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Grant LaFontaine

Grant LaFontaine

Co-Founder at Whatnot

Co-founderWhatnot logoWhatnot· Winter 2020Greater Phoenix Area
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2019Co-founder· Whatnot
Founder · since 2019
Company
Whatnot
Role
CEO & Co-Founder
current
Stage
—
no public source
Raised
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no public source
Based
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
current
Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role
Source: LinkedIn work history
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Whatnot

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the U.S.

Winter 2020

Experience

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    Whatnot

    Co-founder

    CEO & Co-Founder · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 2019 – Present

    2019

Bio

Grant LaFontaine is the co-founder and CEO of Whatnot, a leading live commerce marketplace founded in 2019 that operates across North America, the U.K., and Europe.[3][6][11] Prior to Whatnot, he held product roles at YouTube and Facebook, co-founded Kit (acquired by Patreon), and worked as a Product Marketing Manager at Google.[3][10][11] He holds a BA in Economics from Cornell University.[3][10]