That really show the level of investor interest in

That really show the level of investor interest in live streaming. Within 6 months they had 3 funding rounds. 4 in 9 months

I know, I know...

Oh the Dilution

In addition to the $150M you posted that they raised, here's the others

Whatnot raises $4M as it gets into livestreamed auctions and Pokémon cards
https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/17/whatnot-rai...mon-cards/

March 4, 2021 - Whatnot raises $20M for its livestreaming platform built for selling Pokémon cards and other collectibles

https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/04/whatnot-rai...lectibles/

May 25, 2021 - Whatnot Raises $50M Series B Led by Y Combinator Continuity to Cement Its Leadership as The Largest Live Shopping Platform in the US

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/what...99025.html


This link from RockWater is interesting from June. What I highlighted in bold below is exactly what Verb has done with VerbLive. Verb will have the destination site shortly like a few others, but the others don't have a product that you can integrated into other clients solutions and they can take with. Rory may want to talk up that point as MarketPlace draws near, because Verb has the best of both worlds and I haven't seen anyone else doing that.

https://wearerockwater.com/whatnot-raises-50m...-commerce/

"I think on the flip side, we’re going to be seeing a lot more activity from the incumbent social and commerce flyers, continuing to build out their lives from shopping products. But I also think we’re going to see a lot more investment capital flow into integrated solutions providers as we call them. "



Here's the kicker...

Talkshoplive Raises $6 Million, Giving Livestreaming Ecommerce Startup $75 Million Valuation

https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/talksho...235014589/

Small fry TSL is valued at $75M and what do they actually have?

And then compare that to Verb with a $122M cap

Everyone should do their own analysis and/or talk to a financial advisor about risk/reward