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Index Ventures raises $2B in new capital across seed ($400M), venture ($900M), and growth (+$700M to $2.2B), lifting total assets to $3.5B to double down on AI across Europe, Israel, and the US, anchored by portfolio names like Revolut, Adyen, Figma, Roblox, Datadog and Wiz.
Russia banned Roblox citing LGBTQ content per state media (TASS) under laws designating public LGBTQ advocacy as extremist; Roblox did not comment; Appfigures data shows Roblox had roughly 70 million mobile installs in Russia with about 8 million downloads this year.
Roblox CEO defends an upcoming age-verification feature amid questions on child safety, highlighting a tension between safety measures and growth.
Roblox shifts from box-ticking age checks to facial self-age estimation with claimed 1.4-year accuracy, signaling stronger regulatory/compliance push on age verification.
Roblox shares fell 18% on news that child-safety measures weigh on bookings.
Roblox’s Q1 2026 DAU fell to 132M as age-check rollout slowed new user growth, even with revenue rising to $1.4B.
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