Whoop raises $575M
Wearable maker Whoop pulled in $575 million in new funding, lifting its valuation to about $10.1 billion — a big vote of confidence in biometric tracking for athletes and consumers. The round signals continued investor appetite for physiological‑data platforms amid growing demand for performance analytics. (news.crunchbase.com)
The financing was led by Collaborative Fund and drew institutional participation from 2PointZero Group, Qatar Investment Authority, Mubadala Investment Company, Abbott, Mayo Clinic, Macquarie Capital, Glade Brook, B‑Flexion, IVP, Foundry, Accomplice, Affinity Partners, Promus Ventures and Bullhorn Capital. (businesswire.com) WHOOP reported it has surpassed 2.5 million members, saw bookings grow 103% year‑over‑year in 2025, and exited 2025 at a roughly $1.1 billion run rate while operating cash‑flow positive. (businesswire.com) Company filings and the press release state the new capital will fund accelerated U.S. growth and international expansion across Europe, the GCC, Latin America and Asia, and WHOOP is hiring for more than 600 new roles worldwide to support R&D and expansion. (businesswire.com) A roster of high‑profile individual investors joined the round, including Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, Rory McIlroy, Reggie Miller, Niall Horan, Karen Wazen, Virgil van Dijk, Mathieu van der Poel and Shane Lowry. (businesswire.com) WHOOP describes the fundraising as a push to scale a unified personal‑health platform that uses continuous biometric streams and machine learning to predict risk, guide behavior, and prioritize preventive care. (businesswire.com) Observers noted the latest financing represents a sharp re‑rating from WHOOP’s last widely reported valuation of about $3.6 billion in 2021, and company leaders have publicly signaled an initial public offering as a potential next step. (techcrunch.com)
