Epic Games announced a $1.78 billion round of funding consisting of primary capital and secondary purchases from employee equity holders. Epic’s post-money equity valuation is now $17.3 billion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world\u2019s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This round includes a previously announced $250 million strategic investment from Sony Corporation. Additional investment partners include Baillie Gifford, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Ontario Teachers\u2019 Pension Plan Board, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., and David Tepper. Existing investors KKR and Smash Ventures also added to their 2018 investment. Following the closing of the funding round Epic will continue to have only a single class of common stock outstanding and will remain controlled by its founder and CEO, Tim Sweeney. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having the support of leaders in the financial community accelerates Epic\u2019s efforts to build a new kind of digital ecosystem using real-time 3D technology, services that connect hundreds of millions of people, and a digital storefront that offers a fair business model. We are delighted to have them as part of the Epic family <\/p> Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world\u2019s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, the company provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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