Funding
Series B (2013 financing disclosed in 2014) · Consumer

WhatsApp’s 2013 Series B totalled $52 million

Sequoia Capital backed the messaging app before its sale to Facebook.

By RoundOS Funding desk

Sequoia Capital supplied WhatsApp’s $52 million Series B in July 2013.

Details of the financing emerged in February 2014, as Facebook agreed to acquire the company. The investment backed a simple mobile messaging product that challenged SMS and spread internationally through its users.

Funding history

Series B (2013 financing disclosed in 2014) · This round$52M
Series A$8M

Sources

  1. Original public disclosure of previously unreported WhatsApp financingtechcrunch.com · Feb 19, 2014
  2. Original publisher corrects WhatsApp financing to USD52m Series B in July2013techcrunch.com · Feb 22, 2014
  3. Official WhatsApp recipient and Sequoia investment relationshipsequoiacap.com

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