Twitter has invested $70m in music streaming service SoundCloud
Tech giant Twitter invested $70m in music streaming service SoundCloud earlier this year it has been revealed.
The social media network bought the stake as part of a round that would value SoundCloud at about $700m, tech website Recode has reported.
Twitter's newly returned CEO Jack Dorsey didn't reveal details of the deal but confirmed that the San Francisco-based company now owns a stake in SoundCloud.
“Earlier this year we made an investment in SoundCloud through Twitter Ventures to help support some of our efforts with creators," he said. "They've been great partners of ours over the years and their community-supported approach mirrors ours in many ways.”
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