines data and AI to streamline labor-intensive tasks and build unique competitive advantages.

The company actively pursues new market development and business line expansion. The 2024 full redesign of "Coconala Recruitment" expanded its scope from one-time to ongoing contracts. In April 2025, it launched "Coconala Scout," enabling companies to directly approach professional talent, and "Coconala Content Market," a platform for buying and selling articles and images. In the agent sector, the company has developed Coconala Tech and Coconala Pro, and improved sales efficiency through organizational integration via subsidiary acquisition in June 2024. While the company principally develops new businesses internally, it also pursues M&A opportunities based on investment efficiency to expand the Coconala ecosystem.

The company aims to provide safe, secure, and stable services through technological innovation. Beyond operational measures such as seller identity verification, message monitoring, and transaction rule establishment, it has strengthened cybersecurity by implementing information security policies and development operation manuals. On the systems side, the company has invested in infrastructure to accommodate growing user numbers and established real-time KPI monitoring. Through automation of agent operations and implementation of AI-driven recommendations and matching, the company seeks to improve operational efficiency and customer experience while achieving both stable operations and competitive strength.