Roadster Overview
- Year Founded
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2013

- Status
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Acquired/Merged
- Employees
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198

- Latest Deal Type
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M&A
- Latest Deal Amount
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$364M
Roadster General Information
Description
Developer of an automotive e-commerce platform intended to make the car buying process easy and hassle-free. The company's platform creates digital storefronts on dealership websites, leverages the hands-on in-store customer experience with online availability of car pricing, trade-in values and payment options to deliver a multichannel sales approach, enabling automotive dealers to increase sales close rates, boost customer satisfaction and reduce sales process time.
Contact Information
Website
www.roadster.com(Operating Subsidiary)
Corporate Office
- 1950 Hassell Road
- Hoffman Estates
- IL 60169
- United States
Corporate Office
- 1950 Hassell Road
- Hoffman Estates
- IL 60169
- United States
Roadster Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
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8. Merger/Acquisition | 02-Jun-2021 | $364M | Completed | Generating Revenue | ||
7. Accelerator/Incubator | Completed | Generating Revenue | ||||
6. Debt - PPP | 28-Apr-2020 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
5. Later Stage VC (Series B1) | 27-Jun-2018 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
4. Early Stage VC (Series B) | 31-Jul-2017 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
3. Early Stage VC (Series A) | 01-Jun-2016 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
2. Seed Round | 24-Feb-2015 | $1.75M | $1.75M | Completed | Startup | |
1. Seed Round | 29-Sep-2014 | Completed | Startup |
Roadster Cap Table
Stock | # of Shares Authorized |
Par Value | Dividend Rate ($) | Original Issue Price |
Liquidation | Liquidation Pref. Multiple |
Conversion Price | % Owned |
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Series B1 | ||||||||
Series B | ||||||||
Series A | 10,330,699 | $0.000100 | $0.07 | $0.87 | $0.87 | 1x | $0.87 | 30.2% |
Roadster Comparisons
Industry
Financing
Details
Roadster Competitors (23)
One of Roadster’s 23 competitors is CarBlip, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Westlake Village, CA.
Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
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CarBlip | Venture Capital-Backed | Westlake Village, CA | ||||
Bolt (Automotive) | Venture Capital-Backed | Tallinn, Estonia | ||||
iSeeCars | Formerly Angel backed | Woburn, MA | ||||
Carro (Automotive) | Venture Capital-Backed | Singapore, Singapore | ||||
CarSaver | Private Equity-Backed | Nashville, TN |
Roadster Signals
Roadster Former Investors (30)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds |
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Angel (individual) | Minority | |||
Advisors.Fund | Venture Capital | Minority | ||
Angel (individual) | Minority | |||
Aslanoba Capital | Venture Capital | Minority | ||
Angel (individual) | Minority |
Roadster FAQs
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When was Roadster founded?
Roadster was founded in 2013.
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Where is Roadster headquartered?
Roadster is headquartered in IL.
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What is the size of Roadster?
Roadster has 198 total employees.
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What industry is Roadster in?
Roadster’s primary industry is Automotive.
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Is Roadster a private or public company?
Roadster is a Private company.
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What is the current valuation of Roadster?
The current valuation of Roadster is
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What is Roadster’s current revenue?
The current revenue for Roadster is
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How much funding has Roadster raised over time?
Roadster has raised $33.2M.
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Who are Roadster’s investors?
Advisors.Fund, , Aslanoba Capital, and are 5 of 30 investors who have invested in Roadster.
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Who are Roadster’s competitors?
CarBlip, Bolt (Automotive), iSeeCars, Carro (Automotive), and CarSaver are some of the 23 competitors of Roadster.
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When was Roadster acquired?
Roadster was acquired on 02-Jun-2021.
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Who acquired Roadster?
Roadster was acquired by CDK Global.
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