Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Startup · $133m raised

Carma

Digital used car retailer

Sydney, NSW

Coverage

Stories naming Carma. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Exit / M&A

Revealed: Top 20 startups in Australia

LinkedIn's seventh annual ranking of Australia's top startups puts Immutable first and Harrison.ai second; the piece also notes me&u's recent merger with Mr Yum and the Tran brothers' three-year fundraising tally.

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Ignition Lane's Wrap: the state of Cloud, VC advice, Tiger stripes, cattle class crypto, M&A fires up

Weekly tech wrap: cloud-market trends, Tiger Global's cheques into Stake, Shippit and Carma, new VC funds, several acquisitions, grocery delivery startups Send and Quicko collapsing, and Elaine Stead joining M8 Ventures.

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Tiger Global doubles down on used car startup Carma’s $75 million Series A

Carma raised a Series A backed by General Catalyst, Tiger Global and others, following its 2021 seed round, to fund expansion, inventory growth and new reconditioning facilities.

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Car finance platform Driva doubles down with $6m growth round

Australian car-finance fintech Driva has raised A$6 million from existing investors led by Carthona Capital, with Invictus and seed angels also participating, to double staff and fund brand and product expansion.

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The final FUNDED for 2021

Techboard's year-end roundup catalogues November funding activity: big raises for Rokt, Harrison.ai and Pet Circle, five acquisitions, Investible's second fund closing at $51.6m, plus a watchlist of companies still seeking capital.

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Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: Startup hatches, matches & dispatches, fresh crop of VCs, Microsoft 30.0

Weekly roundup reporting many startup funding rounds, Investible's fund close, Skalata's committed capital, hipages buying Builderscrack, Stack Sports acquiring Team App, and Level Equity's stake purchase in Eftsure.

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Pets, cars and cybersecurity: 10 Aussie startups that raised a combined $372 million this week

A weekly roundup reporting ten Australian startups that together raised about $372 million, spanning pet e-commerce, marketplace software, fintech, used cars, cybersecurity, freight, data tools, genetic testing and payments anti-fraud.

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Seed $28m

Aussie online used car dealership Carma comes out of stealth with $20M seed round

Australian online used car startup Carma emerged from stealth with a Tiger Global-backed seed round, funding its executive team, a Sydney facility, and expansion plans across New South Wales.

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