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Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology
Aidan Rushby, Co-founder & CEO @ Carmoola
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In this episode of Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Aidan Rushby, Founder & CEO of Carmoola, a fintech company reinventing the way people buy used cars through a seamless, mobile-first car finance experience.
Aidan shares his journey from running a property rental marketplace to identifying a massive opportunity in car finance, how he validated his business model before launching, and the lessons he learned from raising over £250m in debt and equity funding.
We also dive into:
- How Carmoola is leveraging automation and behavioral economics to create a superior lending experience
- The challenges of building a high-growth, capital-intensive fintech
- What it takes to scale a fully automated lending platform
- The importance of validating key business assumptions before committing
- The future of car finance and Carmoola’s expansion plans
This is an insightful conversation for fintech founders, investors, and anyone interested in disrupting traditional industries with technology.
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