Carmoola

𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗮 – 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼! 🚗 👋 Hey Carmoola community! August saw Carmoola doing what Carmoola does best - helping happy people buy their dream cars. But how? Well, that’s all in this month’s Moola Monthly! Here’s a peek at what went down: 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 ‘𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝗱𝘀’! We launched our headline-grabbing search for the UK’s first ‘courtesy dads’. Whether it’s a dad, mum, or anyone with that practical, car-buying wisdom, we’re looking for you! With submissions closing soon, the media buzz is only getting louder. 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗬𝗖 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 We had the privilege of hosting Kevin Ryan, the tech visionary behind AlleyCorp (among a too-long-to-list number of other achievements). From his thoughts on the future of tech to the unexpected discussion on psychedelics, this was a talk call not to be missed. 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘: 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 In this month’s Moola Monthly, we’ve unveiled how our lean team built a cutting-edge Data Mesh architecture. The result? Faster decision-making, improved security, and significant savings. Don’t miss this deep dive! 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗩 August also marked our return to the airwaves, and the initial response has been phenomenal. Plus, we’ve got something special brewing for September – a collaboration not to be missed. Stay tuned! 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲? Our latest survey reveals that Elon Musk’s recent social media activity has negatively impacted Tesla’s appeal. A third of Brits say they’re now less likely to buy a Tesla. 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 We love hearing from our customers! This month, we’re thrilled to share some glowing reviews that remind us why we do what we do. 📩 Subscribe to Moola Monthly and keep up with our latest news and views. Just click the link in the first comment to join our growing community.   Please 👍 Like, 💬 Comment, and 🔗 Share this post to spread the word! #Carmoola #MoolaMonthly #FintechRevolution #CustomerFirst #InnovationInCarFinance

𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗮 – 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼! 🚗 👋 Hey Carmoola community! August saw Carmoola doing what Carmoola does best - helping happy people buy their dream cars. But how? Well, that’s all in this month’s Moola Monthly! Here’s a peek at what went down: 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 ‘𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝗱𝘀’! We launched our headline-grabbing search for the UK’s first ‘courtesy dads’. Whether it’s a dad, mum, or anyone with that practical, car-buying wisdom, we’re looking for you! With submissions closing soon, the media buzz is only getting louder. 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗬𝗖 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 We had the privilege of hosting Kevin Ryan, the tech visionary behind AlleyCorp (among a too-long-to-list number of other achievements). From his thoughts on the future of tech to the unexpected discussion on psychedelics, this was a talk call not to be missed. 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘: 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 In this month’s Moola Monthly, we’ve unveiled how our lean team built a cutting-edge Data Mesh architecture. The result? Faster decision-making, improved security, and significant savings. Don’t miss this deep dive! 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗩 August also marked our return to the airwaves, and the initial response has been phenomenal. Plus, we’ve got something special brewing for September – a collaboration not to be missed. Stay tuned! 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲? Our latest survey reveals that Elon Musk’s recent social media activity has negatively impacted Tesla’s appeal. A third of Brits say they’re now less likely to buy a Tesla. 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 We love hearing from our customers! This month, we’re thrilled to share some glowing reviews that remind us why we do what we do. 📩 Subscribe to Moola Monthly and keep up with our latest news and views. Just click the link in the first comment to join our growing community.   Please 👍 Like, 💬 Comment, and 🔗 Share this post to spread the word! #Carmoola #MoolaMonthly #FintechRevolution #CustomerFirst #InnovationInCarFinance

Nobody will remember: - Your salary - How "busy you were" - How many hours you worked People will remember: - That time you got in their car for a lift home after five-a-side and made their passenger seat all sweaty.

In our latest Carmoola guest call, we had the honour of speaking with Kevin Ryan, a legendary figure in the New York tech scene. Often referred to as the "Godfather of New York Tech," Kevin's impressive career includes founding and growing several successful companies, such as DoubleClick, MongoDB, Business Insider, and Gilt Groupe. We absolutely loved hearing about his journey from corporate executive to serial entrepreneur and how his success was built upon giving a small number of things his full attention at any one time. Watch the full conversation where we cover a broad range of topics from the rollercoaster ride of building a business, his experience with psychedelics as a treatment for mental health, to adventures beyond business and embracing life to the fullest 🚀

July was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it month at Carmoola - so here’s the lowdown on what we got up to 🚘 As we close out month one of Q3, the only thing hotter than the Central Line was Carmoola’s unstoppable mission to make car buying fun, fair and fast. 👀 What's Inside This Month’s Issue: We get a long-read from Aidan Rushby, lifting the lid on Carmoola’s journey so far and what we’ve liked (and not liked) along the way. Exclusive to Moola Monthly subscribers When the media were looking for a leading female figure in finance to comment on the appointment of Rachel Reeves as Chancellor, they naturally sought the views of our very own Amy Rushby Near-death experiences, the outsized impact of the little things, and more golden nuggets were shared with the Carmoola team this month when bestselling author, and renowned storyteller, Matthew Dicks joined our company call to share his wisdom and insights Life as a start-up can be summed up as moving from one adventure to the next, and it’s with this bold spirit that we are headed to Mongolia (sort of…) 📩 Subscribe to Moola Monthly and keep up with our latest news and views. Just click the link below to join our growing community.   Please 👍 Like, 💬 Comment, and 🔗 Share this post to spread the word! #Carmoola #MoolaMonthly #FintechRevolution #CustomerFirst #InnovationInCarFinance

