Whatnot

A live shopping marketplace where sellers host livestreams to sell and auction items such as trading cards, collectibles, comics, sneakers and fashion, and buyers bid or buy in real time. It operates in the U.S., the U.K. and Europe.

VP50 · #39Consumer & mediaLive shopping marketplaceLos Angeles, United States
FoundersSince 2019
Valuation
$20B
Total raised
$1.5B
Last round · Aug 2026
Series G
Founded
2019
Employees
600
Quarters in VP50
6

Valuation

$1B$10B20222023202420252026$20B
Whatnot priced rounds
RoundDatePost-money valuationRaisedLed by
Series CSep 16, 2021$1.5B$150MAndreessen Horowitz, CapitalG, and Y Combinator's Continuity Fund
Series DJul 21, 2022$3.7B$260MCapitalG and DST Global
Series EJan 8, 2025$5.0B$265MAvra, DST Global, and Greycroft
Series FOct 28, 2025$12B$225MCapitalG and DST Global
Series GAug 7, 2026$20B$545MAvra, ICONIQ, and Lightspeed
Post-money valuation at each priced round. Log scale.Hover a point for the round

Updated

In VP50

  1. Q4 2023: no place
  2. Q1 2024: no place
  3. Q2 2024: no place
  4. Q3 2024: no place
  5. Q4 2024: no place
  6. Q1 2025: #46
  7. Q2 2025: no place
  8. Q3 2025: no place
  9. Q4 2025: #45
  10. Q1 2026: #50
  11. Q2 2026: no place
  12. Q3 2026: #48
  13. Q4 2026: #39

Place by quarter since Q4 2023. Best place #39.

Funding rounds

DateRound · leadRaisedValuation
Aug 7, 2026Series G · Avra, ICONIQ, Lightspeed$545M$20B
Oct 28, 2025Series F · CapitalG, DST Global$225M$12B
Jan 8, 2025Series E · Avra, DST Global, Greycroft$265M$5.0B
Jul 21, 2022Series D · CapitalG, DST Global$260M$3.7B
Sep 16, 2021Series C · Andreessen Horowitz, CapitalG, Y Combinator's Continuity Fund$150M$1.5B
May 25, 2021Series B · Y Combinator Continuity$50M—
Mar 4, 2021Series A · Andreessen Horowitz$20M—
Dec 17, 2020Seed$4M—

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Team

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