Whale
Whale帷幄
Whale (帷幄) is an enterprise AI company founded and led by CEO Jerry Ye (叶生晅) , with its global headquarters in Singapore . The company builds marketing-technology products that bridge digital and physical retail: Whale SpaceSight for offline store operations, Whale Harbor for content marketing, and Whale Cast for livestream commerce . Linear Capital, which first backed Whale at the pre-A round and has since added to its position across multiple rounds, describes the firm as one of its better-known MarTech portfolio companies alongside the likes of Sensors Data and Tezign .
In May 2025, Whale announced it had raised over $60 million across its C1 and C2 rounds, bringing in Bosch Ventures, MTR Lab, MDI Ventures, and Singtel Innov8 as new investors alongside Linear Capital's continued support; the capital is earmarked for accelerating product deployment, building enterprise AI solutions, and expanding into Southeast Asia, North America, and other global markets . The company has also positioned itself within the AIGC wave, with its CEO speaking publicly on how generative AI is reshaping marketing and on the "long march" facing Chinese companies in the AGI era .
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Linear Capital portfolio companies Femometer, Rokid, and Whale selected for inaugural Forbes China Globalization 30 & 30
This week, Forbes China released the results of its inaugural "Forbes China · Global Expansion 30 & 30" list. **Linear Capital portfolio companies Femometer, Rokid, and Whale Tech were named "Track Pioneers" in the "2023 Forbes China · Top 30 Global Expansion Brands."** According to information released by Forbes, this year's selection followed an application-based process. Between June and December 2023, the selection committee received hundreds of applications.
线性资本·"AI + Vertical Industry Applications" Salon Recap: What's Changing in Marketing, Law, and Healthcare?
Since ChatGPT's official launch, the generative AI-driven entrepreneurship wave has continued to spread globally — and after 300 days, the赛道 remains as hot as ever. The long-term value proposition that **generative AI will transform productivity** has become an industry consensus. Yet the road ahead is long. The harder questions behind this revolution are how to **translate technology into real-world deployment, accelerate the development of innovative applications in vertical scenarios, and achieve commercialization**.
线性资本·Reminder: Registration closes this week | September 1, Shanghai — join Linear Capital and Microsoft for Startups to discuss "AI Applications in Vertical Industries"
In early August we announced that Linear Capital and Microsoft Accelerator would be co-hosting a salon on AI applications in vertical industries in Shanghai. The event will take place on the afternoon of September 1. **Microsoft experts will share insights on Azure OpenAI model applications and deployment scenarios, and founders from Linear Capital portfolio companies — Whale帷幄, MeFlow幂律智能, and Warpex沃时科技 — will speak on AI applications in healthcare, legal services, retail, and other verticals.**
线性资本·Linear Capital Partners with Microsoft Accelerator: On September 1, Let's Talk About AI Application in Vertical Industries — Plus a Surprise Giveaway
On the afternoon of September 1, Linear Capital will join forces with Microsoft Accelerator to host an AI + Vertical Industry Application Salon in Shanghai. We'll "have a real conversation" with attendees about OpenAI model applications, as well as AI applications in healthcare, law, retail, and other vertical industries — exploring cutting-edge developments in real-world AI deployment scenarios. At the event, **Microsoft experts will share insights on Azure OpenAI model applications and implementation scenarios**,
线性资本·Linear Capital Annual Meeting Rebound 2023: Back Offline After Four Years, We Continue to Firmly Support China's Tech Innovation
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