| Date | Title | Description |
| 30.01.2026 | More European SPAC IPOs to come, says Einride boss | The CEO of Swedish autonomous truck startup Einride believes more European startups will follow Einride and go public via a SPAC.
Einride is going public on the New York Stock Exchange via a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company), a veh... |
| 09.09.2025 | How do brands pick the right sport sponsorships? | Partnerships and deals are core elements to the sports sector, so how do brands pick the right sponsorships?
It is easy to get lost in the seemingly endless numbers of sponsors littering sport. From the tiniest piece of Formula 1 carbon cro... |
| 02.06.2025 | Can Cazoo go from collapse to Auto Trader’s ‘undisputed’ rival? | Cazoo can double in size over the next couple of years and become the undisputed number two to FTSE 100 giant Auto Trader, the man charged with its phoenix-like recovery has said.
Barry Judge, who helped rescue the brand after it collapsed ... |
| 27.05.2025 | SpAItial emerges from stealth with $13M Seed for AI-native 3D applications | AI startup SpAItial has emerged from stealth mode with a $13 million seed round led by Earlybird Venture Capital, joined by Speedinvest and several high-profile angels.
SpAItial is building physics-consistent, spatio-temporally grounded AI ... |
| 30.04.2025 | Zoopla: Rightmove rival handed £500m price tag | Online property portal Zoopla has been put up for sale with an asking price of around £500m, it is understood.
The company, which was launched in 2008, has put on the market by Silver Lake Partners which has owned the group it forms a part ... |
| 14.02.2025 | What Happened to Cazoo After 2021 £6bn Valuation? | Three years after Cazoo’s public listing on the New York Stock Exchange, which saw the online used car seller valued at £6.3 billion, the operator entered administration last summer.
Within a matter of weeks, the Cazoo brand and its marketp... |
| 16.07.2024 | Cazoo racked up debts of over £260m as it collapsed into administration | - |
| 11.01.2024 | Finn raises $109M on a $658M valuation, taking its car subscription platform up another gear | Finn, a startup based out of Munich that operates a platform for new car subscriptions — an alternative to buying or leasing for those who want to drive new vehicles — has raised a sizable round of growth funding, money it plans to use to e... |
| 06.12.2023 | Nou fond de 300 milioane EUR pentru firme tech europene, de la un finanțator al românilor de la Digitail | Firmele europene care dezvoltă tehnologii în special pe zona de mediu vor putea obține noi finanțări, în schimbul unui pachet minoritar de acțiuni, dintr-un nou fond de investiții, care țintește o valoare de 300 de milioane de euro, lansat ... |
| 18.01.2023 | Despite robust turnover, UK online auto marketplace Cazoo has scaled back sales projections | New York-listed, UK-based online car marketplace Cazoo has had to radically scale back projected sales volumes for the next 12 months, and will make redundancies in an effort to trim its cost base.
Reduced sales of 40,000 - 50,000 UK retail... |
| 05.12.2022 | Finanțări de 300.000-3 milioane EUR pentru startup-uri IT europene, de la un fond care a acordat investiții și unor antreprenori români | Startup-urile europene vor putea obține noi finanțări de capital de risc de câte 300.000-3 milioane de euro, printr-un nou fond de investiții lansat, luni, de Partech, o mare firmă franceză de capital, care a sprijinit anterior și antrepren... |
| 08.08.2022 | The future of mobility and car subscriptions in South Africa, according to Planet42 managing director | According to Mordor Intelligence’s Car Rental Market – Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 – 2027) report, the global car rental market was worth $119.28 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach $223.07 billion by 2027 with... |
| 29.04.2022 | Hitting The Milestone: A Newly-Minted U.K. Unicorn Reflects On The Road To $1 Billion Status | Tom Leathes, chief executive, of newly annointed U.K. unicorn, Motorway Motorway |
| 11.02.2022 | British unicorn Cazoo raises €553M to support its UK and European expansion plans | London-based Cazoo, an online used car marketplace, announced on Thursday that it has raised $630M (approx €553M) by selling a stake of the company to a group of investors. The development comes nearly six months after the firm was listed o... |
| 11.02.2022 | Cazoo Raises $630M From Group Led by Viking Global Investors | Cazoo (NYSE: CZOO), a European online car retailer, agreed to issue and sell, via a private placement, 2.00% convertible senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of $630m.
