Address
Epic Games
Cary, NC 00000
United States
Recent investment activity
Overview
Founded in 1991, Epic Games is an American company founded by CEO Tim Sweeney. The company is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina and has more than 40 offices worldwide. Today Epic is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s 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, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content.
Funding rounds
Private Equity USD 2,000,000,000
USD 2,000,000,000 ( ) at USD 31,500,000,000 pre-money valuation
Funds "towards scaling Epic Games’ Metaverse plans".
Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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Kirkbi | Kirk Kristiansen family's private holding and investment company founded to build a sustainable future for the family ownership of the LEGO brand. | USD 1,000,000,000 (USD 1,000,000,000) Initial investment. Led the round. | |
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Sony Financial Ventures | USD 1,000,000,000 (USD 1,000,000,000) Initial investment. Led the round. |
Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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The Venture Reality Fund LLC (VR Fund), (VRF) | Venture capital fund focused on immersive, spatial, and intelligent computing for consumer and enterprise. | Initial investment. |
Selected investments
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5Company | Profile | Country | Date | Funding | ||
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Bandcamp | Independent online store and music platform | Acquisition Initial investment led the round | |||
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Manticore Games | Series C Follow-on investment | ||||
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Manticore Games | Venture Initial investment led the round | ||||
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Sketchfab Inc | The place to publish and find 3D models. | Acquisition Initial investment led the round | |||
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VirtualFlow Inc | Grant Initial investment |
Team
Employee | Position | ||
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Tim Sweeney (founder) |
Former team members
Employee | Company | Position | ||
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Mike Atamas | Omni Creator Products Corp | |||
Nick Atamas | Omni Creator Products Corp |