Will.i.am somehow managed to get $117M in VC funding

Salvador Rodriguez at Reuters:

I.am+, the tech startup founded by pop star and entrepreneur will.i.am, has raised $117 million in venture funding, the company told Reuters on Monday as it announced its entry into the corporate computing market with a voice assistant for customer service.

Check the video for ‘Omega’, their new enterprise voice assistant.

This is worth $117 million?

Source: Will.i.am’s startup raises $117 million, enters enterprise market