The Notes will be convertible into Cazoo Class A Ordinary Share... |
| 08.02.2022 | CAPI LIST : Cazoo to become new main sponsor of Real Sociedad. | 8 February 2022
Cazoo to become new main sponsor of Real Sociedad
Cazoo (www.cazoo.com), Europe's leading online car retailer, which makes buying a used car as simple and seamless as ordering any other product online, is delighted to announ... |
| 01.02.2022 | CAPI LIST : Cazoo named as new Title Partner of the Open de France. | 01 February 2022
Cazoo named as new Title Partner of the Open de France
Cazoo Open de France to be played on 2018 Ryder Cup course with €3m prize fund
Continental Europe's oldest national Open to be played from Sept 22-25, 2022
Cazoo extend... |
| 26.01.2022 | Cazoo To Acquire brumbrum, for €80M | Cazoo (NYSE: CZOO), an online car retailer, is to acquire brumbrum, an Italian digital car retailer and subscription platform.
The deal, which amounted to €80m in a mix of cash & Cazoo shares, is expected to complete in the coming days.... |
| 01.12.2021 | CAPI LIST : 1 December 2021Cazoo launches in France and Germany. | 1 December 2021
Cazoo launches in France and Germany
…driving its expansion into mainland Europe
Launch in France & Germany follows highly successful UK launch 2 years ago
Cazoo makes buying a car as simple as buying any other product o... |
| 18.11.2021 | CAPI LIST : 18 November 2021Cazoo agrees partnership with Ogilvie Fleet securing 18,000+ vehicles. | 18 November 2021
Cazoo agrees partnership with Ogilvie Fleet securing 18,000+ vehicles
Cazoo, Europe's leading online car retailer, which makes buying and selling a car as simple and seamless as ordering any other product online, today anno... |
| 18.10.2021 | CAPI LIST : 18 October 2021Cazoo to expand its offering into commercial vehicles. Read more | 18 October 2021
Cazoo to expand its offering into commercial vehicles
…and to acquire UK online van retailer Vans365
Cazoo (NYSE: CZOO), Europe's leading online car retailer, which makes buying and selling a car as simple and seamless as or... |
| 21.09.2021 | Introducing: the 15 companies joining Future Fifty 2021 | We are excited to announce the latest group of 15 home-grown tech companies selected for Tech Nation’s prestigious Future Fifty programme, now entering its tenth year.
The companies represent world-leading innovations across more than 10 s... |
| 15.09.2021 | Open Banking Platform TrueLayer’s Technology Deployed by Online Car Retailer Cazoo | European open banking platform TrueLayer is working with Cazoo, a UK online car retailer, to offer instant payments and refunds for its customers.
Cazoo’s service gives sellers an offer within seconds which is guaranteed for seven days. Cus... |
| 11.08.2021 | AJAX I : Other Events (form 8-K) | Item 8.01 Other Events.
