{
  "id": 263532,
  "title": "Livestream shopping app Whatnot raised a $545M Series G led by Iconiq, Lightspeed, and Avra at a $20B valuation, up from an $11.5B valuation in October 2025 (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/livestream-shopping-app-whatnot-raised-a-545m-series-g-led-by-iconiq",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-07T11:50:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/08/07/ai-obsessed-silicon-valley-live-commerce-platform-whatnot-new-funding-round-20-billion/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Whatnot, started in a Funko Pop-flooded rental house, is now a $20 billion company. — The live commerce platform exclusively told Fortune …",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}