# Carwow funding: rounds and investors > Carwow has raised $131M across 6 rounds since 2013. Investors include Balderton Capital, Episode 1 and Accel. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/carwow (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Carwow* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 10 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Automotive & EVs Internet Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$131M** raised across 6 rounds since 2013, from 6 sources **$2.0M** Seed **$7.2M** Series A **$39M** Round **$30M** Round **$52M** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $52M Jul 2024 - **Step-up i:** 1.7× - **Investors:** 10 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 **?** Venture **$2.0M** Seed **$7.2M** Series A **$39M** Round **$30M** Round **$52M** Venture - **First round:** Venture - **Biggest round:** $52M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2 years ## The rounds - **Jul 2024** Venture **$52M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [Hercules Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hercules-capital) [Episode 1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/episode-1) Source recorded - **Aug 2019** Round **$30M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Daimler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daimler) Lead [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [Vitruvian Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitruvian-partners) Reported by FinSMEs - **Jul 2017** Round **$39M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) Vitruvian Partners/ Accel Reported by FinSMEs - **Dec 2014** Series A **$7.2M** *2 returning* [Episode 1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/episode-1) [Samos Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samos-investments) From a historical funding record - **Feb 2014** Seed **$2.0M** *3 new* [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [Episode 1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/episode-1) [Samos Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samos-investments) From a historical funding record - **Jan 2013** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Simon Murdoch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daniel-gross) From a historical funding record ## 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 **$4.2M** UK share allotment - Jul 2024 **$49M** UK share allotment - Feb 2024 **$17M** UK share allotment - Jan 2024 **$3.6M** UK share allotment - Dec 2023 **Amount not stated** UK share allotment - Aug 2023 **$1.8M** UK share allotment - Sept 2022 **$2.2M** UK share allotment - Jun 2022 **$6.0M** UK share allotment - Apr 2022 **$9.9M** UK share allotment - Mar 2022 **$26M** UK 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. **Venture** 2013 **Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2014 **Round** 2017 **Round** 2019 **Venture** 2024 [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [Episode 1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/episode-1) [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Samos Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samos-investments) [Daimler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daimler) L [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Hercules Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hercules-capital) [Simon Murdoch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daniel-gross) [Vitruvian Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitruvian-partners) Vitruvian Partners/ Accel ## Everyone who backed them [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) VC firm **4** rounds [Episode 1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/episode-1) VC firm **3** rounds [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) VC firm **2** rounds [Samos Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samos-investments) VC firm **2** rounds [Daimler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daimler) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [Hercules Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hercules-capital) Venture debt **1** round [Simon Murdoch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daniel-gross) Angel **1** round [Vitruvian Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitruvian-partners) VC firm **1** round Vitruvian Partners/ Accel no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=carwow). ## 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. [Samos Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samos-investments-2) VC firm Per its own site [Gly Capital Management Limited](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gly-capital-management-limited) VC firm Per its own site [KI capital GmbH](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ki-capital-gmbh) Corporate VC Per its own site ## Quick answers about Carwow ### Who invested in Carwow? Carwow's investors include Balderton Capital, Episode 1, Accel, Samos Investments and Daimler, and 5 more on record. ### 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. ## Companies like Carwow In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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