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Whale Rock

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 4 cheques on record.

Hedge fundDeploying nowNew fund $1.6B, Oct 2026

GrowthSeries ESeries F

Deploying now
33%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque57days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$725MRounds led0 of 4
Pitch Whale Rock

Whale Rock highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Growth and Series E: 75% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Hedge fund (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
BOSTON, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Sept
    HarveyGrowth · US · TechCrunch$550MWith 15 others
  3. 2025

    3 rounds

  4. Oct
    OuraGrowth · FI · TechCrunch$900MWith 8 others
  5. Oct
    RapydSeries F · GB · Ventureburn$500MWith 15 others
  6. Jan
    OuraSeries E · FI · Amboy Street Ventures$900MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration8 named

ASAlexander SacerdoteManaging Member of the General Partner and the Investment ManageriFiling they signed
BFBrian FalaheeDirectoriFiling they signed
DBDavid BreeDirectoriFiling they signed
ICIvana Craven FaltysovaDirectoriFiling they signed
JHJames HoughtlinInvestment ManageriFiling they signed
RCRiyaz Craven NooruddinDirectoriFiling they signed
RCRoger Craven HansonDirectoriFiling they signed
SCScott Craven JonesDirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 10 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

4+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Whale Rock. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Whale Rock put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Whale Rock in the title, and 3 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Whale Rock

What does Whale Rock invest in?

Whale Rock invests most often at Growth and Series E (75% of the rounds on record).

How active is Whale Rock?

4 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Whale Rock invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Harvey (Growth, Sept 2026), Oura (Growth, Oct 2025) and Rapyd (Series F, Oct 2025).

How big are Whale Rock's cheques?

The median round it joins is $725M.

Is Whale Rock investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Whale Rock invest alongside?

Most often Fidelity (3 rounds together), Andreessen Horowitz (2 rounds together) and Atreides (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Whale Rock?

Whale Rock is a hedge fund based in BOSTON, United States.

Has Whale Rock raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Oct 2026, reporting $1.6B raised.

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