Company name: Discord
VC: Josh Elman at Greylock and Cyan Banister at Founder’s Fund
Relationship: Elman is an investor. Banister is not; she just thinks it's cool.
Funding: $79.3 million
What it does: Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers that's free, secure, and works on both the desktop and phone.
Why it's hot: "I haven't seen a product grow this quickly in a very long time," says Elman. "It has more than 45 million registered users who send about 200 million messages daily. Every day, 9 million people are using Discord, adding 1.1 million new users every week. Every gamer knows about Discord.”
"Discord is voice and video chat for gamers. If you game at all, this is how you communicate with your friends. No more Skype, no more hassle," says Banister.