Discord
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Discord is a communication platform originally built for gamers, founded by Jason Citron and Stan Vishnevskiy. The platform launched publicly on May 13, 2015, under the name Hammer & Chisel 1. Citron previously founded OpenFeint, a social gaming platform, while Vishnevskiy founded Guildwork 1. Discord grew to become a general-purpose communication platform used by communities of all types. The company has raised approximately $978 million in venture funding and was valued at $15 billion as of its 2021 Series I round 2.
Funding History
| Round | Date | Amount | Lead Investor(s) | Key Co-Investors | Valuation |
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| Series A | Nov 2013 | $8.2M | Benchmark | Accel, IDG Capital, General Catalyst, WarnerMedia 3 4 | – |
| Series B | 2015-02-10 | Undisclosed | Tencent | Benchmark, YouWeb’s 9+ 101112 | – |
| Series C | Jan 2016 | $20M | Greylock | Tencent, YouWeb, Benchmark 4 | – |
| Series C (ext) | Jun 2017 | $50M | Index Ventures | IVP, Greylock, Benchmark, Spark Capital 4 | $725M |
| Series D | Dec 2018 | $150M | Greenoaks Capital | Tencent, Index Ventures, Technology Opportunity Partners, FirstMark, IVP 5 | $2.05B |
| Series G | 2020-06-30 | $100M | Index Ventures (Danny Rimer) | IVP 213 | $3.5B |
| Series H | Dec 2020 | $100M | Greenoaks Capital | Index Ventures, Sony 6 7 | $7B |
| Series I | Sep 2021 | $500M | Dragoneer | Baillie Gifford, Coatue, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Sony 8 9 | $15B |
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Discord, Wikipedia, accessed March 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discord↩↩
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Tracxn, “Discord — 2026 Funding Rounds & List of Investors,” accessed March 2026. https://tracxn.com/d/companies/discord/__5rlLgsamoGCjo5gATenpy383J_jyBToAQkMl2B_f99w/funding-and-investors↩↩
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Crunchbase, “Discord — Funding, Financials, Valuation & Investors,” accessed March 2026. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/discord/company_financials↩
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Global Venturing, “Discord sends message with $150m round,” December 28, 2018. https://globalventuring.com/blog/2018/12/28/discord-sends-message-with-150m-round/↩↩↩
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Variety, “Discord Raises Additional $150 Million in Funding,” December 2018. https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/discord-raises-150-million-in-funding-1203095679/↩
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TechCrunch, “Discord is raising up to $140M at a valuation of up to $7B,” December 17, 2020. https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/17/filing-discord-is-raising-up-to-140m-at-a-valuation-of-up-to-7b/↩
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Global Venturing, “Discord draws $100m in series H funding,” December 21, 2020. https://globalventuring.com/blog/2020/12/21/discord-draws-100m-in-series-h-funding/↩
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Silicon Republic, “Popular chat app Discord raises $500m led by Dragoneer,” September 2021. https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/discord-investment-15bn-valuation↩
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CNBC, “Discord doubles valuation to $15 billion in new funding round,” September 22, 2021. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/22/discord-doubles-valuation-to-15-billion-in-new-funding-round.html↩
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TechCrunch, “Fates Forever-Maker Hammer & Chisel Raises Additional Funding From Tencent, Benchmark,” February 10, 2015. https://techcrunch.com/2015/02/10/fates-forever-maker-hammer-chisel-raises-additional-funding-from-tencent-benchmark/↩
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PocketGamer.biz, “Tencent leads investment in Hammer & Chisel’s Series B,” February 2015. https://www.pocketgamer.biz/tencent-leads-hammer-and-chisel-series-b/↩
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Yahoo Finance / Business Wire press release, “Hammer & Chisel Raises Series B Investment After Launching Award Winning iPad Game Fates Forever,” February 10, 2015. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hammer-chisel-raises-series-b-140000836.html↩
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TechCrunch, “Discord now has a $3.5B valuation and $100M for a sales pitch lighter on the gaming,” June 30, 2020. Accessed May 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/30/discord-now-has-a-3-5b-valuation-and-100m-for-a-sales-pitch-lighter-on-the-gaming/ — Confirms Index Ventures (led by Danny Rimer) led Discord’s June 30, 2020 $100M Series G at $3.5B valuation, with new investor IVP participating. Cross-referenced with Crunchbase, https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/discord-series-g–8eab3a51.↩