As previously disclosed, on March 29, 2021, Ajax I, a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Ajax"), entered into a business combination agreement, as amended by the First Amendment thereto, dated as of May 14, ... |
| 02.08.2021 | Cazoo reports record Q2 revenues, prepares French and German market entries | UK online car retailer Cazoo is reporting a stellar second fiscal quarter, generating £141 million in revenues, a figure up 605% year-on-year. Gross profit per unit numbers were up from £143 in Q1 to £460 per unit in Q2, and an increase of ... |
| 08.06.2021 | AJAX I
AJAX I : and Cazoo Announce Cazoo's Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences (Form 8-K) | AJAX I and Cazoo Announce
Cazoo's Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences
London and New York, June 07, 2021 - AJAX I ('AJAX') (NYSE: AJAX), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced that its merger partn... |
| 29.03.2021 | Viewing Cazoo’s proposed SPAC debut through Carvana’s windshield | News that U.K.-based used car seller Cazoo intends to list in the United States via a SPAC is not surprising. After all, the SPAC boom we’ve seen in recent quarters means that there are a host of American blank-check companies in the market... |
| 29.03.2021 | London-based used car startup Cazoo is going public in the U.S. via a $7 billion SPAC deal | Another day, another SPAC deal. Last October, we wrote about Cazoo, one of the UK’s fastest-growing technology startups that makes buying a used car as simple and seamless as buying any other product online. At the time, the 3-year old star... |
| 29.03.2021 | Cazoo to List on NYSE Through $7.0 Billion Business Combination with Ajax I | Alex Chesterman, Founder of Cazoo
Cazoo, the UK online car retailer, announced a $7.0bn business combination with Ajax I, a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”).
Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company ... |
| 29.03.2021 | Cazoo and AJAX I. A $7 billion SPAC merger. And the money kept rollin’ in from every side | UK-based Cazoo, the pre-loved car portal has raised an additional $1.6 billion in a SPAC merger with AJAX I.
Providing the deal meets with the approval of shareholders of AJAX I, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and Cazoo, the c... |
| 28.03.2021 | UK’s Cazoo will list on the NYSE by way of a SPAC, valuing it at $7B and raising $1.6B | Cazoo, the UK used-car sales portal that has been on a major fundraising tear in the last year, will be next company to pursue more growth by way of a SPAC: the company today announced that it will list on the NYSE by way of a business comb... |
| 23.02.2021 | Cazoo Acquires Cluno | Cazoo, a UK based online car retailer, acquired Cluno, a German consumer car subscription platform, for an undisclosed amount.
The deal will enable Cazoo to launch its full proposition in Germany and across Europe.
Founded by Christina Poll... |
| 23.02.2021 | Cazoo acquires Germany’s ‘Netflix of car subscription,’ Cluno | UK’s used car platform Cazoo is all bang on in 2021 and looks to be on an aggressive acquisition spree. Just a couple of weeks ago, the tech media was buzzing with the news about their acquisition of England’s independent vehicle reconditio... |
| 11.02.2021 | Cazoo Acquires Smart Fleet Solutions | Cazoo, a UK-based online car retailer, acquired Smart Fleet Solutions, a UK-based independent vehicle reconditioning and storage specialist, for an undisclosed amount.
The combination of Cazoo’s consumer platform and brand with Smart Fleet ... |
| 18.12.2020 | Tech startups weekly: €16.3M for developing smart robotic exoskeletons; typing with hand gestures without keyboard; Cazoo to acquires Drover; and more | As a part of a weekly roundup, here is a list of some of the most important tech startups that have hit the headlines in Europe this week.Paris-based Lydia grabs €70M to expand its mobile financial app across Europe
French fintech startup L... |
| 17.12.2020 | Cazoo To Buy Drover | Alex Chesterman, Founder of Cazoo Ltd
Cazoo, a UK-based online car retailer, is to buy Drover, a UK independent monthly car subscription service for consumers.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
Led by Felix Leuschner, Founder & ... |
| 17.12.2020 | Online car retailer Cazoo acquires UK-based car subscription platform Drover | The ‘cars-as-a-service’ category continues to be hot like the sun.
Cazoo, the high-flying UK car e-tailer, this morning announced that it has acquired Drover, a car subscription platform also based in the UK, for an undisclosed sum.
Cazoo s... |
| 10.12.2020 | These are the 10 largest funding rounds of Europe in 2020 | Last year, the European tech startup market was at its strongest ever position, claims Atomico’s The State of European Tech 2020 report. However, the COVID-19 pandemic brought an economic shock that derailed the progress. While investors an... |
| 07.10.2020 | Cazoo, used cars seller in UK raises €263 M in funding | London-based used cars seller Cazoo has raised €263 M in a fresh funding round held in October 2020. The round was led by General Catalyst, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, BlackRock along with participation ... |
| 05.10.2020 | Cazoo raises additional £240m funding | Cazoo, a technology startup which makes buying a used car as simple and seamless as buying any other product online, has announced that it has raised a further £240m of funding.
