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AUTO1.com works in used car wholesale, based in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 2012, it has about 23 employees.

VALUATION · TODAY
$952M +0% after Series F
Range $174M – $2.05B · Grade D
TODAY
+12 MO
$1.00B
$2.00B
$3.00B
$4.00B
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Series C
Series D $117M
Series F $560M
ValuationBefore first round12-month outlook: where it points, how wide it fansHover the past: the outlook shows what was predicted then
HEADCOUNT · TODAY22 employees
−4%6m growth
−8%1y growth
–2y growth
10
20
30
Data from Sep 2025
TODAY
Predicted in 1 yr $952M +0% vs today
Predicted next raise $312M if a round comes
Winding-down probability 43%
Last round
Series F · $560M · Jan 2018
Valuation at last round
$2.00B
Headcount
22 · flat
Grade
D
Founded
2012
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AUTO1.com valuation today

VCMC values AUTO1.com at $952M today, with a range of $174M to $2.0B and a grade of D. The valuation starts from its last funding round, a Series F round in Jan 2018.

Valuation by date (182 rows)

Each point is what the model would have shown on that date, using only what was known then; before its first round, a company is valued as a startup because it later raised.

AUTO1.com: valuation by date, as the model would have shown it on each date
DateValuationRangePredicted in 1 yrPhaseHeadcountTrendGradeWinding-down probability
1 Jan 2012$2.86M$1.04M – $7.85M$2.92M (+2%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Feb 2012$2.86M$1.04M – $7.85M$2.94M (+3%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Mar 2012$2.86M$1.04M – $7.85M$2.95M (+3%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Apr 2012$2.86M$1.04M – $7.85M$2.96M (+4%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 May 2012$2.86M$1.04M – $7.85M$2.97M (+4%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Jun 2012$2.86M$1.04M – $7.85M$2.98M (+4%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Jul 2012$2.86M$1.04M – $7.85M$2.99M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Aug 2012$2.87M$1.04M – $7.88M$3.01M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Sep 2012$2.88M$1.05M – $7.91M$3.02M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Oct 2012$2.89M$1.05M – $7.94M$3.03M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Nov 2012$2.90M$1.06M – $7.97M$3.04M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Dec 2012$2.91M$1.06M – $8.00M$3.05M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Jan 2013$2.92M$1.06M – $8.03M$3.06M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Feb 2013$2.94M$1.07M – $8.06M$3.08M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Mar 2013$2.95M$1.07M – $8.09M$3.09M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Apr 2013$2.96M$1.08M – $8.13M$3.10M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 May 2013$2.97M$1.08M – $8.16M$3.11M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Jun 2013$2.98M$1.09M – $8.19M$3.12M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Jul 2013$2.99M$1.09M – $8.22M$3.14M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Aug 2013$3.00M$1.09M – $8.25M$3.15M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Sep 2013$3.02M$1.10M – $8.29M$3.16M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Oct 2013$3.03M$1.10M – $8.32M$3.17M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Nov 2013$3.04M$1.11M – $8.35M$3.19M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Dec 2013$3.05M$1.11M – $8.38M$3.20M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Jan 2014$530M$266M – $1.4B$689M (+30%)after a round–unknownC0%
2 Jan 2014$530M$266M – $1.4B$689M (+30%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Feb 2014$542M$266M – $1.4B$689M (+27%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Mar 2014$553M$266M – $1.4B$689M (+25%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Apr 2014$565M$266M – $1.4B$689M (+22%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 May 2014$578M$266M – $1.4B$689M (+19%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jun 2014$591M$266M – $1.4B$689M (+17%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jul 2014$604M$266M – $1.4B$689M (+14%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Aug 2014$617M$266M – $1.4B$689M (+12%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Sep 2014$631M$266M – $1.4B$689M (+9%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Oct 2014$645M$266M – $1.4B$689M (+7%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Nov 2014$659M$266M – $1.4B$689M (+4%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Dec 2014$674M$266M – $1.4B$689M (+2%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jan 2015$1.1B$757M – $2.0B$1.4B (+30%)after a round–unknownB0%
2 Jan 2015$1.1B$757M – $2.0B$1.4B (+30%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Feb 2015$1.1B$757M – $2.0B$1.4B (+27%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Mar 2015$1.1B$757M – $2.0B$1.4B (+25%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Apr 2015$1.1B$757M – $2.0B$1.4B (+22%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 May 2015$1.2B$757M – $2.0B$1.4B (+19%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Jun 2015$1.2B$757M – $2.0B$1.4B (+17%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Jul 2015$1.2B$757M – $2.0B$1.4B (+14%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Aug 2015$1.3B$757M – $2.0B$1.4B (+12%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Sep 2015$1.3B$757M – $2.0B$1.4B (+9%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Oct 2015$1.3B$757M – $2.0B$1.4B (+7%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Nov 2015$1.3B$757M – $2.0B$1.4B (+4%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Dec 2015$1.4B$757M – $2.0B$1.4B (+2%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Jan 2016$1.4B$757M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Feb 2016$1.4B$723M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Mar 2016$1.4B$692M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Apr 2016$1.4B$661M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 May 2016$1.4B$632M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Jun 2016$1.4B$603M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Jul 2016$1.4B$577M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Aug 2016$1.4B$551M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Sep 2016$1.4B$526M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Oct 2016$1.4B$503M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Nov 2016$1.4B$480M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Dec 2016$1.4B$459M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jan 2017$1.4B$415M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Feb 2017$1.4B$395M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Mar 2017$1.4B$377M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Apr 2017$1.4B$358M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 May 2017$1.4B$341M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jun 2017$1.4B$324M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jul 2017$1.4B$308M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Aug 2017$1.4B$293M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Sep 2017$1.4B$279M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Oct 2017$1.4B$265M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Nov 2017$1.4B$252M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Dec 2017$1.4B$240M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Jan 2018$1.4B$228M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
