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Fireside Chat: Lessons learnt in raising money for an automotive tech company.

Tue Oct 10, 2017
11:30 AM – 11:50 PM
The Gallery

Speaker:

James Hind
CEO, carwow

 

James Hind is the founder and CEO of carwow. Prior to starting carwow, he was an intern at a fund management company and worked as a ski guide. Carwow is an online marketplace for car buying. Consumers can research new cars, compare offers from dealers and then buy directly from them. Over 5% of UK consumer new car purchases are made through carwow. Their car research content is read by over over 2 million visitors per month, their YouTube channel is the UK’s largest car research channel, reaching over 16 million viewers per month. Over a third of UK franchised dealers use carwow to reach in-market buyers. carwow operates in the UK and Germany, with other international markets launching soon. The business has raised £48m to date, with Vitruvian, Accel and Balderton backing the business.

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