Which company originally developed Discord?

Hammer & Chisel originally developed Discord. The company was founded by Jason Citron as a game studio, and Discord began as a solution to a communication problem encountered during game development.

Citron had previously founded OpenFeint, a social network for mobile games, and sold it to GREE in 2011. He then used the proceeds to establish Hammer & Chisel in 2012. Its first game, Fates Forever, was released in 2014 but did not achieve the hoped-for success. While working with games such as Final Fantasy XIV and League of Legends, the team found existing voice-chat tools awkward and disruptive.

That experience led Hammer & Chisel to pivot toward a low-latency, user-friendly voice and text communication service. Discord was publicly released in 2015 and quickly attracted gaming communities. Tencent and Benchmark Capital later helped fund the company. The business eventually changed its name to Discord Inc., which is why Discord Inc. is a tempting but historically later answer.