Auto1

IPO

Building the best way to buy and sell cars

Public · Berlin, Germany · Founded 2012 · $757.4M raised

Headquarters
Berlin
Employees
1001–5000
Founded
2012
Business Model
B2B2C
Total Funding
$757.4M
Last Round
$297.4M Venture RoundJul 2020
Rounds
2
Type
Public

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About

AUTO1 Group is a Berlin-based digital automotive platform and one of Europe's largest used-car marketplaces. Founded in 2012 by Christian Bertermann, Hakan Koc, and Amaury Sepulchre, it operates a wholesale B2B marketplace (wholesale.auto1.com) connecting dealers across Europe, the consumer-buying brand wirkaufendeinauto.com, and the online used-car retailer Autohero. The company went public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 2021 and has raised over $1.4B from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund. It employs roughly 4,800 people.

Summary

Auto1 is an Automotive company based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2012. It has raised $757.4M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $297.4M Venture Round in Jul 2020.

Tech & App Stack

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Funding & Exit History

IPOFeb 2021
$1.0B

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Funding: Series F through Venture Round. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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