Where is Whale located?

Whale is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

Who is the current CEO of Whale?

Shengxuan Jerry Ye of Whale. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Whale have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Whale is 92.

Is Whale a funded company?

Whale is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

Where does Whale rank among its competitors?

Whale ranks 91st amongst 190 active competitors, of which 38 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Blueshift, which secured $40M in Jan, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Whale?

Whale's top competitors include Zeta Global, Klaviyo and Braze. Among them, Blueshift secured the most recent funding round in January, 2024.

Whale - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Whale is a funded company based in Hangzhou (China), founded in 2017 by Shengxuan Jerry Ye. It operates as an AI based platform offering personalized marketing solutions. The company has 190 active competitors, including 38 funded and 30 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Zeta Global, Klaviyo and Braze.

Company Details

AI based platform offering personalized marketing solutions. It uses data and AI to improve brand marketing efficiency and ROI, allowing brand marketing to adapt to the dynamic changes in the consumer journey, and allowing brands to understand customers better. It also provides customer data collection for decision making, omnichannel analytics and reporting, and more. Marketing automation platform that enables data driven decisions and personalized omnichannel campaigns.

Website: www.meetwhale.com
Email ID: *****@whale.im
Phone Number: +86 **********
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Founded Year

2017

Location

Hangzhou, China

Stage

Funding Raised

Investors

Innoven Capital & 1 more

Ranked

91^st among 190 active competitors

Employee Count

92 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Zeta Global & 213 more

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Whale is a funded company. Whale has 2 institutional investors.

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The founders of Whale is Shengxuan Jerry Ye. Shengxuan Jerry Ye is the CEO of Whale.

Here are the details of Whale's key team members:

Shengxuan Jerry Ye: Founder & CEO of Whale.

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Whale's employee count trend

Whale has 92 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Whale's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Whale include Zeta Global, Klaviyo and Braze. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Whale, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Zeta Global 2007, New York City (United States), Public	Provider of an AI-powered marketing platform unifying data and marketing channels	$358M	S KKR Capital Corp, GCP Capital Partners ... & 15 others	83/100
2nd	Klaviyo 2012, Boston (United States), Public	SaaS-based e-mail marketing software solutions for e-commerce businesses	$778M	Astral Capital, Shopify & 23 others	81/100
3rd	Braze 2011, New York City (United States), Public	Provider of a platform for cross-channel customer engagement and messaging	$175M	Meritech, Compound & 23 others	77/100
4th	Appier Technologies 2012, Taipei (Taiwan), Public	Personalized omnichannel marketing and advertising solutions for businesses	$184M	LINE Corporation, NAVER & 25 others	76/100
5th	Iterable 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series E	Cloud based omnichannel personalized marketing platform	$343M	CRV, 500 Global & 29 others	72/100
6th	Blueshift 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series C	AI-enabled marketing automation platform	$57.6M	LUMA Partners, White Oak Equity Partners ... & 17 others	71/100
7th	Nosto 2011, Helsinki (Finland), Series B	SaaS-based personalized product recommendation solution for online retailers	$32.8M	OpenOcean, Idinvest Partners & 14 others	70/100
8th	Smartly.io 2013, Helsinki (Finland), Acquired	Provider of an AI advertising platform for cross-channel campaign management	$22.8M	Lifeline Ventures, Highland Europe & 1 others	70/100
9th	Attentive Mobile 2016, New York (United States), Series E	AI based conversational marketing solutions for ecommerce businesses	$1.03B	Coatue, Sequoia Capital & 33 others	70/100
10th	Movable Ink 2010, New York City (United States), Acquired	Email marketing solutions for businesses	$97.3M	Contour Venture Partners, SLW & 12 others	67/100
91st	Whale 2017, Hangzhou (China), Funding Raised	AI based platform offering personalized marketing solutions	-	Jiangmen Ventures, Innoven Capital	28/100