Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
80
/100
Trajectory Rank
Business
Used car marketplace
Founded
11 years ago
2016
Employees
1,400
Valuation
$2.2 billion
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
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Kavak is an Used car marketplace company. It is currently valued at $2.2 billion as a private company. 1,400 people work at Kavak. The company was founded in 2016.
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Jobs
No job info
Financials
Valuation
$2.2billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Feb 2026
Most recent funding
5 months ago ($300 million)
Total funding
$1.8 billion
Actual value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$352 million
Lead Investor - Seed
Nazca Ventures
Lead Investor - Series A
Kaszek
Valuation per employee
$1.6 million
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
60%
80+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Worse than 60% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
Carlos Garcia Ottati
62%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
People
Rankings and awards
Layoffs
Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
External research
Top posts
Compare to other companies
Job openings
720
Employees
120,000
Founded
27 years ago
Valuation
$86 billion
Trajectory Score
70
