GV and Time Warner Investments have both returned for the series C round and were joined by new corporate investors Hearst Ventures.

US-based mobile community app provider Amino has received $45m in a series C round featuring GV, the early-stage corporate venturing division of diversified conglomerate Alphabet, TechCrunch reported yesterday.

Time Warner Investments and Hearst Ventures, respective strategic investment arms of mass media company Time Warner and publisher Hearst, also took part in the round, as did Venrock, Union Square Ventures and Goodwater Capital.

Amino operates hundreds of smartphone apps that each connect fans of a specific topic, such as anime, Doctor…