AutoNation

AutoNation

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Overview

AutoNation, Inc. (AutoNation) is an automotive retailer in the United States. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had three operating segments: Domestic, Import, and Premium Luxury. As of December 31, 2011, it owned and operated 258 new vehicle franchises from 215 stores located in the United States, predominantly in metropolitan markets in the Sunbelt region. Its stores sell 32 different brands of new vehicles. The core brands of vehicles that it sells, representing approximately 90% of the new vehicles that it sold during the year ended December 31, 2011, was manufactured by Ford, Toyota, Nissan, General Motors, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Chrysler. The Company offers a diversified range of automotive products and services, which include new vehicles, used vehicles, parts and automotive repair and maintenance services, and automotive finance and insurance products. In January 2014, Autobytel Inc. acquired AutoUSA from AutoNation, Inc.

Highlights

Founded

1996

Industry

Retail

Employees

10001+

Investment

5

Lead Investment

2

Exits

2

Stages

Seed, Private Equity, Late Stage Venture

Investor Type

N/A

Location

United States, North America

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

AutoNation, established in 1996 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Seed, Private Equity, Late Stage Venture investments across Financial Services, Insurance, Auto Insurance, Venture Capital, Finance, Intellectual Property, Risk Management, Consulting, Automotive, Retail. The organization boasts a portfolio of 4 investments, with an average round size of $1.6B and 2 successful exits. Their recent investments include AutoComplete, Bain Capital Ventures, The Presidio Group, Butler Automotive Group, Oremor Automotive. The highest investment round they participated in was $859.7B. Among their most notable exits are AutoComplete and Bain Capital Ventures. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Thomas Szlosek

Thomas Szlosek

Chief Financial Officer

imagePlace Steve Kwak

Steve Kwak

President, Western Region

imagePlace Jeff M Parent

Jeff M Parent

Chief Operating Officer

imagePlace Melissa Cartagena

Melissa Cartagena

Senior Director/Head of Digital Advertising

Investment portfolio

AutoNation has made 5 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jun 16, 2021, when Waymo raised $2500.0M.

investments

5

Diversity investments

0

Lead investments

2

Number of exits

2

Investments

5

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Mar 02, 2020
Waymo Waymo
Software2250.0M
Jun 16, 2021
Waymo Waymo
Software2500.0M
Nov 15, 2022
TrueCar TrueCar
Mobile Appsnull
Aug 05, 2024
AutoComplete AutoComplete
Financial Servicesnull

Exits

2

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

5

Investors

0

Funds

0

Funding Rounds

5

AutoNation has raised 5 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Aug 05, 2024 from a Seed Round - AutoComplete round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Mar 02, 2020
Venture Round - Waymo Venture Round - Waymo
-2250.0M-
Jun 16, 2021
Private Equity Round - Waymo Private Equity Round - Waymo
-2500.0M-
Nov 15, 2022
Post-IPO Equity - TrueCar Post-IPO Equity - TrueCar
-0-
Aug 05, 2024
Seed Round - AutoComplete Seed Round - AutoComplete
-0-

Investors

0

There is no funding round available on this profile

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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