What Grant LaFontaine has said about Venture capital fundraising
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 Venture capital fundraising 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 Y Combinator backed Whatnot repeatedly and added money when better-known investors were passing.
“they were like tremendously helpful and helped put in more money into the business ahead of when many of the other investors who you would know their names were passing”
My First Million: Whatnot founder: This is the future of e-commerce (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 31:18
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.