This latest round takes the total funding in the two years sin... |
| 02.10.2020 | Cazoo, one of the UK’s fastest-growing tech startups, raises $311 million for its used car sales platform | Cazoo is one of the UK’s fastest-growing technology startups that makes buying a used car as simple and seamless as buying any other product online. With millions of used cars on the market, Cazoo aims to transform the way people buy used c... |
| 02.10.2020 | After becoming UK’s fastest ever unicorn, Cazoo raises €265M; doubles its valuation within few months | Generally, buying an old car has always been a daunting task. Right now, the used car market is largely unorganised due to a lack of transparency, trust, and good dealers. This created a huge gap in the market, which is now being plugged by... |
| 02.10.2020 | Cazoo raises £240m Series D round with participation from Draper Esprit | - |
| 01.10.2020 | British used-car startup Cazoo raises €263 million, bringing total funding to around €494 million | Today Cazoo, one of the UK’s fastest growing tech companies, which makes buying a used car as simple and seamless as buying any other product online, has announced that it has raised a further approx. €263 million of funding. This latest ro... |
| 01.10.2020 | Cazoo, the UK used car sales platform, raises another $311M, now valued at over $2.5B | A lot of people are opting to use cars instead of taking public transportation in the U.K. at the moment, as a way of ensuring more social distancing, and today one of the startups that’s built a more efficient way of selling and buying car... |
| 01.10.2020 | Cazoo Raises Further £240M in Funding | Cazoo, a UK based online used car buying plaform, raised a further £240m of funding.
This latest round, which brought total funding in the two years since Cazoo was founded to £450m, was led by General Catalyst, D1 Capital Partners and fund... |
| 01.10.2020 | UK-based online used car retailer Cazoo seizes the moment, raises a further £240 million | Cazoo, the used-car sales platform, reached ‘unicorn’ status after raising a little over $31 million (£25 million) at a $1 billion+ valuation just three months ago. Today, the UK-based company is announcing that it has raised a further £240... |
| 14.07.2020 | Cazoo Acquires Imperial Car Supermarkets | Alex Chesterman, Founder of Cazoo Ltd
Cazoo, a UK online car retailer, acquired Imperial Car Supermarkets, a used car retailer in the UK.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The deal, which combines Cazoo’s digital capabilities and pl... |
| 14.07.2020 | UK used car marketplace Cazoo acquires Imperial Car Supermarket | Cazoo, an online marketplace for buying used cars in the UK, has acquired Imperial Car Supermarkets, one of the largest independent used car retailers in the UK. Just three weeks ago, the tech company reached unicorn status, its valuation p... |
| 28.06.2020 | The Station: Amazoox, TuSimple seeks $250M and the next e-scooter battleground | The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every Saturday in your inbox.
Hi friends and first-time readers. Welcome back to The Station, a newsletter dedi... |
| 24.06.2020 | How this European unicorn is trying to make buying cars online as easy as smartphones | In today’s world, a car is an important mode of transport, especially in post-COVID era where people are advised to use personal transport instead of hopping on public transport for the daily commute. This is where used car startup Cazoo ba... |
| 23.06.2020 | Cazoo reaches unicorn status | Cazoo Cazoo
Founded: 2018
Headquarters: London, UK
Total Funding: $556.96M
See full company profile "> is now valued at over $1 billion. Founded in 2018, Cazoo (a team of ~195 employees) is a used-cars marketplace allowing a user to... |
| 23.06.2020 | Cazoo becomes fastest-ever British unicorn | Cazoo, the used car marketplace, has become the UK’s latest billion dollar company in record-breaking time. It has raised an extra £25m in funding from venture capital firms Draper Esprit, General Catalyst and DMG Ventures, bringing total f... |
| 23.06.2020 | Cazoo raises £25m Series C | Cazoo, the UK’s fastest growing digital business which is transforming the way we buy used cars, has today joined the exclusive list of companies known as unicorns, with valuations in excess of $1 billion.
