Zynga Raises $147.4M Round From Softbank

Zynga has raised another monster round of venture capital, this time a $147.4 million investment from Japanese telecom and media firm Softbank. This brings the investment total for Zynga to date up to $366 million. 

As part of the deal, Softbank and Zynga will partner to promote localized versions of Zynga's titles on Softbank's mobile social networks. Softbank has also invested in Zynga rival RockYou, another company looking to push its social games in the Asian market. 

[via Bloomberg]

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