“When I think about blood debt, I think about that particular debt of my own self being a child and a product of what it means to be both Filipino and American at the same time.”
-Roland Ros
Roland Ros
Biography
Roland Ros is the founder of KumuMedia Technologies, a livestream technology company for over 5 million GenZ & Millennial Filipinos. It is the highest rated Top 10 Social App in the Philippine Google Play Store. Kumu has been listed more than 15 times as the #1 Trending Social App, and in August 2019, the #1 Highest Grossing App in the Philippines, beating Facebook for the first time. He also currently serves as an investor and advisor for several start-ups; and is passionate about helping others.
Prior to KumuMedia Technologies, Roland was Vice President of Spark Revenue, an Inc. 500 listed performance marketing & growth acquisition platform. Prior to Spark Revenue, Roland was VP Business Development for MediaTrust, an online performance advertising exchange and technology company. Prior to MediaTrust, Roland was Partner & VP Business Development at Tracking202, up until the company was acquired by Bloosky Interactive. Roland started his career as a Business Development Associate with GE Money Bank, where he oversaw a $400 million dollar book of business.
Roland serves as a Trustee for the Ros Foundation. He has a BA in Asian American Studies from UC Santa Barbara, and studied as an Executive Scholar at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
Kumu
Kumu is a pinoy community platform where you can get paid by becoming a livestreamer, win cash prizes by playing live games, and make money by participating in various promotions run on Kumu. Or you can just hang out, explore the many livestreams the Kumunity has to offer, meet and chat with fellow Filipino. The possibilities are endless!