Epic Games sells video games and gaming software, primarily to consumers and developers.
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The source describes Disney's investment in exchange for an equity stake but does not label it as a funding stage or financing round.
Published by hand (thewaltdisneycompany.com): "Disney will also invest $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games alongside the multiyear project.": checked by hand: the page states the equity stake of $1.5 billion, as the research found
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The source identifies Sony Group Corporation and KIRKBI as investors but does not call either a lead. Sources agree.
Published by hand (epicgames.com): "Epic Games announced a $2 billion round of funding to advance the company’s vision to build the metaverse and support its continued growth.": checked by hand: the page states the funding round of $2 billion, as the research found
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No lead investor is named. The source describes Sony's $200M investment as additional and strategic, while listing the other investors as investment partners.
Published by hand (epicgames.com): "Today Epic Games announced that it completed a $1 billion round of funding": company newsroom states the $1 billion round
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The article gives no Series label. KKR and Smash Ventures are included because it explicitly says they participated in this round; the other historical backers are excluded.
Published by hand (variety.com): "Fortnite Maker Epic Games Announces $1.78 Billion Funding, Including $250 Million From Sony": Variety reports the company's announcement of the $1.78 billion round
| Round | Amount | Announced | Lead | Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $1.5B | 2024-02-07 | not stated | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 source The source describes Disney's investment in exchange for an equity stake but does not label it as a funding stage or financing round. Published by hand (thewaltdisneycompany.com): "Disney will also invest $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games alongside the multiyear project.": checked by hand: the page states the equity stake of $1.5 billion, as the research found | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $2.0B at $31.5 billion valuation | 2022-04-11 | not stated | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 source The source identifies Sony Group Corporation and KIRKBI as investors but does not call either a lead. Sources agree. Published by hand (epicgames.com): "Epic Games announced a $2 billion round of funding to advance the company’s vision to build the metaverse and support its continued growth.": checked by hand: the page states the funding round of $2 billion, as the research found [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: epicgames.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $1.0B at $28.7 billion valuation | 2021-04-13 | not stated | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 source No lead investor is named. The source describes Sony's $200M investment as additional and strategic, while listing the other investors as investment partners. Published by hand (epicgames.com): "Today Epic Games announced that it completed a $1 billion round of funding": company newsroom states the $1 billion round [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: epicgames.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $1.8B at $17.3 billion valuation | 2020-08-06 | not stated | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 source The article gives no Series label. KKR and Smash Ventures are included because it explicitly says they participated in this round; the other historical backers are excluded. Published by hand (variety.com): "Fortnite Maker Epic Games Announces $1.78 Billion Funding, Including $250 Million From Sony": Variety reports the company's announcement of the $1.78 billion round [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: variety.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||