💰 @Whatnot raises $545M in a Series G round at a $20B valuation, led by @ICONIQCapital, @lightspeedvp, and Avra. New investors: @kleinerperkins, Wellington Management, @RobinhoodApp Ventures Fund I, S32, Standard Capital. Also joined by @capitalg, @ycombinator, Durable Capital Partners, Alkeon, @a16z, @Greycroft, @bondcap, @dstglobal. #Whatnot# is a live shopping marketplace where sellers run live video auctions across 250+ categories. 👉 #LiveCommerce# #Funding# #SeriesG#

series of blistering heat waves has weakened some of Europe’s most historically reliable sources of electricity, forcing the continent to lean more heavily on imported fossil fuels and variable renewable energy.