Used car website Cazoo, founded by serial entrepreneur Alex Chesterman (founder of property site Zoopla), has raised £240m.
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Online used car retailer Cazoo has become a billion-dollar business in record-breaking time.
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Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman’s latest startup is as ambitious as they come; Cazoo, a used car retailer, has raised £56.5m, hired 120 people and hasn’t even launched yet.
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