Discord, the maker of a popular voice communications app for games, has raised $20 million in a round of funding headed by Greylock Partners. The funding is a big turnaround for a company that was written off in gaming. And it shows that by pivoting to something that was more popular, the original founders figured out how to save the company and thrive in the new world of mobile gaming.
Discord Raises $20m For Voice Comm App For Multiplayer Mobile Games
Dean Takahashi, VentureBeat
Tue, 01/26/2016 - 7:00am
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