Snapchat raises $175 million from Fidelity in latest funding round: source

By Heather Somerville(Reuters) – Snapchat has raised $175 million in fresh funding from Fidelity Investments and other investors, according to a source familiar with the matter.The investment is an extension of Snapchat’s Series F financing round, which the company began raising last year, the person told Reuters. Snapchat, which makes a free app for sending messages and videos that disappear in seconds, raised the financing at the same $16 billion valuation it had a year ago, The Wa