AutoWeb Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1995

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 241

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $13M

AutoWeb General Information

Description

AutoWeb Inc is a digital marketing company for the automotive industry. The company helps automotive retail dealers and automotive manufacturers to market and sell new and used vehicles to consumers through the company's programs for online lead and traffic referrals, dealer marketing products and services, online advertising and mobile products.

Contact Information

Website
www.autoweb.com
Formerly Known As
Auto-By-Tel LLC, Auto-By-Tel, Autobytelinc, Autobytel Com Inc, Auto By Tel Corp, Autobytel Inc
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • 1820 Bonanza Street
  • Suite 100
  • Walnut Creek, CA 94596
  • United States
+1 (949)
Primary Industry
Social/Platform Software
Other Industries
Internet Retail
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Vertical(s)
AdTech, E-Commerce, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 1820 Bonanza Street
  • Suite 100
  • Walnut Creek, CA 94596
  • United States
+1 (949)

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AutoWeb Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
4. Merger/Acquisition 31-Aug-2022 $13M Completed Profitable
3. IPO 26-Mar-1999 Completed Generating Revenue
2. IPO 03-Apr-1997 $41M Cancelled Startup
1. Early Stage VC (Series A) 04-Sep-1996 $15M $15M Completed Startup
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AutoWeb Comparisons

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AutoWeb Inc is a digital marketing company for the automotive industry. The company helps automotive retail dealers and
Social/Platform Software
Walnut Creek, CA
241 As of 2015

Atlanta, GA
 

Derwood, MD
 
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AutoWeb Competitors (13)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Cox Automotive Corporation Atlanta, GA
DealerOn Private Equity-Backed Derwood, MD
Internet Brands Private Equity-Backed El Segundo, CA
Dealer Dot Com Formerly VC-backed Burlington, VT
F&I Express Formerly VC-backed Dallas, TX
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AutoWeb Patents

  • 20

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 9

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

AutoWeb Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20140122297-A1 System and method for message tethering and tagging Inactive 31-Oct-2012
US-20130054309-A1 Systems and methods relating to a lead distribution engine that accommodates internal and imported destination relationships Inactive 09-Jan-2007
US-20080201184-A1 Systems and methods relating to a lead distribution engine that accommodates internal and imported destination exclusion rules Inactive 09-Jan-2007
US-8352306-B2 Systems and methods relating to a lead distribution engine with quality assessment of lead sources Active 09-Jan-2007
US-20080201204-A1 Systems and methods relating to a lead distribution engine with quality assessment of lead sources Active 09-Jan-2007 G06Q30/02
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AutoWeb Executive Team (27)

Name Title Board Seat
Carlton Hamer Chief Financial Officer, Finance & Executive Vice President
Glenn Fuller Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary
Janet Thomson Director
Sara Partin Chief People Officer & Senior Vice President
Ella Peterson Senior Corporate Contracts and IP Specialist
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AutoWeb Investments & Acquisitions (12)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Autoweb (Acquired by Autobytel) 01-Oct-2015 Business/Productivity Software
Autotegrity 21-May-2015 Media and Information Services (B2B)
Dealix 21-May-2015 Automotive
AutoUSA 13-Jan-2014 Other Services (B2C Non-Financial)
Advanced Mobile 30-Sep-2013 Merger/Acquisition Communication Software
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AutoWeb Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Applied Virtual Vision 04-Jun-2003 Completed
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AutoWeb FAQs

  • When was AutoWeb founded?

    AutoWeb was founded in 1995.

  • Who is the founder of AutoWeb?

    Pete Ellis and Payam Zamani are the founders of AutoWeb.

  • Where is AutoWeb headquartered?

    AutoWeb is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA.

  • What is the size of AutoWeb?

    AutoWeb has 241 total employees.

  • What industry is AutoWeb in?

    AutoWeb’s primary industry is Social/Platform Software.

  • Is AutoWeb a private or public company?

    AutoWeb is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of AutoWeb?

    The current valuation of AutoWeb is .

  • What is AutoWeb’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for AutoWeb is .

  • How much funding has AutoWeb raised over time?

    AutoWeb has raised $84.5M.

  • Who are AutoWeb’s competitors?

    Cox Automotive, DealerOn, Internet Brands, Dealer Dot Com, and F&I Express are some of the 13 competitors of AutoWeb.

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