It seems that Discord has put a record on paper on an exclusive acquisition discussion and is in a serious conversation about selling it to another company.
According to a VentureBeat report, several unnamed parties have shown interest in acquiring the massive chat platform provider, but a potential buyer in question has signed an agreement with Discord to move the negotiations to an almost final stage.
Officially, Discord declined to comment on the publication on the grounds that it would not talk about rumors or speculation.
Any potential sales come on the back of already explosive months for the video game industry, thanks to other important events, such as the completed $ 7.5 billion sale of ZeniMax Media to Microsoft or Robloxthe big direct list. Even Discord itself caught some of that attention before these sales rumors, the company raised another $ 100 million near the end of 2020.
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 inconsistencies between how its management and potential buyers imagined the next steps.