When was Whova founded?

Whova was founded in 2013 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Whova located?

Whova is headquartered in San Diego, United States.

How many employees does Whova have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Whova is 210.

Is Whova a funded company?

Whova is a funded company, having raised a total of $6M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Jun 13, 2013.

When was the latest funding round of Whova?

Whova's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Jun 30, 2016, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Whova rank among its competitors?

Whova ranks 5th amongst 462 active competitors, of which 25 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Events.com, which secured $3.73M in Jun, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Whova?

Whova's top competitors include Cvent, Events.com and Swoogo. Among them, Events.com secured the most recent funding round in June, 2026.

Whova - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Whova provides mobile apps for events with features such as interactive agenda, indoor maps, notifications, surveys, Twitter conversation, slides, photos sharing, exhibitor and sponsor showcasing, etc. Let attendees find other people with shared interests, contact them directly in the app, and connect thereafter using nbsp, business card scanning technology. Customers include TEDx, MIT, Mitsubishi, Stanford, IEEE, Yale, The Rockefeller Foundation, and American Marketing Association among others.

Website: whova.com
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Email ID: *****@whova.com

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2013

Location

San Diego, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$6M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Jun 30, 2016, $*****

Investors

JPMorgan Chase & 4 more

Ranked

5^th among 462 active competitors

Employee Count

210 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Cvent & 471 more

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Whova is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
WHOVA CIN: 463901345 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	129 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
Whova Inc CIN: 5231654 , United States, Active	Oct 22, 2012	-	79 (As on Dec 31, 2021)	-

Whova has raised a total funding of $6M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 13, 2013. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Jun 30, 2016 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Whova has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Whova:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 30, 2016	5245136	Grant (prize money)	5515294	8044010	1107664	7211444
2015	7544	Series A	3382	8879	3012	Amino Capital & 2 more
Jul 01, 2013	9161145	Grant (prize money)	9230342	5235205	4983179	National Science Foundation

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The founders of Whova are Soyeon Park, Weiwei Xiong and Tianwei Sheng.

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

Soyeon Park: Co-Founder of Whova and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Weiwei Xiong: Co-Founder of Whova.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Tianwei Sheng: Co-Founder of Whova.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Whova's employee count trend

Whova has 210 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Whova's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Whova include Cvent, Events.com and Swoogo. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Whova, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Cvent 1999, Fairfax (United States), Acquired	Provider of software for event management, marketing, and attendee engagement	$178M	New Enterprise Associates, Insight Partners ... & 19 others	83/100
2nd	Events.com 2009, San Diego (United States), Series B	Online platform for organizing and promoting events	$88.2M	Mercato Partners, We Founder Circle & 19 others	70/100
3rd	Swoogo 2015, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	Platform offering event management solutions	$20M	Bain Capital, M2O & 6 others	68/100
4th	Tripleseat 2008, Concord (United States), Acquired	Provider of event management software for restaurants, hotels, and venues	$9.5M	General Atlantic, Dundee Venture Capital & 2 others	58/100
5th	Whova 2013, San Diego (United States), Series A	All-in-one Event Management Platform	$6M	JPMorgan Chase, Amino Capital & 3 others	58/100
6th	Swapcard 2013, Paris (France), Series A	Cloud based platform offering event management solutions	$5.27M	-	57/100
7th	Certain 1994, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Provider of event management platform for personalized attendee experiences and insights	$38.7M	-	55/100
8th	Stova  2008, New York City (United States), Series A	Platform offering event management solutions for enterprises	$77M	Sunstone Partners, East Seattle Partners & 2 others	53/100
9th	Event Base 2009, Vancouver (Canada), Series B	Event Management	$14.5M	SXSW, Madrona & 3 others	52/100
10th	EventMobi 2010, Toronto (Canada), Funding Raised	Cloud-based end-to-end event management solution provider	-	MaRS Discovery District	51/100