Startup · $1b raised
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Epic Games raised.
Every published round Epic Games took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vantari VR | Grant | 13 Apr 2021 | $131k | Lead | Startup Daily (Thu 7 Dec 2023), Startup Daily (Tue 13 Apr 2021) |
Companies Epic Games has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vantari VR | 13 Apr 2021, Grant | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Epic Games, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Epic Games has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Epic Games did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Epic Games is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Epic Games acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Sweeney | CEO | Startup Daily |
Stories naming Epic Games. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Analysis of Lightspeed Venture Partners' 2026 close of three funds totalling nine billion dollars, its backer base, AI allocation, portfolio outcomes and comparisons with other big venture firms.
Galaxy Digital, Dragonfly and ParaFi Capital led a $250 million token sale by the Avalanche Foundation, joined by over 40 investors, ahead of the Avalanche9000 upgrade; a prior $230 million sale occurred in 2021.
A year-end SmartCompany roundup counting down 2023's ten largest Australian startup raises, headed by Employment Hero's $263m Series F, with investor details and commentary on fewer mega-rounds and continued under-representation of women co-founders.
Roundup of eight local raises totalling roughly $81.5 million: generative AI, sustainable packaging, VR medical training, optical radar, drinks, preventive health and wholesale retail software.
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Vantari VR, which trains doctors in virtual reality, has closed a $7 million pre-Series A led by Co:Act Capital; the article recalls earlier grants, an Epic Games award and a Slingshot accelerator cohort.
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UK pay-access fintech Wagestream, formed from Sydney's Earnd, secured a A$236 million Series C — equity led by Smash Capital with Silicon Valley Bank debt — to expand beyond Britain, including across Australia.
Weekly venture roundup covering Scalapay's giant series A, numerous Australian raises, acquisitions of Clipchamp, Paidy and CipherTrace, Houseparty's closure, crypto regulation developments, and Atlassian appointing a Cloudflare founder as director.
Daily tech roundup: Blackbird Ventures appoints Tesla chair Robyn Denholm as operating partner; Apple and Epic's court fight begins; Victoria launches EV subsidies; SpaceX returns a station crew; Blue Origin teases seat sales.
Daily tech roundup covering Epic Games' billion-dollar raise, Degreed reaching unicorn valuation with a Series D, Gryphon's carbon-neutral bitcoin mining funding, Apple's announced event, and DigitalX's share surge.
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Vantari VR, an Australian medical VR training startup, received an Epic MegaGrants award and is seeking further capital, having earlier won grants and joined an accelerator cohort.
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