Whop.com
Whop.com is an American social commerce platform that enables creators and small businesses to market and sell digital products directly to consumers.
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History
Whop was founded in 2021 by Steven Schwartz and Cameron Zoub, who met through a Facebook sneaker-reselling group, and software developer Jack Sharkey. In July 2023, the company raised US$17 million in a Series A funding round led by Insight Partners, which valued Whop at slightly over US$100 million.In 2023, Business Insider included the company in its list of “creator-economy startups to watch.”
In June 2024, Whop secured more than US$50 million in a Series B round led by Bain Capital Ventures, with an estimated valuation of about US$800 million.
In February 2024, Fast Company profiled Whop and reported an internal valuation of approximately US$300 million.
Platform
Whop provides sellers with a hosted storefront, merchant-of-record payment system, customer-relationship tools and analytics. Buyers access a dashboard that centralises all purchases and community-membership subscriptions.Whop charges a 2.7% + $0.30 platform fee on transactions processed through Whop Payments, in addition to standard payment-processing charges.