Entrepreneur and influencer Karen Wazen and Riyadh-based football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo have joined other global icons in backing Egyptian-American Will Ahmed’s health tech company WHOOP, which just closed a $575 million funding round at a $10.1 billion valuation. The diverse backing proves the brand’s growing cultural relevance across the GCC and beyond.
Athletes & Stars Back WHOOP
The funding round also attracted an impressive roster of international institutional backers, including Abbott, the Mayo Clinic, Macquarie Capital, Glade Brook, B-Flexion, IVP, Foundry, Accomplice, Affinity Partners, and Bullhound Capital.
High-profile individual investors include LeBron James, Rory McIlroy, Reggie Miller, Niall Horan, Virgil van Dijk, and Shane Lowry, further underscoring WHOOP’s cultural relevance and appeal to top-tier performers across sports and entertainment.
Revolutionizing Personalized Health
Egyptian-American entrepreneur Will Ahmed built WHOOP to redefine the way we understand health and performance. The company’s wearable technology, powered by AI-driven insights, continuously tracks biometric data to deliver personalized guidance on sleep, recovery, and overall performance.
By harnessing advances in AI and real-time health monitoring, Ahmed is pioneering a fundamentally new approach to wellness, one that predicts risk, guides behavior, and empowers users to improve their health proactively, every single day.
GCC as a Key Strategic Growth Market
The strong participation from Gulf-based investors highlights the GCC’s emergence as a strategic growth hub for health technology. With regional interest converging on innovative wellness solutions, WHOOP’s latest funding positions the company to expand its footprint, enhance its technology, and solidify its role at the intersection of elite athletic performance, health, and culture.
With Cristiano Ronaldo, Karen Wazen, and global icons joining its journey, Will Ahmed’s WHOOP is set to redefine how the world approaches health, performance, and wellness, bringing AI-powered, personalized care from athletes to everyday users.
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