Carmoola valuation, funding and investors
Carmoola works in car finance solutions, based in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 2021, it has about 62 employees.
- Last round
- Series A · $10.3M · Feb 2023
- Valuation at last round
- $52.5M · implied
- Headcount
- 62 · flat
- Grade
- D
- Founded
- 2021
Carmoola valuation today
VCMC values Carmoola at $109M today, with a range of $8.42M to $166M and a grade of D. The valuation starts from its last funding round, a Series A round in Feb 2023.
Valuation by date (73 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.
| Date | Valuation | Range | Predicted in 1 yr | Phase | Headcount | Trend | Grade | Winding-down probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2021 | $13.6M | $4.93M – $37.2M | $15.1M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2021 | $13.7M | $4.98M – $37.6M | $15.2M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2021 | $13.8M | $5.02M – $37.9M | $15.3M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2021 | $13.9M | $5.07M – $38.2M | $15.4M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 May 2021 | $14.0M | $5.11M – $38.6M | $15.5M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2021 | $14.2M | $5.16M – $38.9M | $15.7M (+10%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2021 | $14.3M | $5.20M – $39.3M | $15.8M (+10%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2021 | $14.4M | $5.25M – $39.6M | $15.9M (+10%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2021 | $14.6M | $5.30M – $40.0M | $16.0M (+10%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2021 | $14.7M | $5.35M – $40.3M | $16.1M (+10%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2021 | $14.8M | $5.40M – $40.7M | $16.2M (+10%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2021 | $15.0M | $5.44M – $41.1M | $16.4M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2022 | $15.1M | $5.50M – $41.5M | $16.5M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2022 | $15.2M | $5.54M – $41.8M | $16.6M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2022 | $15.3M | $5.57M – $42.1M | $16.7M (+9%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2022 | $15.1M | $5.50M – $41.5M | $16.5M (+9%) | before first round | 14 | unknown | D | 0% |
| 9 Apr 2022 | $180M | $118M – $547M | $359M (+100%) | after a round | 14 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 May 2022 | $188M | $118M – $547M | $359M (+91%) | after a round | 14 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2022 | $199M | $118M – $547M | $359M (+81%) | after a round | 14 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2022 | $211M | $118M – $547M | $359M (+71%) | after a round | 14 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2022 | $224M | $118M – $547M | $359M (+61%) | after a round | 14 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2022 | $237M | $118M – $547M | $359M (+52%) | after a round | 14 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2022 | $251M | $118M – $547M | $359M (+43%) | after a round | 14 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2022 | $266M | $118M – $547M | $359M (+35%) | after a round | 14 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2022 | $282M | $118M – $547M | $359M (+28%) | after a round | 14 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2023 | $299M | $118M – $547M | $359M (+20%) | after a round | 14 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2023 | $317M | $118M – $547M | $359M (+13%) | after a round | 14 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 23 Feb 2023 | $52.6M | $34.5M – $144M | $94.5M (+80%) | after a round | 14 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2023 | $53.1M | $34.5M – $144M | $94.5M (+78%) | after a round | 14 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2023 | $55.8M | $34.5M – $144M | $94.5M (+69%) | after a round | 14 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 May 2023 | $58.6M | $34.5M – $144M | $94.5M (+61%) | after a round | 26 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2023 | $61.6M | $34.5M – $144M | $94.5M (+53%) | after a round | 26 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2023 | $64.6M | $34.5M – $144M | $94.5M (+46%) | after a round | 26 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2023 | $67.9M | $34.5M – $144M | $94.5M (+39%) | after a round | 26 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2023 | $71.4M | $34.5M – $144M | $94.5M (+32%) | after a round | 26 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2023 | $74.9M | $34.5M – $144M | $94.5M (+26%) | after a round | 26 | unknown | C | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2023 | $80.9M | $35.9M – $149M | $98.2M (+21%) | after a round | 31 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2023 | $85.2M | $35.9M – $149M | $98.2M (+15%) | after a round | 31 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2024 | $89.8M | $35.9M – $149M | $98.2M (+9%) | after a round | 31 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2024 | $94.7M | $35.9M – $149M | $98.2M (+4%) | after a round | 31 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2024 | $101M | $36.7M – $154M | $101M (0%) | after a round | 35 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2024 | $101M | $36.4M – $154M | $101M (0%) | after a round | 35 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 May 2024 | $101M | $36.1M – $154M | $101M (0%) | after a round | 35 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2024 | $101M | $35.7M – $154M | $101M (0%) | after a round | 35 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2024 | $101M | $35.4M – $154M | $101M (0%) | after a round | 35 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2024 | $101M | $35.1M – $154M | $101M (0%) | after a round | 35 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2024 | $102M | $40.7M – $155M | $102M (0%) | after a round | 37 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2024 | $102M | $41.3M – $155M | $102M (0%) | after a round | 37 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2024 | $102M | $34.5M – $155M | $102M (0%) | after a round | 37 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2024 | $103M | $34.6M – $157M | $103M (0%) | after a round | 39 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2025 | $103M | $34.3M – $157M | $103M (0%) | after a round | 39 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2025 | $103M | $34.0M – $157M | $103M (0%) | after a round | 39 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2025 | $103M | $26.1M – $157M | $103M (0%) | after a round | 39 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2025 | $103M | $25.3M – $157M | $103M (0%) | after a round | 39 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 May 2025 | $103M | $24.6M – $157M | $102M (-1%) | after a round | 39 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2025 | $103M | $23.8M – $157M | $102M (-2%) | after a round | 39 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2025 | $103M | $23.1M – $157M | $101M (-2%) | after a round | 39 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | $103M | $22.4M – $157M | $100M (-3%) | after a round | 39 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2025 | $113M | $42.5M – $172M | $113M (0%) | after a round | 58 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2025 | $113M | $42.6M – $172M | $113M (0%) | after a round | 58 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2025 | $114M | $43.1M – $173M | $114M (0%) | after a round | 61 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2025 | $115M | $43.5M – $175M | $115M (0%) | after a round | 63 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2026 | $116M | $43.9M – $176M | $116M (0%) | after a round | 65 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2026 | $116M | $43.9M – $176M | $116M (0%) | after a round | 65 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2026 | $117M | $39.3M – $178M | $117M (0%) | after a round | 69 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2026 | $117M | $38.6M – $178M | $117M (0%) | after a round | 69 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 May 2026 | $117M | $37.9M – $178M | $117M (0%) | after a round | 69 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2026 | $117M | $15.1M – $178M | $113M (-3%) | after a round | 71 | up | D | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2026 | $115M | $14.3M – $174M | $109M (-4%) | after a round | 67 | up | D | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2026 | $114M | $13.7M – $174M | $109M (-4%) | after a round | 67 | up | D | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2026 | $112M | $13.0M – $171M | $106M (-6%) | after a round | 65 | up | D | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2026 | $109M | $8.75M – $167M | $102M (-7%) | after a round | 62 | flat | D | 0% |
| 24 Oct 2026 | $109M | $8.42M – $166M | $105M (-4%) | after a round | 62 | flat | D | 0% |
Key facts about Carmoola
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Employees
- about 62 +2% in a year
- Total raised
- $589M
- Funding rounds
- 5
- Last round
- Debt Jun 2025
Carmoola was founded in 2021 by Aidan Rushby, Amy Rushby, Igor Gordiichuk and Roman Sumnikov.
Carmoola funding history
Carmoola has 5 funding rounds on record, from Apr 2022 to Jun 2025, $589M in total. None disclosed a valuation.
Debt 24 Jun 2025no round page
Led by NatWest; with Chenavari Investment Managers.
Sources: techfundingnews.com, carmoola.co.uk, scroll.media and 1 more
$406M
Other 16 Jan 2024no round page
Led by QED Investors; with VentureFriends, InMotion Ventures, AlleyCorp, u.ventures.
Sources: techfundingnews.com, carmoola.co.uk, financialit.net and 4 more
$20M
Series A 22 Feb 2023
Led by QED Investors; with VentureFriends, InMotion Ventures.
Sources: techfundingnews.com, carmoola.co.uk, standard.co.uk and 2 more
$10M
Debt 1 Feb 2023no round page
Investors not disclosed.
Sources: techfundingnews.com, techfundingnews.com, techfundingnews.com
$117M
Seed 8 Apr 2022
With InMotion Ventures, VentureFriends, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, Clocktower Ventures. Individuals: Dan Cobley.
Sources: techfundingnews.com, uktech.news
$35M
Carmoola investors
9 investors have backed Carmoola; QED Investors and NatWest led at least one round.
- QED Investors lead, 2 rounds
- NatWest lead
- Chenavari Investment Managers
What Carmoola does
Carmoola works in loans & financing, with 13 recorded offerings and customers in automotive.
Carmoola Limited is a British financial technology company that provides car finance solutions, including hire purchase and personal contract purchase, as well as car refinance services. The company also offers car maintenance advice and operates a digital platform for car finance applications and related tools. Carmoola is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and is a member of CIFAS.
Description from Veridion's company data.
Products and services
- Car Finance Solutions
- Hire Purchase Financing
- Personal Contract Purchase Financing
- Car Refinance Services
- Car Maintenance Advisory Services
- Online Car Finance Application Services
- Mobile Car Finance Application Services
- Car Finance Calculator Services
- Car Finance Eligibility Assessment Services
- Car Finance Early Settlement Assessment Services
- Dealer Network Verification Services
- Multilingual Car Finance Services
- Responsible Lending Advisory Services
Markets
- Automotive
Business model
- Business-to-Consumer
- Service Provider
Industry codes (NAICS)
- 522291 Consumer Lending 100% match
Questions about Carmoola
What is Carmoola worth?
Valuation $109M (range $8.42M to $166M), as of 24 Oct 2026.
Has Carmoola raised money?
Carmoola has 5 funding rounds on record, from Apr 2022 to Jun 2025, $589M in total. None disclosed a valuation.
Who has invested in Carmoola?
QED Investors, NatWest, InMotion Ventures, VentureFriends, AlleyCorp and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, and 3 more. Lead investors include QED Investors and NatWest.
How many people work at Carmoola?
About 62, up 2% over the last year. Headcount rose from 14 in Mar 2022 to 71 in May 2026, then fell to 62 in Sep 2026.
What does Carmoola do?
Carmoola works in loans & financing, with 13 recorded offerings and customers in automotive. Its main offerings are car finance solutions, hire purchase financing and personal contract purchase financing.
When was Carmoola founded, and where is it based?
Carmoola was founded in 2021 and is based in London, United Kingdom. It has about 62 employees, up 2% over the last year.