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Whatnot Funding Round

Whatnot, operating out of Marina del Rey, scored $20 million from private investors, Operator Partners and Scribble Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/8/2021
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series A
Proceeds Purpose
The company plans to use the funds to rapidly accelerate hiring, and expand into new categories like comic books, vintage video games and hardware, and more.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
ECommerce
Mailing Address
578 Washington Blvd. 1019
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Whatnot was started by a founding team of collectors and entrepreneurs. They started Whatnot after spending years collecting and working on online marketplaces. They were frustrated with the cold, unsafe nature of today's marketplaces and built Whatnot to solve these problems.
Profile
Whatnot LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Whatnot Company Twitter Account
Company News
Whatnot News
Facebook
Whatnot on Facebook
YouTube
Whatnot on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Grant LaFontaine
  Grant LaFontaine LinkedIn Profile  Grant LaFontaine Twitter Account  Grant LaFontaine News  Grant LaFontaine on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Logan Head
  Logan Head LinkedIn Profile  Logan Head Twitter Account  Logan Head News  Logan Head on Facebook


 

 

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