What Grant LaFontaine has said about Funko Pop
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 21, 2026
Grant LaFontaine, Canadian entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the live-shopping marketplace Whatnot, has been quoted on Funko Pop once in 1 episode of My First Million, most recently on September 21, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
LaFontaine said eBay sales data showed every collectibles category growing and more Funkos selling than comic books, which drove the category choice.
“there were more Funkos being sold on eBay than comic books, which is one of the reasons we ended up choosing Funkos over, say, comics”
My First Million: Whatnot founder: This is the future of e-commerce (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 12:45
Episodes
Whatnot founder: This is the future of e-commerceMy First Million · Sep 21, 2026 · 1 h 2 min
Whatnot co-founder Grant LaFontaine tells Shaan Puri and Sam Parr how a Funko Pop marketplace became a $20 billion live-commerce company.