# Whistle funding: rounds and investors

> Whistle has raised $87M across 4 rounds since 2013. Investors include Slow Ventures, DCM Ventures and Melo7 Tech Partners. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/whistle (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Whistle*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 12 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$87M** raised across 4 rounds since 2013, from 4 sources

**$6.0M** Series A **$15M** Series B **$66M** Series D **$1K** Seed

- **Latest round:** Seed, $1K Mar 2022
- **Biggest round:** $66M Series D · Jul 2020
- **Investors:** 12

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2013 2015 2017 2019 2021

**$6.0M** Series A

**$15M** Series B

**$66M** Series D

**$1K** Seed

- **First round:** Series A, $6.0M
- **Biggest round:** $66M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 20 months

## The rounds

- **Mar 2022** Seed **$1K** *1 new* *2 returning* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) Source recorded
- **Jul 2020** Series D **$66M** *2 new* [Beringea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beringea) [WndrCo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wndrco) Source recorded
- **Jan 2015** Series B **$15M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Qualcomm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures) [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) [Nokia Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nokia-growth-partners) [Melo7 Tech Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/melo7-tech-partners) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Jan 2015
- **Jun 2013** Series A **$6.0M** *6 new* [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) [Kevin Colleran](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran) [RedSwan VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-swan-ventures-2) [Melo7 Tech Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/melo7-tech-partners) [Gunderson Dettmer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gunderson-dettmer) Reported by pevc.dowjones.com

## Founders and team

From Whistle's own website: 6 on the team.

- **David Zeff** CEO
- **Yonah Zeff** COO
- **Bianca Goodrich** Head of Human Resources
- **Bronwyn Johnson** Head of Customer Success
- **Cheryl Segon** Head of Finance
- **Kayla du Plessis** Head of GTM

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series A** 2013 **Series B** 2015 **Series D** 2020 **Seed** 2022 [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) [Melo7 Tech Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/melo7-tech-partners) [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Qualcomm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures) [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) [Beringea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beringea) [WndrCo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wndrco) [Nokia Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nokia-growth-partners) [Kevin Colleran](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran)

## Everyone who backed them

[Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) Private equity **2** rounds

[Melo7 Tech Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/melo7-tech-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

[Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **1** round

[Qualcomm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round

[QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Beringea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beringea) Private equity **1** round

[WndrCo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wndrco) Private equity **1** round

[Nokia Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nokia-growth-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Kevin Colleran](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran) VC firm **1** round

[RedSwan VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-swan-ventures-2) VC firm **1** round

[Gunderson Dettmer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gunderson-dettmer) Corporate VC **1** round

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## Quick answers about Whistle

### Who invested in Whistle?

Whistle's investors include Slow Ventures, DCM Ventures, Melo7 Tech Partners, Alumni Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures, and 7 more on record.

### How much has Whistle raised?

Whistle has raised $87M across 4 rounds since 2013.

### When did Whistle last raise?

Whistle's most recent round was a Seed of $1K in Mar 2022.

### What was Whistle's biggest round?

Whistle's largest round on record is $66M (Series D), in Jul 2020.

### Who backed Whistle first?

Whistle's first round on record, in Jun 2013, was backed by Slow Ventures, DCM Ventures and Kevin Colleran and 3 others.

### What stage is Whistle at?

Whistle's latest named round is a Seed, in Mar 2022.

### Where is Whistle based?

Whistle is based in the United States.

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