Index Ventures participated in a round that valued the WarnerMedia and Tencent-backed communication platform developer at $3.5bn.

Discord, the US-based messaging app developer that counts internet group Tencent and media and entertainment company WarnerMedia as investors, announced $100m in funding yesterday.

Although the company has not confirmed who provided the money, Forbes reported that venture capital firm Index Ventures was involved, and Discord co-founders Jason Citron and Stan Vishnevskiy told Forbes the cash was raised at a $3.5bn valuation.

Discord’s online chat and video platform with 100 million monthly active users, and although it began life as…

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Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.