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Who invested in WhatsApp?
WhatsApp's investors include Sequoia Capital.
2010201120122013
$250KSeed$8.0MSeries A$50MSeries CUnited States · Series C startup
Who invested in WhatsApp
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$58Mraised across 3 rounds since 2009, from 3 sources
$250KSeed$8.0MSeries A$50MSeries C
- Latest round
- Series C, $50MJul 2013
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- Investors
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The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $250K Oct 2009
- Biggest round
- $50M Series C · Jul 2013
- Usual gap between rounds
- 2.3 years the median of 2
The rounds
- Jul 2013
- Apr 2011
- Oct 2009Seed$250K
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Everyone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
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Quick answers about WhatsApp
How much has WhatsApp raised?
WhatsApp has raised $58M across 3 rounds since 2009.
When did WhatsApp last raise?
WhatsApp's most recent round was a Series C of $50M in Jul 2013.
What was WhatsApp's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $50M in Jul 2013, is also its largest on record.
Who backed WhatsApp first?
WhatsApp's first round on record, in Apr 2011, was backed by Sequoia Capital.
What stage is WhatsApp at?
WhatsApp's latest named round is a Series C, in Jul 2013.
Where is WhatsApp based?
WhatsApp is based in the United States.
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