According to Fortune Magazine, Mobile sharing app Whisper has raised $36 million in Series C venture capital funding.

Tencent, Shasta Ventures and Thrive Capital came aboard as new investors, while return backers included Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Launched in the Spring of 2012, Whisper is a fast-growing, constantly evolving community of millions of people bound by sharing stories, expressing unvarnished moments, revealing honest emotions and connecting with the world around them.