15 Jan 2018$2.0B$1.7B – $3.0B$2.6B (+30%)after a round–unknownA0%
1 Feb 2018$2.0B$1.7B – $3.0B$2.6B (+28%)after a round–unknownA0%
1 Mar 2018$2.1B$1.7B – $3.0B$2.6B (+26%)after a round–unknownA0%
1 Apr 2018$2.1B$1.7B – $3.0B$2.6B (+23%)after a round–unknownA0%
1 May 2018$2.2B$1.7B – $3.0B$2.6B (+20%)after a round–unknownA0%
1 Jun 2018$2.2B$1.7B – $3.0B$2.6B (+18%)after a round–unknownA0%
1 Jul 2018$2.3B$1.7B – $3.0B$2.6B (+15%)after a round–unknownA0%
1 Aug 2018$2.3B$1.7B – $3.0B$2.6B (+13%)after a round–unknownA0%
1 Sep 2018$2.4B$1.7B – $3.0B$2.6B (+10%)after a round–unknownA0%
1 Oct 2018$2.4B$1.7B – $3.0B$2.6B (+8%)after a round–unknownA0%
1 Nov 2018$2.5B$1.7B – $3.0B$2.6B (+5%)after a round–unknownA0%
1 Dec 2018$2.5B$1.7B – $3.0B$2.6B (+3%)after a round–unknownA0%
1 Jan 2019$2.6B$1.7B – $3.0B$2.6B (+1%)after a round–unknownA0%
1 Feb 2019$2.6B$1.7B – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownA0%
1 Mar 2019$2.6B$1.6B – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Apr 2019$2.6B$1.6B – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 May 2019$2.6B$1.5B – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Jun 2019$2.6B$1.4B – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Jul 2019$2.6B$1.4B – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Aug 2019$2.6B$1.3B – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Sep 2019$2.6B$1.2B – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Oct 2019$2.6B$1.2B – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Nov 2019$2.6B$1.1B – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Dec 2019$2.6B$1.1B – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Jan 2020$2.6B$1.0B – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Feb 2020$2.6B$927M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Mar 2020$2.6B$884M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Apr 2020$2.6B$840M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 May 2020$2.6B$800M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jun 2020$2.6B$760M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jul 2020$2.6B$724M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Aug 2020$2.6B$688M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Sep 2020$2.6B$653M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Oct 2020$2.6B$622M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Nov 2020$2.6B$591M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Dec 2020$2.6B$563M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jan 2021$2.6B$535M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Feb 2021$2.6B$508M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Mar 2021$2.6B$485M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Apr 2021$2.6B$461M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 May 2021$2.6B$439M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jun 2021$2.6B$417M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jul 2021$2.6B$397M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Aug 2021$2.6B$378M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Sep 2021$2.6B$359M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Oct 2021$2.6B$342M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Nov 2021$2.6B$325M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Dec 2021$2.6B$309M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Jan 2022$2.6B$294M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Feb 2022$2.6B$279M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Mar 2022$2.6B$266M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Apr 2022$2.6B$253M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 May 2022$2.6B$241M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Jun 2022$2.6B$229M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Jul 2022$2.6B$218M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Aug 2022$2.6B$207M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Sep 2022$2.6B$197M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Oct 2022$2.6B$188M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Nov 2022$2.6B$178M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Dec 2022$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Jan 2023$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Feb 2023$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Mar 2023$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Apr 2023$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 May 2023$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Jun 2023$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Jul 2023$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Aug 2023$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Sep 2023$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Oct 2023$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Nov 2023$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Dec 2023$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Jan 2024$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Feb 2024$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Mar 2024$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Apr 2024$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 May 2024$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Jun 2024$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Jul 2024$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Aug 2024$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Sep 2024$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Oct 2024$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Nov 2024$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Dec 2024$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Jan 2025$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Feb 2025$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Mar 2025$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Apr 2025$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 May 2025$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Jun 2025$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Jul 2025$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Aug 2025$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
1 Sep 2025$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round24unknownD0%
1 Oct 2025$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round24unknownD0%
1 Nov 2025$2.6B$174M – $3.0B$2.6B (0%)after a round24unknownD0%
1 Dec 2025$1.4B$174M – $2.2B$1.4B (0%)after a round23flatD21%
1 Jan 2026$1.4B$174M – $2.2B$1.4B (0%)after a round23flatD21%
1 Feb 2026$1.4B$174M – $2.2B$1.4B (0%)after a round23flatD21%
1 Mar 2026$1.4B$174M – $2.2B$1.4B (0%)after a round23flatD21%
1 Apr 2026$1.4B$174M – $2.2B$1.4B (0%)after a round23flatD21%
1 May 2026$952M$174M – $2.0B$952M (0%)after a round22flatD43%
1 Jun 2026$952M$174M – $2.0B$952M (0%)after a round22flatD43%
1 Jul 2026$952M$174M – $2.0B$952M (0%)after a round22flatD43%
1 Aug 2026$952M$174M – $2.0B$952M (0%)after a round22flatD43%
1 Sep 2026$952M$174M – $2.0B$952M (0%)after a round22flatD43%
1 Oct 2026$952M$174M – $2.0B$952M (0%)after a round22flatD43%
24 Oct 2026$952M$174M – $2.0B$952M (0%)after a round22flatD43%

