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Whistle

“Can a construction-vertical rewards platform become the default disbursements rail for safety incentives and tech-adoption bonuses?”

HQSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
IndustryVertical SaaS / Construction
The story

Whistle Rewards (Whistle Systems, Inc.) is a St. Louis-based rewards and recognition platform targeting construction and manufacturing. Its product issues spot rewards and safety incentives to employees, subcontractors, and vendors — effectively an embedded disbursements/card product on top of a vertical SaaS workflow for safety culture and technology adoption (notably Procore adoption).

Last 12 months
2024-08
2023-08
Product timeline
2023
Named as a new Marqeta customer in Marqeta's embedded finance momentum announcement.· card
2023
Received investment from Missouri Technology Corp.· funding
2024
Selected to join Google AI Academy for American Infrastructure.· pivot
The stack
1 layer disclosed in Whistle’s embedded-finance stack
Card issuing
Marqeta
Accounting gap: minor

Whistle — frequently asked

Who issues Whistle's cards?

Whistle's cards are issued through Marqeta.

Where is Whistle headquartered?

Whistle is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

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