What does it take to start one of the fastest-growing consumer marketplaces? According to serial founder Grant LaFontaine, it starts with an open mind. When he and his co-founder Logan Head launched ...

There are plenty of options for buying and selling products online, so any platform needs to find a way to differentiate itself. Whatnot takes another angle, harnessing the success of the popular live ...

On a Wednesday night in early June, Rene Nezhoda leaned back in a Secretlab gaming chair, fiddled with a computer keyboard, and stared into a camera while looking very much at home. Clad in his ...

Whatnot closed a fresh $265 million Series E round at a roughly $5 billion valuation. CEO Grant LaFontaine plans to use the funds to add new features for sellers and enter new countries. Whatnot is ...

Whatnot exists with one primary goal in mind: to give people a place to buy and sell collectibles (like Pokémon cards, sports cards, pins, etc.) in a safe, authenticated way. The company started out ...

Editor’s note: this article was updated after publishing to include a comment from Whatnot. It was added in its entirety to the revised version. The Hobby is facing a major test today as an ...

The Backyard Breaks controversy took another turn on Monday Febuary 3rd as Whatnot has officially suspended the @backyardgrant account for violating its Community Guidelines last week. The account, ...