Chat App Discord Is Worth $15 Billion After New Funding

  • Discord raised $500 million, led by Dragoneer Investment Group
  • Startup turned down $12 billion offer from Microsoft
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Discord Inc. raised $500 million in a new round of financing, according to a spokesperson for the popular digital chat company.

The deal values Discord at about $15 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified discussing private information. That’s more than double the $7 billion price tag investors gave the company during a funding round last year.