Assuming there was such a whale, and she was truly benevolent, it seems a simple enough formula to me.
1) Buy cheap BTS
2) Put out the word about their plans
3) Fund developing and marketing, motivate people to join bitshares with venture capitol, bring bts to the status envisioned, bond markets and all the other such features without diluting anymore (or creating FBAs), accept/implement into their business, persuade peers to do same
4) profit for whale-friend (and people still hodling bts) as these things would surely drive the price up
If whale-friend isn't American I would love to see a real, well known, major corporation with brand recognition issue shares to be bought back with their profit on the blockchain. thats always been the thing that excited me most about bitshares: invest in startups without being accredited, and be your own stock broker-- that's why I still hang out here in spite of everything. I see real potential in that.
if it weren't for the hints in this post, I would guess that we're talking about a unicorn. but if we've really captured the interest of a beneve-whale, I feel like there are plenty of ways they could move the project forward.
I know this probably isn't the kind of answers you're wanting, Stan, but hey at least the thread got bumped.