WhatsApp Overview
- Founded
- 2009

- Status
- Acquired/Merged
- Employees
- 400

- Latest Deal Type
- M&A
- Latest Deal Amount
- $17.2B

WhatsApp General Information
Description
Provider of a cross platform mobile messaging application. The company's platform allows the user to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. In addition to basic messaging WhatsApp users can create groups, send each other unlimited images, video and audio media messages. It's available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone and Nokia.
Contact Information
(Operating Subsidiary)
- 650 Castro Street
- Suite 120-219
- Mountain View, CA 94041
- United States
WhatsApp Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6. Merger/Acquisition | 06-Oct-2014 | $17.2B | 000.00 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
5. Merger/Acquisition | 09-Apr-2013 | 000 | 000 | Cancelled | Generating Revenue | |
4. Later Stage VC (Series B) | 01-Jan-2013 | 000.00 | 000.00 | 00.000 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
3. Merger/Acquisition | 03-Dec-2012 | Cancelled | Generating Revenue | |||
2. Early Stage VC (Series A) | 08-Apr-2011 | $8M | $8.26M | 000.00 | Completed | Product Development |
1. Seed Round | 31-Mar-2010 | $257K | $257K | Completed | Product Development |
WhatsApp Cap Table
Stock | # of Shares Authorized |
Par Value | Dividend Rate (%) | Original Issue Price |
Liquidation | Liquidation Pref. Multiple |
Conversion Price | % Owned |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Series B1 | 0,000,000 | 00.000000 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 0.000 |
Series B | 0,000,000 | 00.000000 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | |
Series AA1 | 00,000,000 | 00.000000 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | |
Series AA | 00,000,000 | 00.000000 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 0.00 |
Series A1 | 20,000,000 | $0.000001 | 8% | $0.01 | $0.01 | 1x | $0.01 | |
Series A | 20,000,000 | $0.000001 | 8% | $0.01 | $0.01 | 1x | $0.01 | 8.01% |
WhatsApp Comparisons
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Request a free trialWhatsApp Competitors (19)
Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Telegram | Corporation | Tortola, British Virgin Islands | 000 | |||
000000 (0000000000 | Venture Capital-Backed | San Jose, CA | 00 | 000.00 | 00000000000 | 000.00 |
000000 | Corporation | Shenzhen, China | 0000 | |||
00000000 | Venture Capital-Backed | Los Angeles, CA | 0 | 000.00 | 000000000 - | 000.00 |
000000000 | Formerly Accelerator/Incubator backed | Mountain View, CA | 0 | 000000&0 |
WhatsApp Executive Team (6)
Name | Title | Board Seat | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|
Chris Daniels | Chief Executive Officer | ||
Matthew Idema | Chief Operating Officer | ||
Kuan Yong | Software Engineer | ||
Abhjit Bose | WhatsApp India head | ||
Jan Koum | Co-Founder |
WhatsApp Signals
Growth Rate

Growth

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Key Data Points
Twitter Followers
5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors
15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains
314

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Request a free trialWhatsApp Former Investors (1)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sequoia Capital | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 |
WhatsApp Investments (2)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Lead Partner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0000000000 | 18-Jun-2019 | 00000 | 00000 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | 000000 0000 |
MinionLabs | Seed Round | 000.00 | Electrical Equipment |