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  1. Sourcery with Molly O'Shea54 min

    How Whop Is Making $1.2+ Billion For Creators

    Jack Sharkey, Molly

    A lean engineering team of 15 to 20 staff has scaled WAP to a $1.2 billion GMV run rate and $108 million in monthly creator transactions by leveraging AI agents and a "rebuild over refactor" philosophy. Backed by high-profile investors including Peter Thiel and a16z, the platform is transitioning from a sneaker bot marketplace into a full-stack creator economy with a "Content Rewards" program driving over 5 billion views across emerging markets. The company now targets a $10 billion GMV valuation by expanding its developer ecosystem and global payment infrastructure while rejecting traditional junior engineering roles in favor of autonomous, senior-level technical leadership.