WHOOP raises big cash
WHOOP raised $575 million at a $10.1 billion valuation — the round lists backers like LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo and the Mayo Clinic. Strength‑training users say the tracker still misses key lifting metrics (people flagged poor sauna recovery logging and gaps for resistance work). (x.com)
The financing round was led by Collaborative Fund and lists institutional participants that include 2PointZero Group, the Qatar Investment Authority, Mubadala Investment Company, Abbott, Macquarie Capital and IVP. (businesswire.com) (businesswire.com) WHOOP now reports more than 2.5 million members worldwide and said bookings grew 103% year‑over‑year in 2025, exiting the year at a $1.1 billion run rate. (businesswire.com) (businesswire.com) The company stated it was operating cash‑flow positive in 2025 and is recruiting for over 600 new roles to support R&D and international expansion. (businesswire.com) (businesswire.com) WHOOP has already announced a partnership with Invest Qatar to open its first international WHOOP Labs research facility in Msheireb Downtown Doha as part of its Gulf expansion. (whoop.com) (whoop.com) Bloomberg framed the deal as a step toward an eventual IPO and reported WHOOP told the outlet it had become cash‑flow positive in 2025 and seen subscription growth accelerate. (bloomberg.com) (bloomberg.com) Users on WHOOP’s official community forums have lodged specific complaints that the Strength Trainer experience locks exercise order, loses previously logged weights when editing workouts, and undercounts strain for many resistance sessions. (community.whoop.com) (community.whoop.com) WHOOP released a Passive MSK update in February 2026 that automatically estimates musculoskeletal load from wrist motion to boost strain credit for strength work, but independent public validation of the new algorithm has not been published. (the5krunner.com) (the5krunner.com)
