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March 11, 2014 06:41 pm GMT

Report: Secret-Sharing App Whisper Now Valued at $200 Million

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Whisper, a popular app for sharing secrets anonymously, is reportedly raising another $30 million in funding.

The funding, which was reported by Re/code, comes just six months after the startup raised a $20 million Series B roundRe/code reports hearing from multiple sources that the latest round values Whisper at around $200 million

See also: The Rise of Whisper: How Cartoons and Tiger Woods Led to a Hit App

A rep for Whisper did not immediately respond to our request for comment

Whisper launched in 2012 and took off slowly at first. Michael Heyward, the company's cofounder and CEO, told Mashable in an earlier interview that "it was probably months before we got over 100 downloads a day." Read more...

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