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Car Iq Raises $15M In Oversubscribed Addition To Series B Led By Forte Ventures With Participation From Visa, Bridgestone, Navistar, Circle K

RECENTLY ACQUIREDFeb 07, 2023

Amount Raised

$15 Million

Round Type

Series B

San FranciscoFinancial ServicesPaymentsTransportation

Investors

Circle KNavistarBridgestoneVisaAvanta VenturesTelus VenturesState Farm VenturesForte Ventures

Description

Car IQ Inc., a leader in vehicle payments, today announced it exceeded its fundraising target with a $15 million addition to the Series B. The round was led by Forte Ventures with participation from existing investors including State Farm Ventures®, TELUS Ventures, and Avanta Ventures (the corporate venture arm of CSAA Insurance Group). New strategic investors Visa, Bridgestone, Navistar, and Circle K also joined the round, which brings the total funding raised to-date to $42 million.

Quick answer

Car IQ raised $15 Million in a Series B round, dated February 7, 2023. Investors: Circle K, Navistar, Bridgestone, Visa, Avanta Ventures, Telus Ventures, State Farm Ventures and Forte Ventures. Car IQ is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

How much did Car IQ raise?
Car IQ raised $15 Million in a Series B round on February 7, 2023.
Who invested in Car IQ?
Circle K, Navistar, Bridgestone, Visa, Avanta Ventures, Telus Ventures, State Farm Ventures and Forte Ventures are named as investors in this round.
What does Car IQ do?
Car IQ is the first payment solution developed for vehicles and fleets that enables vehicles to transact directly, securely and autonomously with merchants.
Where is Car IQ based and how big is it?
Car IQ is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Financial Services and Payments around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Car IQ that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Parallel Markets raised $8.6M on March 24, 2023.
  • Tazapay raised $17M (Series A) on February 9, 2023.
  • Milo raised $12M (Funding Round) on January 8, 2023.
  • Buy It Mobility Networks raised $600K (Seed) on March 24, 2023.
  • Streamex Corp. raised $1.5M (Seed) on March 24, 2023.
  • ennabl raised $10M on March 24, 2023.

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Company Information

Company

Car IQ

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Car IQ is the first payment solution developed for vehicles and fleets that enables vehicles to transact directly, securely and autonomously with merchants. Car IQ’s vehicle payment solution is aimed at driving ease of use and simplicity for customers. The payment solution replaces incumbent fleet card products and protects against fraud, while eliminating tedious back-office vehicle reconciliation for fleets. These payments deliver value by reducing fraud risk for both the fleet and participating merchants. www.gocariq.com

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Timeline to next round
Series B companies typically work for 15-20 months before raising new capital
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