Key facts about AUTO1.com

Founded
2012
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Employees
about 23
Total raised
$677M
Funding rounds
3
Last round
Series F Jan 2018

AUTO1.com was founded in 2012 by Christian Bertermann and Hakan Koç.

AUTO1.com funding history

AUTO1.com has 3 funding rounds on record, from Jan 2014 to Jan 2018, $677M in total. The latest disclosed valuation is $2.00B post-money (Series F, Jan 2018).

  1. Series F 14 Jan 2018

    Led by SoftBank Vision Fund.

    Sources: techcrunch.com, finance.yahoo.com

    $560M

    $2.00B post-money

  2. Series D 1 Jan 2015

    With DST Global.

    Sources: targetglobal.vc

    $117M

  3. Series C 1 Jan 2014

    With DST Global.

    Amount undisclosed

AUTO1.com investors

2 investors have backed AUTO1.com; SoftBank Vision Fund led at least one round.

What AUTO1.com does

AUTO1.com works in automobile dealers & manufacturers, with 16 recorded offerings and customers in automotive.

AUTO1.com GmbH is a German company engaged in providing a digital platform for the wholesale trading of used cars. The company serves car dealers, dealer groups, leasing and rental companies, OEMs, banks, and fleet providers across more than 30 European countries. Its operations include a large inventory of inspected cars, a mobile evaluation app, live reporting tools, and API integration for dealer systems. AUTO1.com also offers remarketing solutions and transport services to support efficient transactions.

Description from Veridion's company data.

Products and services

  • Used Car Wholesale
  • Digital Car Trading Facilitation
  • Car Evaluation Services
  • Online Car Auction Services
  • Car Processing Services
  • Dealer Network Solutions
  • Leasing and Rental Car Supply Solutions
  • OEM Car Supply Solutions
  • Fleet Car Supply Solutions
  • Mobile Car Evaluation App Development
  • Dealer System API Integration Services
  • Real-Time Car Trading Reporting Tools
  • Insured Car Trading Services
  • Multi-Language Platform Services
  • Used Car Inventory Management Services
  • Expert Advisory Services

Markets

  • Automotive

Business model

  • Business-to-Business
  • Service Provider
  • Wholesale
  • Marketplace

Industry codes (NAICS)

  • 423110 Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 70% match
  • 425120 Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers 30% match

Questions about AUTO1.com

What is AUTO1.com worth?

Valuation $952M (range $174M to $2.0B), as of 24 Oct 2026. The last disclosed valuation was $2.00B (Series F, Jan 2018).

Has AUTO1.com raised money?

AUTO1.com has 3 funding rounds on record, from Jan 2014 to Jan 2018, $677M in total. The latest disclosed valuation is $2.00B post-money (Series F, Jan 2018).

Who has invested in AUTO1.com?

SoftBank Vision Fund and DST Global. Lead investors include SoftBank Vision Fund.

How many people work at AUTO1.com?

About 23. Headcount held at about 22 from Sep 2025 to May 2026.

What does AUTO1.com do?

AUTO1.com works in automobile dealers & manufacturers, with 16 recorded offerings and customers in automotive. Its main offerings are used car wholesale, digital car trading facilitation and car evaluation services.

When was AUTO1.com founded, and where is it based?

AUTO1.com was founded in 2012 and is based in Berlin, Germany. It has about 23 employees.