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October 1, 2020

Used car website Cazoo raises again: this time, £240m

The British unicorn is now worth more than $2bn.


Amy Lewin

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Alex Chesterman, Founder of Cazoo Ltd

Used car website Cazoo, founded by serial entrepreneur Alex Chesterman (founder of property site Zoopla), has raised £240m.

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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