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February 26, 2026 - Deals
Whop Secures $200M Investment From Tether At $1.6B Valuation For Global Expansion
Whop has raised $200M in a strategic investment from Tether at a $1.6B valuation, aimed at expanding access to sustainable online income opportunities for Tether’s 500M monthly users.
Whop facilitates $3B in annual earnings across more than 130 countries, with 20M users and gross transaction volume growing 25% month over month. Customers range from Samsung and Netflix to F1 and the NFL, plus startups like Polymarket and ElevenLabs and tens of thousands of solopreneurs.
The funding will accelerate expansion across Latin America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, support new financial infrastructure, and roll out AI tools focused on “agentic income” for the next generation of entrepreneurs. In partnership with Tether, Whop will also enable stablecoin payments across its global network and further position itself as a destination where the internet does business. Whop is backed by Bain Capital Ventures, A*, Peter Thiel, Guillermo Rauch, and Insight Partners.
FOUNDERS: Steven Schwartz, Cameron Zoub, & Jack Sharkey
INVESTOR: Tether Investments
AMOUNT: $200,000,000
VALUATION: $1,600,000,000
HQ: Brooklyn, New York
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Colossal Biosciences In Talks For Funding Round Targeting $23 Billion ValuationColossal Biosciences, the de-extinction biotech startup known for its efforts to recreate the woolly mammoth and other extinct species, is reportedly in talks to raise new funding at a valuation of roughly $23 billion–$24 billion, according to Axios. The potential raise would mark a significant jump for the five-year-old company, with investors valuing not only its genetic-engineering programs but also its broader genomics, reproductive technology, conservation, and intellectual property platform. Colossal has begun generating revenue through conservation technology sales and technology spinouts, including Astromech, an AI-driven predictive modeling company, and Form Bio, a computational biology platform, expanding its value beyond de-extinction efforts.
FOUNDERS: Ben Lamm & George Church
TARGET VALUATION: $23,000,000,000
HQ: Dallas, Texas
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