Founded 18 months ago by serial en... |
| 23.06.2020 | Cazoo raises $31 million at $1 billion+ valuation to help you buy used cars online | Cazoo, the used-car sales platform, has reached ‘unicorn’ status after raising a little over $31 million (£25 million) at a $1 billion+ valuation to spur growth. Cazoo closed a £100 million round earlier this year, and this round brings its... |
| 23.06.2020 | Cazoo Raises £25M Investment; Valued in excess of $1 Billion | Alex Chesterman, Founder of Cazoo Ltd
Cazoo, a UK-based digital platform to buy used cars, raised an additional £25m in funding.
The round valued the company at over $1 billion and brought the total raised by the company to over £200m.
New ... |
| 23.06.2020 | British used-car startup Cazoo takes the unicorn crown and an extra €27.6 million funding | Today Cazoo, which is transforming the way we buy used cars, has today joined the exclusive list of companies known as unicorns, with valuations in excess of $1 billion. Founded 18 months ago by serial entrepreneur Alex Chesterman and havin... |
| 23.03.2020 | Cazoo, the used-car sales portal, raises another $116M | The rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic has put a freeze on many in-person sales and transactions for goods and services, so in what might be a sign of the times for funding in the startup world, today a company in the U.K. that’s been... |
| 23.03.2020 | London-based Cazoo snaps up €108.5 million to make UK car buying digital | Today Cazoo, a UK tech startup making buying a car much like buying any other product online today, announces that it has raised a further €108.5 million of funding. Cazoo is the latest venture from Alex Chesterman, who previously founded L... |
| 23.03.2020 | Cazoo raises record £100m funding | Cazoo, one of the UK’s leading new tech businesses, which makes buying a car much like buying any other product online today, announces that it has raised a further £100m of funding as it seeks to accelerate the UK’s shift to online car buy... |
| 23.03.2020 | London-based used car platform Cazoo scoops up €108.3M to accelerate online car buying | Cazoo, a startup that buys in used cars and then sells them online, has raised £100 million (approx €108.3 million) funding as it seeks to accelerate the UK’s shift to online car buying.
This latest funding round was led by DMG Ventures alo... |
| 23.03.2020 | UK used car marketplace Cazoo raises £100 million three months after platform launch | Cazoo, the UK platform for online car sales, has raised £100 million in a round led by DMG Ventures alongside other investors including General Catalyst, CNP (Groupe Frère), Mubadala Capital, Octopus Ventures, Eight Roads Ventures and Strid... |
| 23.03.2020 | Cazoo Raises UK£100M in Additional Funding | Cazoo, a UK based online car buying company, raised a further £100m in funding.
The round, which brought total funding raised to date to over £180m, was led by DMG Ventures with participation from General Catalyst, CNP (Groupe Frère), Mubad... |
| 03.12.2019 | Daily funding roundup - December 2nd, 2019 | Foodvisor raised $4.5M; Ockam landed $4.9M; Quorso secured $5.2M
Foodvisor: Foodvisor is a food-tracking and advice app that detects what you're about to eat using image recognition then delivers nutritional facts about the meal. Foodvisor ... |
| 02.12.2019 | Cazoo Raises £25M in Further Funding | Cazoo, a London, UK-based tech platform for used car buying, raised £25m in further funding.
Investors included General Catalyst and Mubadala Capital.
