Discord Valued At $1.65 Billion In New Funding Round

Maker of videogame chat app raises fresh $50 million

Discord Inc., maker of a popular chatting tool for PC and mobile gamers, has doubled its valuation to well over $1 billion in a new funding round.

The company filed paperwork last week to raise about $50 million at a roughly $1.65 billion valuation, its chief executive officer, Jason Citron, told The Wall Street Journal.

He said the bulk of...