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Whipsaw is an Industrial Design and Engineering consulting firm located in the heart of Silicon Valley, California. Whipsaw creates highly successful, award-winning products in the consumer electronic, housewares, medical, industrial, and business product categories. Our clients range from large international corporations including Avaya, Cisco, Colgate, Dell, Eton, GE, Google, Haier, Intel, Leitz, Merck, Nike, Olympus, Samsung, SunPower and TP-Link plus many exciting startups including Apnicure, Dropcam, Livescribe and Yubo. Some of our market hits include the Google Chromecast, Nike FuelBand, Dell’s Precision line, Dropcam security cameras, Livescribe computer pens, Eton emergency radios and stereos, the Adiri baby bottle, Cisco routers and Telepresence systems, Yubo lunch boxes, Intel healthcare tablets, the Kaleidescape Cinema One, Leapfrog LeapPads, Roku TV boxes, and TP-Link networking devices.
Whipsaw’s work and views have been published in Axis, Business Week, Design Report, Domus, Form, Fortune, ID Magazine, Metropolis, Newsweek, New York Times, Time, Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Fast Company magazine ranked Whipsaw among the Top 5 design firms in the world.
Whipsaw’s work and views have been published in Axis, Business Week, Design Report, Domus, Form, Fortune, ID Magazine, Metropolis, Newsweek, New York Times, Time, Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Fast Company magazine ranked Whipsaw among the Top 5 design firms in the world.
Overview
Location
United States, California, San Francisco
Employees
11-50
Phone
+1 408-297-9771
Founded date
1999
Mentions in press and media 2
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| Feb 4, 2025 | Business | What goes into designing that popular teapot or water bottle? 2 top creators discuss the process | ‘Moby’ spout cover for babies and tots If you have toddlers, you may have a little blue rubber whale, a Moby, on your bathtub spout. Henderson designed it for Skip Hop in 2008. Moby, made of a rubbery latex-free material called TPE, fits ov... |
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FAQ about Whipsaw
When was Whipsaw founded?
Whipsaw was founded in 1999.
What has the press written about Whipsaw?
Parsers VC has collected 2 articles mentioning Whipsaw, among them “Business | What goes into designing that popular teapot or water bottle? 2 top creators discuss the process” (Feb 4, 2025).
Is Whipsaw still active?
Yes, Whipsaw is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 10, 2025.