Bessemer Venture Partners led the round to fund international expansion and product development.
carwow operates an online marketplace connecting motorists with car dealers across Europe.
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Founders

Alexandra Margolis
Alexandra is co-founder and creative director at carwow. Her earlier background includes digital media, styling, and public relations roles.
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David Santoro
David co-founded carwow, serving as CTO for fifteen years before transitioning to principal engineer. His background includes software engineering roles at ThoughtWorks, Simply Business, ITV, and Barclays.
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James Hind
CEO
James previously founded Carwow, where he spent over a decade as chief executive before transitioning to a board director role. He now leads Ember and holds non-executive positions.
LinkedInInvestors
- £41.0M
- $55.0M
Funding history
The online marketplace has raised venture debt to expand its Sell Your Car service into international markets.

