{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"techandbusiness.org","provider_url":"https://techandbusiness.org","title":"In AI-obsessed Silicon Valley, live commerce platform Whatnot just notched a new funding round valuing it at $20 billion","author_name":"techandbusiness.org · Startups","thumbnail_url":"https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/55323125671_c3c2d093d5_6k-e1786052270579.jpg?resize=1200,600","width":600,"height":400,"html":"<blockquote class=\"tb-newswire-embed\" style=\"max-width:600px;border-left:3px solid #22d3ee;padding:12px 16px;margin:0;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,sans-serif;background:#09090b;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\">\n      <p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:10px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.1em;color:#71717a;\">techandbusiness.org · Startups</p>\n      <p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;color:#fff;\"><a href=\"https://techandbusiness.org/newswire/AkgQvo15jvIMWhr1NisfCa\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none;\">In AI-obsessed Silicon Valley, live commerce platform Whatnot just notched a new funding round valuing it at $20 billion</a></p>\n      <p style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;color:#a1a1aa;line-height:1.5;\">Live commerce platform Whatnot announced it raised a $545 million Series G funding round valuing the company at $20 billion, nearly doubling its valuation from $11.5 billion in October 2025, according...</p>\n    </blockquote>"}