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 #VentureCapital #Whop #TetherInvestments #TradedVC