Livestream marketplace Whatnot raised $225M at an $11.5B valuation, after raising $265M at a $4.97B valuation in January, taking its total funding to $968M
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A profile of LA-based Whatnot, a livestream marketplace valued at ~$5B, which has raised $700M+ since 2019 and expects its GMV to grow ~100% YoY to $6B+ in 2025
a $5 billion livestreaming shopping app that will sell $6 billion in goods this year...from sports cards to luxury bags. The app's eclectic group of sellers have a lot to do with it [image]
Livestream marketplace Whatnot says it hit $3B+ worth of goods sold through its app last year and viewers spend 80+ minutes per day on average on the app
Livestream shopping, while popular in Asia on apps like ByteDance-owned Douyin and Alibaba's Taobao Live, has been hard for most U.S.-focused startups and creators to crack. X: @anngehan X: Ann Gehan ...
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Whatnot, which lets users sell comics and other items through live videos, raised a $265M Series E at a $4.97B valuation, and says its annual GMV passed $3B
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch :
Livestream marketplace Whatnot says its GMV passed $2B+ in 2024 and its top 500 sellers each sold $1M+ on the platform; 66% of its sellers earn $10K+ per month
Whatnot, the livestream marketplace platform for trading card collectors and sneakerheads alike, is offering a bit of positive news …
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