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Ohio Joe

(21,894 posts)
Mon Sep 30, 2013, 09:11 AM Sep 2013

Twitch Announces $20 Million In New Investment From Take-Two And Others

Popular video game streaming site Twitch.tv has announced a new round of investments totaling $20 million. The funding comes from a number of sources, including Take-Two Interactive.

The investment, which is led by Thrive Capital and also includes WestSummit Captial, will be used to further reinforce the service's infrastructure and grow its partnership base. Existing investors Alsop Louie Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners are also part of the new funding. Twitch currently boasts 45 million unique visitors per month, and continues to grow.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/09/30/twitch-announces-20-million-in-new-investment-from-take-two-and-others.aspx

I think this is very cool. Twitch is quickly becoming a more popular watch for me then regular TV. I'm probably going to go with the PS4 when I can afford one and I can't wait to be able to point to my own videos for reviews instead of writing them out

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