WhatsApp

About

WhatsApp is a proprietary, cross-platform, free instant messaging subscription service for smartphones.

Santa Clara,California,United States
1001 - 5000
http://www.whatsapp.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Seed
Last Funding Money Raised: $250K
Industries: Android,Messaging,Mobile,Subscription Service
Founded date: Jan 1, 2009
Number Of Employee: 1001 - 5000
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: WhatsApp Inc.
Also Known As: WhatsApp Ireland Limited

WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows users to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. WhatsApp Messenger is available for iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Windows Phone, Nokia, and Symbian platforms.

Since WhatsApp Messenger uses the same internet data plan that subscribers use for email and web browsing, there is no cost to message and allows them to stay in touch with their friends.

In addition to basic messaging WhatsApp users can create groups, send each other unlimited images, video, and audio media messages.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

3

$60.25M

WhatsApp has raised a total of $60.25M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 1, 2013 from a Series B round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Jul 1, 2013	Series B	$52M	1	Sequoia Capital	—	Detail
Apr 8, 2011	Series A	$8M	1	Sequoia Capital	—	Detail
Oct 1, 2009	Seed	$250K	—	—	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

64

3

WhatsApp has made 64 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 5, 2022, when Pylon raised $8.50M.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Dec 5, 2022 Pylon	Seed	$8.50M	Finance	—
Aug 26, 2022 Contribution Labs	Seed	$2.42M	Blockchain	—
Jul 14, 2022 Lines	Seed	$4M		—
May 12, 2022 TipTop	Series A	$23M	Cryptocurrency	—
Feb 19, 2022 Via Protocol	Pre-seed	$1.20M	Blockchain	—