Every so often we're lucky enough to have a special guest join our weekly company-wide call and tell us their story. These new perspectives are hugely valuable as they provide us with the inspiration to think differently and consider new ways to keep doing great things for our customers. Recently, we were honoured to host internationally-renowned author, storyteller (and more!), Matthew Dicks. If you haven't read it already, we can thoroughly recommend his book 'Storyworthy' - it's a firm favourite among us at Carmoola. During the conversation with Aidan, which you can watch yourself at the link in the comments, Matt talked about the essence of a compelling narrative, how small things can have a big impact, and demonstrated this perfectly by sharing some of his own stories. This one's a must-see for anyone who wants to be a better, more effective, and memorable communicator.

Time to find out what happened at Carmoola in June. That’s right, Moola Monthly is here! 🚘 Hey Carmoola community, The British Summer is (sort of) here, but the hottest thing right now is the latest edition of this fintech’s monthly newsletter. 👀 What's Inside This Month’s Issue: Our director of capital markets, Frédéric de Benoist, has had an incredibly busy first month at Carmoola - read our interview with him to find out what he’s been up to and what his plans are (exclusive first-look for Moola Monthly subscribers). Aidan continues to be in high-demand as Carmoola’s spokesperson, appearing in interviews with Bloomberg and being shortlisted for a prestigious entrepreneurship award. We’ve hired (and we’re hiring!) some incredible go-getters. Put faces to names and job titles in this month’s update. There’s a general election in the UK this week, but which politician would the British public trust to sell them a used car? Our poll doesn’t make for pleasant reading for any MPs (or PMs…) considering a career in motoring… 📩 Subscribe to Moola Monthly and keep up with our latest news and views. Just click the link in the first comment to join our growing community.   Please 👍 Like, 💬 Comment, and 🔗 Share this post to spread the word! #Carmoola #MoolaMonthly #FintechRevolution #CustomerFirst #InnovationInCarFinance

🎉 Big news! Our very own Aidan Rushby has been shortlisted for 'Technology Entrepreneur of the Year' in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 🚀 We always knew Aidan was special – after all, how many people can switch between in-depth discussions about AI, customer service, capital markets, and sports cars without missing a beat? 😅 Not to steal his moment of glory - but we know he’d agree with this too - Aidan’s nomination is also a reflection of the hard work and innovation happening across every area at Carmoola. We’re taking suggestions on how Aidan should celebrate if he wins – we’re thinking a victory lap around the office in a toy car 🏎️ a few rounds in the pub downstairs 🍻 or maybe a team holiday 🏝️ (no, Aidan didn’t get to approve this post… 😂) Thanks to everyone for your support, and here’s to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in car finance! #Entrepreneur #Awards #Fintech #Innovation #Carmoola #GreatBritishEntrepreneurAwards

🚘 MAYDAY, MAYDAY! It’s Moola Monthly time! 🚘 Hey Carmoola community, Inboxes have now received the gift that is Moola Monthly. When you open May’s edition, here’s what’s in store for you: 🚀 What's Inside This Month’s Issue: We’re award-winning, baby! That’s right, Carmoola scooped a top industry accolade in May. Our founder, Aidan Rushby, told the story of Carmoola, to the wonderful Lucy Tobin from the Evening Standard. Inspiration? Check. Ambition? Check. A multi-country car chase? Um, check! Meet our newest team member - Frédéric de Benoist, who is leading our capital markets function, and doing so with aplomb already! Did someone say product innovation? Yes, we did! In an exclusive article for Moola Monthly subscribers our director of product Amy McKechnie provides an overview of a new product initiative that will give even more people ‘Access’ to the Carmoola experience. What do you get if you analyse over 8 million car sales? Well, you don’t get a punchline to a joke but you do get some interesting insights into the cars that people are swiping left (or is it right?) on. 📩 Subscribe to Moola Monthly and keep up with our latest news and views. Just click the link in the comments to join our growing community. Please 👍 Like, 💬 Comment, and 🔗 Share this post to spread the word! #Carmoola #MoolaMonthly #FintechRevolution #CustomerFirst #InnovationInCarFinance

🚀 WE DID IT! 🚀 The judges were so impressed by Carmoola's customer-focused approach and innovative use of technology, that we emerged as the overall winner in the 'Best Direct Consumer Proposition' category at the Credit Strategy Car Finance Awards! A few of our team were in Manchester to pick up the trophy, which has now been safely transported back to Carmoola HQ in Primrose Hill. Securing this coveted industry recognition serves as further proof that we have built something truly special, and which is needed and valued by our customers. A HUGE thank you to the whole Carmoola team, who work tirelessly to bring new levels of simplicity, control, and value to car buyers 💪