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Car Throttle was founded in January 2009 by Adnan Ebrahim from his University bedroom. His motivation? Wanting to create the next big car brand made for the new breed of digital natives.
In July 2011, he graduated and jumped into running CT full-time and started to build what is now a global #TeamCT.
In July 2012, Car Throttle gained backing from Passion Capital (Skype, Last.fm, AOL) and in 2013 was shortlisted at The Europas in the Best Audio, Video or Entertainment Startup category.
In July 2011, he graduated and jumped into running CT full-time and started to build what is now a global #TeamCT.
In July 2012, Car Throttle gained backing from Passion Capital (Skype, Last.fm, AOL) and in 2013 was shortlisted at The Europas in the Best Audio, Video or Entertainment Startup category.
Overview
Location
United Kingdom, England, London
Total raised
$1.6M
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 8
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| May 18, 2023 | The death of ownership | Redeem now Andy Harding has been running his small electronics-repair shop, Salem Techsperts, in Salem, Massachusetts, for the past eight years. He does steady business fixing phones for college students and nurses from the nearby hospital.... |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Airless Tires to Arrive in 2024: How Does it Work? Do You Need It? | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 08 October 2021, 08:10 pm Airless Tires are coming in 2024, and by then, they would be commercially available to passenger cars that would come out of the dealership (depending on their deals and partnerships) and... |
| Apr 25, 2016 | Clarkson, Hammond and May to launch DriveTribe motoring content platform | In an age when completely driverless cars (probably electric) seem to be just around the corner, the idea of starting a brand new online community aimed at petrolheads seems like an ill-timed one. But that’s not about to stop Jeremy Clarkso... |
| Jan 23, 2015 | Funding roundup - week ending 1/23/15 | Uber, Shazam, SpaceX, Jibo, GPShopper, AppsFlyer, Raise, Avalara, True Link, Brandfolder, Ringly Seed stage Brandfolder, which helps companies manage their brand assets, raised $2 million in new funding from the White Cedar Venture fund. Tr... |
| Jan 19, 2015 | Car Throttle Raises $1.6M To Move Beyond Cars And Become A ‘Vertical Media Platform’ | From dorm room to online publishing domination. Not quite. But the story of Car Throttle, founded almost 6 years ago by Adnan Ebrahim whilst studying at university, continues to gain momentum. The UK startup, which we previously dubbed the ... |
| Jan 19, 2015 | Car Throttle Raises $1.6M in Seed Funding | Car Throttle, a London, UK-based internet car community, raised $1.6m in seed funding. The round was led by Redalpine, with participation from Passion Capital and Blake Chandlee. The company, which had raised $550,000 in August 2013, intend... |
| Mar 11, 2014 | CarThrottle, The BuzzFeed For Cars, Signs Directly With YouTube As It Continues To Step On The Gas | CarThrottle, which perhaps can be best described as a ‘BuzzFeed for cars’, is continuing to step on the gas. Founded 5 years ago by Adnan Ebrahim, now aged 23, while he was a student at the UK’s UCL, the car enthusiasts site and producer of... |
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FAQ about Car Throttle
How much funding has Car Throttle raised?
Car Throttle has raised $1.6M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Car Throttle?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning Car Throttle, among them “The death of ownership” (May 18, 2023) and “Airless Tires to Arrive in 2024: How Does it Work? Do You Need It?” (Oct 8, 2021).
Is Car Throttle still active?
Yes, Car Throttle is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 30, 2024.