Whip Media Funding, Investors & Competitors

Whip Media has raised $115M across 4 funding rounds, most recently a $50M Series D in January 2020.

Last Whip Media funding round

$50M

Series D · Jan 2020

Cumulative funding Whip Media raised

$115M

across 4 funding rounds

Key investors in Whip Media

  • Raine Ventures
  • IVP
  • Greycroft
  • Compound
  • BAM Ventures
  • WME
  • Scooter Braun
  • HDS Capital

Whip Media Overview

About Whip Media

Whip Media is a Los Angeles-headquartered software provider for content rights, royalties, and operations in entertainment. Founded in 2014, its platform uses AI for streaming analytics, metadata management, and supply chain orchestration. Trusted by studios like Paramount and Lionsgate, Whip Media optimizes licensing, availability tracking, and revenue sharing across 190 territories.


Founded

2014

HQ

United StatesLos Angeles, CA

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Subscription

Whip Media Funding History

Whip Media has raised a total of $115M across 4 funding rounds.

Whip Media's first fundraising round was a $5M Series A in May 2014. The most recent completed round was a $50M Series D in January 2020.

Whip Media funding rounds

Whip Media funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedDeal Summary
Jan 2020Series DEminence Capital LP (lead); Raine Ventures$50MWhip Media Group announced a $50 million Series D funding round led by asset management firm Eminence Capital LP, with continued participation from Raine Ventures. The company was formed in October 2019 through TV Time's acquisition of media content monetisation service Mediamorph, and maintains both platforms alongside TheTVDB, an online database functioning as a television-focused version of IMDb. The company provides software and data solutions for content management, helping media companies, content buyers, broadcasters and streamers make data-driven decisions about where to sell shows and for how much in the streaming era. The Series D funding was allocated partly toward the Mediamorph acquisition and primarily toward accelerating product development and expanding sales and data teams, with plans to hire 50 additional employees by year-end 2020, mostly in data and engineering roles. To the date of the round, Whip Media Group had raised a total of $115 million from investors including Eminence Capital, Raine Ventures, and IVP.
Jul 2015Series CIVP; Raine Ventures$40MWhip Media (also known as Whip Media Group or TV Time) is a content value management platform provider for media companies, offering software and data solutions to optimize content investments in the streaming ecosystem. The company was positioned to transform content buying and selling in the global entertainment market, providing data-driven features for competitive advantage. A later Series D round in January 2020 raised $50 million led by Eminence Capital with participation from Raine Ventures, aimed at accelerating product development, expanding sales and data teams amid growing demand for its platform.
Dec 2014Series BIVP (lead); WME; Compound; Scooter Braun; Steve Bernstein; Greycroft; Raine Ventures; BAM Ventures; Gordon Crawford; Ron Zuckerman; Thom Weisel; Peter Guber$20M-
May 2014Series ARaine Ventures; HDS Capital$5M-

Who has invested in Whip Media?

14 investors have backed Whip Media across its funding rounds, including Raine Ventures, IVP, Greycroft, Compound, BAM Ventures and WME.

Lead investors include Eminence Capital LP and IVP.


Whip Media Investors

Investors in Whip Media by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Raine VenturesUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA4ParticipantMay 2014
IVPUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2LeadDec 2014
WMEUnited StatesLos Angeles, CA1ParticipantDec 2014
CompoundUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantDec 2014
Scooter BraunUnited StatesLos Angeles, CA1ParticipantDec 2014
Eminence Capital LPUnited StatesNew York City, NY1LeadJan 2020
Steve BernsteinUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantDec 2014
GreycroftUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantDec 2014
BAM VenturesUnited StatesLos Angeles, CA1ParticipantDec 2014
Gordon CrawfordJerseyJersey1ParticipantDec 2014
Ron ZuckermanUnited StatesLos Angeles, CA1ParticipantDec 2014
HDS CapitalUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantMay 2014

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Acquisitions by Whip Media

Whip Media has acquired 2 companies to date.

Last acquisition by Whip Media was on October 15th 2019. Whip Media acquired Mediamorph for undisclosed valuation.


Latest Acquisitions by Whip Media

Mediamorph
TheTVDB.com
Description
Mediamorph is a Boston-headquartered platform for entertainment content management. It delivers insights on financials, rights, and consumption data across video distribution channels. The solution connects content providers to streaming services, broadcasters, and platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
TheTVDB.com is a community-driven open database cataloging television series, episodes, cast, and artwork. Users contribute and edit entries for over 200,000 shows spanning decades, serving as a key resource for media apps, streaming services, and fans worldwide since 2008.
HQ CountryUnited StatesUnited States
HQ City
New York City, NY
Los Angeles, CA
Deal Date15 Oct 20191 Oct 2019
Valuationundisclosedundisclosed
EV/Revenue
EV/EBITDA

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Whip Media Competitors

Whip Media competitors include listed companies like Vista Group and Unity, and private ones like Quantum Metric, ElevenLabs, Synthesia and StackAdapt.

Public and private companies comparable to Whip Media
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
Quantum MetricUnited StatesColorado Springs, COPrivate--$1B-
Vista GroupNew ZealandNew ZealandPublicly listed$94M$5M$381M3.8x
ElevenLabsPolandWarsawPrivate$500M-$11B22.0x
SynthesiaUnited KingdomLondonPrivate$100M-$4B40.0x
StackAdaptCanadaTorontoPrivate$500M$125M$2.5B5.0x
UnityUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$1.8B($18M)$18B8.8x

Whip Media Public Comps

Whip Media is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Palantir, ServiceNow, Datadog, RELX, Strategy, Autodesk, Verisk Analytics, Fair Isaac, Unity and Wolters Kluwer.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Palantir$4.5B$1.5B92.6x58.1x285.0x97.4x
ServiceNow$13B$2.6B11.1x9.6x57.2x25.0x
Datadog$3.4B($588K)23.6x19.4x(137813.0x)77.6x
RELX$13B$4.9B5.5x5.3x14.4x13.2x
Strategy$477M($5.4B)149.4x144.4x(13.1x)(12.3x)
Autodesk$7.2B$1.8B6.3x5.7x25.6x14.1x
Verisk Analytics$3.1B$1.7B8.8x8.5x16.2x15.1x
Fair Isaac$2B$951M13.2x10.4x27.6x17.1x

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Common questions about Whip Media

When was Whip Media founded?Whip Media was founded in 2014.
Where is Whip Media headquartered?Whip Media is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Is Whip Media publicly listed?No, Whip Media is a private, VC-backed company.
How much funding has Whip Media raised?Whip Media has raised $115M across 4 funding rounds.
What was Whip Media's last funding round?Whip Media's last funding round was a $50M Series D in January 2020, led by Eminence Capital LP.
Who are Whip Media's investors?Whip Media's investors include Raine Ventures, IVP, WME, Compound, Scooter Braun, Eminence Capital LP, Steve Bernstein, Greycroft, BAM Ventures, Gordon Crawford and 4 others.
Which companies are comparable to Whip Media?Companies comparable to Whip Media include Quantum Metric, Vista Group, ElevenLabs, Synthesia, StackAdapt and Unity.
How many companies has Whip Media acquired?Whip Media has acquired 2 companies, including Mediamorph and TheTVDB.com.

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