Which firm led Discord's December 2018 $150 million funding round?

Which firm led Discord’s December 2018 $150 million funding round? Greenoaks Capital led Discord’s December 2018 $150 million funding round.

Discord announced the investment in December 2018, when it raised $150 million at a valuation of roughly $2 billion. Greenoaks Capital led the round, marking a major milestone for a company that had grown from a gaming voice-chat tool into a large social communication platform.

The round included participation from Firstmark, Tencent, IVP, Index Ventures and Technology Opportunity Partners. Those names are sometimes mistaken for the lead investor because they were also involved, but Greenoaks was specifically identified as the firm leading the financing.

The funding arrived as Discord was expanding beyond its core voice-chat identity. In 2018, the company was also experimenting with the Discord Store, a game distribution effort intended to compete with established PC storefronts. The financing therefore supported Discord during a period of rapid product and audience growth, before its later push to serve communities of many kinds.