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Who invested in Carwow?
Carwow's investors include Balderton Capital, Episode 1, Accel, Samos Investments and Daimler, and 5 more on record.
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United Kingdom · Venture startup
Who invested in Carwow
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$131Mraised across 6 rounds since 2013, from 6 sources
$2.0MSeed$7.2MSeries A$39MRound$30MRound$52MVenture
- Latest round
- Venture, $52MJul 2024
- Step-upi
- 1.7×
- Investors
- 10 (1 led)
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Venture Jan 2013
- Biggest round
- $52M Venture · Jul 2024
- Usual gap between rounds
- 2 years the median of 5
The rounds
- Jul 2024Venture$52M2 new3 returning
Source recorded
- Aug 2019
- Jul 2017
- Dec 2014
- Feb 2014
- Jan 2013
Funding filed with regulators
Carwow filed 10 raises, $120M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.
- Sept 2024$4.2MUK share allotment
- Jul 2024$49MUK share allotment
- Feb 2024$17MUK share allotment
- Jan 2024$3.6MUK share allotment
- Dec 2023Amount not statedUK share allotment
- Aug 2023$1.8MUK share allotment
- Sept 2022$2.2MUK share allotment
- Jun 2022$6.0MUK share allotment
- Apr 2022$9.9MUK share allotment
- Mar 2022$26MUK share allotment
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Venture2013Seed2014Series A2014Round2017Round2019Venture2024
Balderton Capital
Episode 1
AccelSamos Investments
DaimlerL
Bessemer Venture Partners
Hercules CapitalSimon Murdoch
Vitruvian PartnersVitruvian Partners/ Accel
Balderton CapitalEpisode 1AccelSamos InvestmentsDaimlerLBessemer Venture PartnersHercules CapitalSimon MurdochVitruvian PartnersVitruvian Partners/ AccelEveryone who backed them
Samos InvestmentsVC firm2rounds
Simon MurdochAngel1round
Vitruvian Partners/ Accelno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list Carwow as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Carwow
How much has Carwow raised?
Carwow has raised $131M across 6 rounds since 2013. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Carwow last raise?
Carwow's most recent round was a Venture of $52M in Jul 2024.
What was Carwow's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $52M in Jul 2024, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Carwow first?
Carwow's first round on record, in Jan 2013, was backed by Simon Murdoch.
What stage is Carwow at?
Carwow's latest named round is a Venture, in Jul 2024.
Where is Carwow based?
Carwow is based in the United Kingdom.
Who led Carwow's rounds?
Daimler led the Undisclosed round in 2019.
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