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ShopShops turned the shopping trip into a spectator sport
A failed store-directory idea became a live shopping marketplace. Now ShopShops is bringing the conversation of the boutique to the complicated business of pre-owned luxury.
Grant LaFontaine Put the Card Shop Inside a Phone
He sold Pokémon cards as a kid, endured a hundred investor rejections, and found Whatnot’s future by going live with a roomful of Funko Pops. The bet was never merely on auctions. It was on making online shopping feel inhabited again.
Firework
Firework is an AI-powered video commerce platform that brings shoppable shortform video, livestream shopping, and 1:1 video chat to brands' own websites - turning passive product pages into interactive, conversion-driven experiences. Founded in 2017 by Vincent Yang and Jerry Luk, the company serves 1,500+ brands and retailers including Walmart, L'Oréal, Unilever, Albertsons and Samsung.