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Garena is a leading global online games developer and publisher. Free Fire, its self-developed mobile battle royale title, was the most downloaded mobile game in the world in 2019 and 2020, according to App Annie.
Garena is run by passionate gamers and has a unique understanding of what gamers want. It exclusively licenses and publishes hit titles from global partners – such as Arena of Valor, Call of Duty: Mobile, and League of Legends – in selected markets globally. Garena champions social and entertainment experiences through games, enabling its communities to engage and interact. Garena is also a leading esports organiser and hosts some of the world’s biggest esports events.
Garena is a part of Sea Limited (NYSE:SE), a leading global consumer internet company. In addition to Garena, Sea’s other core businesses include its e-commerce arm, Shopee, and digital financial services arm, SeaMoney. Sea’s mission is to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology.
Garena is run by passionate gamers and has a unique understanding of what gamers want. It exclusively licenses and publishes hit titles from global partners – such as Arena of Valor, Call of Duty: Mobile, and League of Legends – in selected markets globally. Garena champions social and entertainment experiences through games, enabling its communities to engage and interact. Garena is also a leading esports organiser and hosts some of the world’s biggest esports events.
Garena is a part of Sea Limited (NYSE:SE), a leading global consumer internet company. In addition to Garena, Sea’s other core businesses include its e-commerce arm, Shopee, and digital financial services arm, SeaMoney. Sea’s mission is to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology.
Overview
Total raised
$720M
Founded date
2009
Funding Rounds 2
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| Funding round | $550M |
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| Sep 5, 2016 | Garena, Southeast Asia’s most valuable tech startup, lands additional funding | Garena, the games firm that is Southeast Asia’s most valuable tech startup, has closed additional funding from three new investors. They are SeaTown Holdings International, an affiliate of Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek, Indonesia’... |
| Mar 31, 2016 | Southeast Asian mobile Internet company Garena announces $170M Series D | Garena, a Singapore-based company that makes mobile gaming, e-commerce, and payment apps, said today that it has raised a $170 million Series D. The funding was led by Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the Malaysian government’s strategic investmen... |
| Mar 31, 2016 | Garena raises $170m in Series D led by Malaysian state fund Khazanah | Premium Southeast Asia’s largest internet and mobile platform company Garena Interactive Holding Limited has closed a Series D round of $170 million, led by Malaysia state fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd. Continue reading this story with a subsc... |
| Mar 31, 2016 | Daily funding roundup - March 31, 2016 | Garena bagged $170 Series D funding; Turner led $15M investment in Mashable; SkySquirrel raised $1M SkySquirrel Technologies, a Halifax, Canada-based provider of drone-based technology for monitoring and improving crop health, closed a $1 m... |
| Mar 31, 2016 | Garena Interactive Closes US$170M Series D Funding Round | Garena Interactive Holding Limited, a Singapore-based internet and mobile platform company, closed a US$170m Series D funding round. The round was led by Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the strategic investment fund of the Government of Malaysia,... |
| Singapore Based Garena Rebrands As Sea, Raises $550 Mn To Expand In Indonesia | Singapore-based Internet company Sea, formerly known as Garena has reportedly secured $550 Mn in funding from existing investors Tencent Holdings and others. The round saw participation from GDP Venture, JG Summit Holdings, Farallon Capital... |