The company, which has raised over £80m since being founded one year ago, intends to use ... |
| 02.12.2019 | London-based used car startup Cazoo raises €29.3M, offers unique way to buy a used car | Cazoo, a London-based platform that enables consumers to buy and rental car online has announced a further £25 million (approx €29.3M) of funding, taking the total raised to over £80 million (approx €94M), making it one of the UK’s best-fun... |
| 02.12.2019 | London-based Cazoo, a new way to buy used cars, launches today and breaks record for pre-launch funding | Cazoo, a new platform transforming the purchase of used cars, today launches with a triple announcement. In addition to launching, Cazoo announces having raised an additional €29 million of funding, consequently breaking the record for pre-... |
| 03.09.2019 | Daily funding roundup - September 3rd, 2019 | Culture Amp raised $82M; Elliptic closed $23M; GNA Biosolutions landed $13.5M;
Parkable: Parkable is a sharing economy platform for car parking that allows companies and individuals to rent out their empty parking bays. Parkable has raised ... |
| 03.09.2019 | Cazoo: The brainchild of Zoopla founder raises €27.7M funding, aims to conquer UK’s used car marketplace | Buying a used car is more complicated than a new car as you need to consider a lot of factors, before making the final purchase. You will have to take into account details of the previous owner of the vehicle, used car broker and pre-owned ... |
| 02.09.2019 | London-based used car startup Cazoo raises further €27.7 million, bringing total pre-launch funding to over €60 million | Before having even launched, Cazoo, a new platform to transform the way used cars are bought, has raised a further €27.7 million, bringing its total pre-launch funding to more than €60 million.
The UK-based startup’s mission is to make buyi... |
| 02.09.2019 | Cazoo Raises Further £25M of Pre-Launch Funding | Cazoo, a London, UK-based platform for people to buy used cars, raised a further £25m of pre-launch funding.
The round, which brought total funding raised to date to more than £55m, was led by existing investors including dmg ventures (the ... |
| 02.12.2018 | Zoopla founder’s used car marketplace Cazoo raises more than £30 million | Cazoo, a British startup launched by Zoopla’s founder Alex Chesterman, has raised a seed round of more than £30 million from Stride.VC, dmg ventures, and Octopus Ventures. The online platform will allow customers to buy, rent, or finance a ... |
| - | Cazoo acquries Germany’s leading car subscription service Cluno | Cazoo, the UK’s leading online car retailer, has announced that it has acquired Cluno, Germany’s leading independent flexible car subscription service for consumers.
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| - | BMW alumni Drover announced to be acquired by Cazoo | Providing an alternative to car ownership, Drover have just announced they are to be acquired by Cazoo, one of the UK’s largest online car retailers. By providing subscribers with on demand access to vehicles, the service has seen significa... |
| - | Zoopla Founder’s Used-Car Venture Cazoo Passes $2 Billion Valuation | U.K.-based online marketplace for buying used cars, has seen its valuation double to £2 billion ($2.6 billion) after raising £240 million in a bumper round of funding.
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| - | Cazoo reports record Q2 revenues, prepares French and German market entries | UK online car retailer Cazoo is reporting a stellar second fiscal quarter, generating £141 million in revenues, a figure up 605% year-on-year. Gross profit per unit numbers were up from £143 in Q1 to £460 per unit in Q2, and an increase of ... |
| - | Publicly yours: The year 2021 in European tech IPOs, SPACs, and direct listings | This was a fruitful year for tech IPOs in Europe. Over the past 12 months, we've counted 28 companies that went public through an IPO or a SPAC deal, which raised at least €100 million each. In addition to that, there was one significant di... |
| - | Innovative UK startups that have gone into administration since COVID | The past few years have been disastrous for UK startups. In quick succession, we’ve had a recession, a pandemic, a Brexit, a cost of living crisis, and a number of global conflicts – all of which have left little breathing room for new busi... |
| - | Cazoo stretches its legs, acquires SMH Fleet Solutions for £70 million | Recent SPAC lister and leading online car retailer Cazoo has acquired SMH Fleet Solutions for £70 million, effectively doubling its reconditioning, logistics & storage capabilities.
Already having sold over 35,000 cars in the UK since i... |
| - | Nou fond de 750 milioane dolari pentru companii europene, de la un investitor al românilor de la Digitail | Companiile europene de tehnologie pot obține noi finanțări de capital de risc printr-un fond de 750 de milioane de euro, lansat oficial marți, de firma de investiții franceză Partech, care a investit și în platforma online de programări la ... |
