Whoop의 평가액이 $10 billion으로 세 배가 되었다
Source: TechCrunch
Funding round
Whoop, the fitness and health‑tracking wearable company, has closed a $575 million Series G funding round at a $10.1 billion valuation — nearly triple its last reported valuation of $3.6 billion.
The round was led by Collaborative Fund and included participation from:
- Mubadala Investment Company
- Qatar Investment Authority
- 2PointZero Group
- Abbott (medical device giant)
- Mayo Clinic
- Macquarie Capital
- IVP
- Foundry Group
- Accomplice
- Affinity Partners
- Glade Brook
- B‑Flexion
- Promus Ventures
- Bullhound Capital
Individual investors include Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, Rory McIlroy, Reggie Miller, and Niall Horan, among other prominent athletes and celebrities.
Whoop has now raised roughly $900 million in total since its founding.
Company milestones
- Bookings: Exited last year with a $1.1 billion bookings run rate, up 103 % year‑over‑year.
- Metric focus: Founder and CEO Will Ahmed emphasized bookings as the right metric for a hardware‑plus‑subscription business, capturing inventory, hardware costs, and recurring revenue dynamics.
Use of capital
Ahmed outlined the primary areas for the new funding:
- Talent acquisition and hiring
- Marketing and brand awareness
- Continued R&D investment
- Accelerating international expansion
IPO speculation
The size of the round naturally raises the question of an IPO. Rival Oura is reportedly talking with bankers about a potential listing this year. Ahmed said Whoop is doing “a lot of the no‑regrets work to be a public company” but stopped short of confirming any imminent plans.
Additional resources
- Listen to the full conversation with Ahmed on Spotify: Podcast episode
- Read more about Ahmed’s push into healthcare: TechCrunch article