Grant Lafontaine, Founder of Whatnot

About Grant Lafontaine

Grant Lafontaine is the founder of Whatnot. Whatnot operates in E-commerce and is based in Los Angeles, CA. Whatnot has raised $490M, latest Series F $225M (2025). Backers on record include Alan Patricof, Ben Horowitz, Dana Settle, Roelof Botha, Andreessen Horowitz, Greycroft and 1 others.

Grant Lafontaine at a glance

Company

Whatnot

Industry

E-commerce

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Total raised

$490M

Investors on record

Alan Patricof, Ben Horowitz, Dana Settle, Roelof Botha, Andreessen Horowitz, Greycroft, Sequoia Capital

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Grant Lafontaine is the founder of Whatnot. Full profile, funding history and background on StartupFundraising.com.

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Grant Lafontaine founded Whatnot, a E-commerce company based in Los Angeles, CA.

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