Overview
- Whoop will open more than 600 roles across the year, with a majority based at its Kenmore Square headquarters and additional hiring in North America, Europe, the GCC, and Asia.
- The plan represents up to roughly a 75% staff increase from about 800 employees today, approaching a near doubling of the workforce.
- New positions span software, research and design, hardware, product, marketing, manufacturing, sales, and other functions, with an acceptance rate of about 0.13% (roughly one hire per 750 applicants).
- CEO Will Ahmed says the company is investing in both talent and AI, contrasting the strategy with industry job cuts that he argues are too often attributed to artificial intelligence.
- Leadership continues to target a potential IPO over roughly two years as the platform grows, with current features including an FDA‑cleared ECG and ongoing, more constructive FDA discussions following earlier questions over blood pressure tracking.