Vivox, a market leader in voice services for online gaming and social networking, has raised a round of funding worth $6.8 million to continue the growth of its presence and rich services in the ever expanding online voice market. The funding was provided by IDG Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Canaan Partners and GrandBanks Capital. As part of the deal, Phil Sanderson of IDG Ventures will join Vivox’s board of directors.

Vivox has proven itself to be an incredibly valuable company in enriching the gaming experience for millions of users of online gaming, virtual worlds, and social media. Vivox is working hard to improve the gaming and social experience, as voice communication is a critical feature missing from many online experiences but can make many games and social media feel far more entertaining and enjoyable. Vivox offers the only managed voice service that connects people from many communities across multiple platforms, like gaming consoles and PCs. Modern gaming now offers people access to a whole range of groups and communities of people who share similar interests.

Voice services have greatly improved the gaming experience for millions people, allowing them to team up in multiplayer games that require communication and strategizing that goes far beyond running around with a mindless and unresponsive computer artificial intelligence. The growing army of millions of gamers who see their headsets as a key component of their entertainment experience can rest easy knowing Vivox is hard at work ensuring the social voice networking of today will only get better.

Supporting 20 million users in more than 180 countries, and over 2 billion minutes of voice chat per month, the Vivox Network is the world's largest cross-platform voice provider. Vivox is based in Natick, Massachusetts.