| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2022 |
| Country | USA |
| Sector | Social |
| Total raised | ~$61M USD |
| Collapse type | Silent Shutdown |
| Founder | Michael Heyward |
Whisper
"Anonymous confessional social network raised $61M from Sequoia. Peaked at 25M monthly users in 2014. Reddit and TikTok absorbed the use case. Shut September 2022."
Quiet closure with no public announcement
Key Events Timeline
Whisper was founded in 2012 by Michael Heyward and Brad Brooks in Los Angeles as an anonymous social network where users could share secrets, confessions, and thoughts overlaid on evocative images — a visual PostSecret for the mobile era.
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