When was Whyline founded?

Whyline was founded in 2015 and raised its 1st funding round 6 years after it was founded.

Where is Whyline located?

Whyline is headquartered in Brooklyn, United States.

How many employees does Whyline have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Whyline is 195.

Is Whyline a funded company?

Whyline is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Jan 28, 2021.

How much is Whyline worth?

The last known valuation of Whyline was $***** as of Dec 31, 2016.

When was the latest funding round of Whyline?

Whyline's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Jan 28, 2021, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Whyline rank among its competitors?

Whyline ranks 6th amongst 133 active competitors, of which 6 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was WaitWell, which secured $1.13M in Jul, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Whyline?

Whyline's top competitors include Q-nomy, QLess and Skiplino. Among them, WaitWell secured the most recent funding round in July, 2023.

Whyline - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Whyline is an acquired company based in Brooklyn (United States), founded in 2015 by Patricio Romero. It operates as an AI-based mobile-first queue management system. Whyline has raised $5.6M in funding from e.Republic, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 133 active competitors, including 6 funded and 4 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Q-nomy, QLess and Skiplino.

Company Details

Whyline provides a mobile-first queue management system. The AI enabled and cloud-based mobile application allows companies and governments to virtualize the entire queuing process and allowing customers to see the live wait-times for their destination of choice and enter the line remotely from any location. The applications are available on the Google Play Store and Apple Store. Macro, Ficohsa, Banco Municipal, and Auckland are some of its clients.

Website: whyline.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

Brooklyn, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$5.6M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Jan 28, 2021, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Dec 31, 2016

Investors

e.Republic & 2 more

Ranked

6^th among 133 active competitors

Employee Count

195 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

ReservaTurno

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Q-nomy & 206 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Clear (Jan 04, 2022)

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Whyline got acquired by Clear on Jan 04, 2022.

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Whyline has raised a total funding of $5.6M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Jan 28, 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Whyline has 3 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Whyline:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 28, 2021	4680136	Seed	9938133	1463026	1498226	4690998

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The founders of Whyline is Patricio Romero.

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

Patricio Romero: Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Whyline.

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Whyline's employee count trend

Whyline has 195 employees as of May 26. Here is Whyline's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Whyline include Q-nomy, QLess and Skiplino. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Whyline, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Q-nomy 2001, Miami (United States), Unfunded	Business process management solutions	-	Fortissimo Capital	51/100
2nd	QLess 2007, Pasadena (United States), Acquired	Queue management solutions transforming customer service and operational efficiency	$19M	Altos Ventures Management, Palisades Growth Capital ... & 4 others	51/100
3rd	Skiplino 2015, Manama (Bahrain), Series A	Cloud-based queue management software solutions for businesses	-	KISP Ventures, Zaman Ventures & 1 others	50/100
4th	Earlyone 2016, Yerevan (Armenia), Funding Raised	Queue and customer flow management system	-	BAJ Accelerator	47/100
5th	Balador 2021, Amman (Jordan), Unfunded	Cloud based queue management software	-	-	41/100
6th	Whyline 2015, Brooklyn (United States), Acquired	AI-based mobile-first queue management system	$5.6M	Bradford Brown, Civstart & 1 others	41/100
7th	WaitWell 2020, Calgary (Canada), Seed	Cloud based queue management software	$1.13M	Graphite Ventures, Accelerate Fund & 3 others	41/100
8th	Lineberty 2014, Paris (France), Seed	Provider of virtual queue management system with and without appointments	$3.54M	Le Village by CA	41/100
9th	Ant Queue 2018, Singapore (Singapore), Unfunded	Cloud-based queue management solution	-	-	38/100
10th	ISI 1977, Chicago (United States), Funding Raised	CDR reporting and data analytics for unified communications	-	Ticonderoga Capital, Search Fund Partners	38/100