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The source names Coatue as the funding source but does not call it the lead investor; no round stage is stated.
Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "Niantic raises $300M at a $9B valuation to build the ‘real-world metaverse’": brand backfill hand check: the page states the round (announced)
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The source reports the round on Wednesday, January 16, 2019; its URL uses January 15. The $4 billion figure is the valuation brought by this round, not a financing total.
Published by hand (cnbc.com): "Niantic, the company behind Pokemon Go, has raised a new $245 million funding round at a $4 billion valuation": brand backfill hand check: the page states the round (announced)
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Not on the page it cites, so not applied: date
Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "Pokémon Go creator raises $200 million ahead of Harry Potter game launch": brand backfill refused-round retry: TechCrunch states the $200 million round the day it was reported
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The source describes this as an additional $5 million carved out of the Series A, bringing the Series A total to $25 million; no lead investor is identified.
Published by hand (gamedeveloper.com): "Niantic Labs... has scored another $5 million in funding.": brand backfill refused-round retry: Game Developer states the $5 million addition to the Series A
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The article mentions a possible additional $10M tied to milestones; it is not included in the announced $20M round amount.
Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "The company is announcing a $20M Series A round of funding with investments from Pokémon Company Group, Google and Nintendo.": brand backfill hand check: the page states the round (announced)
| Round | Amount | Announced | Lead | Buzz |
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| 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. | $300M at $9 billion valuation | 2021-11-22 | not stated | No recent discussion |
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The source names Coatue as the funding source but does not call it the lead investor; no round stage is stated. Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "Niantic raises $300M at a $9B valuation to build the ‘real-world metaverse’": brand backfill hand check: the page states the round (announced) | ||||
| Series C [ 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. | $245M at $4 billion valuation | 2019-01-15 | IVP | No recent discussion |
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The source reports the round on Wednesday, January 16, 2019; its URL uses January 15. The $4 billion figure is the valuation brought by this round, not a financing total. Published by hand (cnbc.com): "Niantic, the company behind Pokemon Go, has raised a new $245 million funding round at a $4 billion valuation": brand backfill hand check: the page states the round (announced) [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: cnbc.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 | ||||
| Series B [ 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. | $200M | 2017-11-24 | Spark Capital | No recent discussion |
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Not on the page it cites, so not applied: date Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "Pokémon Go creator raises $200 million ahead of Harry Potter game launch": brand backfill refused-round retry: TechCrunch states the $200 million round the day it was reported [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]2 pages read: techcrunch.com, wsj.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 of 2 sources·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage | ||||
| Series A [ 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. | $5M $25M to date | 2016-02-24 | not stated | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 source The source describes this as an additional $5 million carved out of the Series A, bringing the Series A total to $25 million; no lead investor is identified. Published by hand (gamedeveloper.com): "Niantic Labs... has scored another $5 million in funding.": brand backfill refused-round retry: Game Developer states the $5 million addition to the Series A [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: gamedeveloper.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 | ||||
| Series A [ 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. | $20M | 2015-10-15 | not stated | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 source The article mentions a possible additional $10M tied to milestones; it is not included in the announced $20M round amount. Published by hand (techcrunch.com): "The company is announcing a $20M Series A round of funding with investments from Pokémon Company Group, Google and Nintendo.": brand backfill hand check: the page states the round (announced) [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: techcrunch.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 | ||||