Carwow
Type | Private |
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Founded | 2013 |
Headquarters | London, UK |
Area served | UK |
Founder(s) | James Hind |
Industry | Internet |
Website |
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Current status | Active |
Carwow is a platform for buying new cars from franchise dealers. It is uses the reverse marketplace model to remove the need to for buyers to negotiate with car sellers - users choose the car they would like to buy and then receive offers direct from dealers.<ref name=O'Hear>O'Hear, Steve (December 14, 2014). "Car Buying Platform Carwow Secures £4.6M Series A To Step On The Gas". TechCrunch. Retrieved 22 April 2015.</ref>
The company was founded by James Hind and launched in May 2013. Its investors include Balderton Capital and Episode 1 Ventures.[1]
References
- ↑ Quinn, James (February 22, 2014). "Zoopla for cars: property site bosses back start-up carwow". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 April 2015.