Discord allegedly put pen to paper during an exclusive acquisition discussion and is in a serious conversation about selling itself to another company.
According to a report by VentureBeat, several unnamed parties have shown interest in purchasing the massive chat platform provider, but one potential buyer has signed an agreement with Discord to move the negotiations to a final stage.
Officially, Discord rejected the publication’s request for comment because it did not talk about rumors or speculation.
Any potential sales come amid an already explosive number of months for the video game industry thanks to other big card events, such as the recently concluded $ 7.5 billion sale of ZeniMax Media to Microsoft or Roblox‘s large direct list. Even Discord itself drew some of the attention before these rumors, and by the end of 2020, the company had raised an additional $ 100 million.
In the full VentureBeat report found here, the publication notes that the ball is largely in Discord’s court, as the company has previously turned down sales opportunities due to irregularities between how its leadership and potential buyers suggested their next steps. .