Profile
Corporate information
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.
Team
Current employees
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Tim Sweeney | founder |
Funding
Funding rounds
Private Equity USD 2,000,000,000
| 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 | Venture capital fund focused on immersive, spatial, and intelligent computing for consumer and enterprise. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Quiet Capital Management LLC | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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Timon Capital | Initial investment. Round participant. |
Cap Table
Current and past shareholders
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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. |
Private Equity |
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Quiet Capital Management LLC |
N/A |
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Sony Financial Ventures |
Private Equity |
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The Venture Reality Fund LLC Venture capital fund focused on immersive, spatial, and intelligent computing for consumer and enterprise. |
N/A |
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Timon Capital |
N/A |
Investments
Selected investments
| Company | Country | Date | Notes | ||
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Bandcamp Independent online store and music platform |
3 Mar 2022 | Acquisition Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active |
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Sketchfab Inc The place to publish and find 3D models. |
United States | 22 Jul 2021 | Acquisition Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active |
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Manticore Games |
21 Mar 2021 22 Sep 2020 |
Series C Follow-on investment. Round participant. Active |
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VirtualFlow Inc |
Grant Initial investment. Round participant. Active |