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// THEME

Live Social Commerce

Platforms combining live-streaming video with real-time social interaction and commerce to enable discovery-driven buying experiences.

COMPANIES 6VELOCITY ▼ COOLINGCAPITAL 28D $0.0M · 1 DEAL
TOP INVESTORS: dst global (3) · iconiq (3) · a16z (2) · avra (2) · capitalg (2)

CAPITAL FIGURES ARE MEDIA-EXTRACTED ESTIMATES, NOT VERIFIED FILINGS.

Capital raised, weekly
$1.5B · wk of 08-10 ▶2026-07-27 ── 2026-08-17 · WEEKLY
Deals by stage
unknown
$2.6B · 7 DEALS
seed
$0M · 1 DEAL
series a
$15M · 1 DEAL
Mention momentum
MENTIONS / WEEK · PEAK 10

EXTRACTED FROM 25+ PODCASTS & VC NEWSLETTERS · MEDIA-REPORTED FIGURES, NOT VERIFIED FILINGS

// COMPANIES
6 COMPANIES
01
Whatnot
whatnot.com
SEED · Y COMBINATOR · SEP 21
29 SIGNALS · LAST SEEN SEP 21, 2026
02
Passionfroot
$15M · SERIES A · INSIGHT PARTNERS · JUL 27
1 SIGNAL · LAST SEEN JUL 27, 2026
03
Kuaishou
4 SIGNALS · LAST SEEN SEP 23, 2026
04
Twitch
twitch.tv
6 SIGNALS · LAST SEEN SEP 21, 2026
05
QVC
0 SIGNALS · LAST SEEN AUG 19, 2026
06
Kuaishou Technology
kuaishou.com
4 SIGNALS · LAST SEEN JUL 3, 2026