Whatnot

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Location Los Angeles, California
Founded 2019
Latest Stage Series G
Total Raised $1.5B

Investors

ICONIQ Growth series-g (2026)
Kleiner Perkins series-g (2026)
Standard Capital series-g (2026)
Andreessen Horowitz series-g (2026)
BOND series-g (2026)
DST Global series-g (2026)
Y Combinator series-g (2026)
CapitalG series-g (2026)

Founders

Grant LaFontaine Co-Founder & CEO

About

Whatnot is a Los Angeles-based live shopping marketplace where sellers auction collectibles, apparel, and other goods to buyers through video streams. Founded in 2019, the company holds roughly 60% of the US live commerce market by its own account and reported over 650,000 new signups per week around the time of its Series G. The August 2026 round nearly doubled its valuation from $11.5B (Series F, October 2025) to $20B.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-08-07 Series G $545M ICONIQ, Lightspeed, Avra Kleiner Perkins, Wellington Management, Standard Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Bond, DST Global, Greycroft, Y Combinator, CapitalG 123

What Investors Say

What Founders Say

Sources


  1. PYMNTS, “Live Commerce Platform Whatnot Raises $545 Million to Speed AI Expansion,” August 7, 2026. Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.pymnts.com/news/investment-tracker/2026/live-commerce-platform-whatnot-raises-545-million-to-speed-ai-expansion/

  2. Quartz, “Whatnot raises $545M Series G at $20 billion valuation,” August 7, 2026. Accessed August 30, 2026. https://qz.com/whatnot-series-g-funding-live-shopping-valuation-08072

  3. Yahoo Finance, “Whatnot raises $545M Series G at $20 billion valuation,” August 7, 2026. Accessed August 30, 2026. https://finance.yahoo.com/small-business/articles/whatnot-raises-545m-series-g-174141222.html