Whatnot
Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the U.S., connecting buyers and sellers in real-time across any category – from collectibles like trading cards to comics, fashion, sneakers, and more. Founded by collectors, the platform couples rigorous seller vetting with unmatched buyer protection to create a trusted and welcoming space for people to share their passions with others. Today, Whatnot’s top sellers earn up to eight figures annually using the platform. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, YC Continuity, and CapitalG, Whatnot’s valuation is $3.7B.
Founding Year
2019
Headquarters
Marina del Rey
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United States
Sector(s)
Ecommerce
Funding State
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Exited
Total Funding Amount
$464.70M
Funds that Investested
Wonder Ventures
Invests in entrepreneurs who build the world’s most innovative technology companies.
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Series A
Series B+
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Liquid 2 Ventures
Led by investors including Joe Montana, Liquid 2 Ventures provides technology startups with seed-stage investments.
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
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Animal Capital
$15M fund driving growth by leveraging proprietary marketing channels and increasing consumer awareness.
Pre-Seed
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Series A
Series B+
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Toy Ventures
Toy Ventures is an operator led early stage venture fund.
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
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Scribble Ventures
Early-stage fund that helps accelerate growth, recruiting, and future fundraising for portfolio companies
Pre-Seed
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Series A
Series B+
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Y Combinator
Twice a year YC invests $500,000 per company in a large number of startups. They work intensively with the companies for three months, to get them into the best possible shape and refine their pitch to investors. Each cycle culminates in Demo Day when the startups present their companies to a carefully selected, invite-only audience.
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Series A
Series B+
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Operator Partners
Led by the founders of Flatiron Health (acquired by Roche). They prefer to invest alongside a lead VC check (and if there's no lead yet, they'll help the founder find one).
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Investors that Investested
Gokul Rajaram
, Gokul Rajaram Fund
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Lenny Rachitsky
Founder, Lenny Rachitsky Fund
Lenny is the author of Lenny's Newsletter, the #1 business newsletter on Substack, where he talks about growth, products, startups, and more. He also interviews world-class product leaders and growth experts on his podcast.
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Connie Chan
General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
Connie joined the firm in 2011 as a deal partner on the investment team before becoming a general partner in 2018. Previously, Connie worked at HP leading its webOS efforts in China. She started her career as a private equity investor at Elevation Partners, investing in media and entertainment.
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Paul Graham
Founder, Y Combinator
Paul Graham is the author of On Lisp (1993), ANSI Common Lisp (1995), and Hackers & Painters (2004). In 1995, he and Robert Morris started Viaweb, the first SaaS company, which in 1998 became Yahoo Store. In 2002 he discovered a simple spam filtering algorithm that inspired the current generation of filters. He has an AB from Cornell and a PhD in Computer Science from Harvard.
Pre-Seed
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Series A
Series B+
Michael Seibel
Managing Director, Early Stage and Group Partner, Y Combinator
Previously a co-founder and CEO of Justin.tv from 2007 2011 and the co-founder and CEO of Socialcam in 2012. Graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in political science.
Pre-Seed
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Series A
Series B+
Medha Agarwal
Partner, Redpoint
Former founder, ops, and consultant.
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Seed
Series A
Series B+
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