Google has quietly (secretly, one might say) invested somewhere
between $100 million and $200 million in social gaming behemoth Zynga, we’ve
confirmed from multiple sources. The company has raised somewhere around
half a billion
dollars in venture capital in the last year alone, including $150
million from Softbank Capital last month and $180
million late last year from Digital Sky Technologies, Tiger Global,
Institutional Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz. The Softbank
announcement was never officially confirmed by the company, however, and
the Google investment was likely part of that deal as well.
The investment part of the deal closed a month ago or so. A larger strategic partnership is still in process.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Google Secretly Invested $100+ Million In Zynga, Preparing To Launch Google Games
Author: Michael Arrington
