| 词条 | Vroom.com |
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| name = Vroom | logo = Vroomlogo.png | logo_alt = vroom logo | collapsetext = Vroom Logo | type = Privately held company | founded = {{Start date|2013|08}} | location = New York, NY, United States | industry = E-commerce / Car Dealer | products = Used Cars | homepage = {{url|vroom.com}} | revenue = }}Vroom is a New York City-based e-commerce company that enables consumers to buy, sell and finance cars online[1]. Founded in August of 2013 by Marshall Chesrown, Kevin Westfall and Scott Chesrown, to date, Vroom has raised over $440 million in Venture Capital and Private Equity.[2] It also has a refurbishment facility in Stafford, Texas[3] and was included on Forbes’ list of the Hottest E-Commerce Startups of 2015[4]. Vroom’s CEO is Paul Hennessy, who was previously the CEO of Priceline.com.[5] In December 2015, the company acquired Texas Direct Auto, a Houston-based company founded in 2002 that is now owned by Vroom but operates as a separate brand.[6] The combined company is profitable and reached $900 million in revenue in 2015.[7] In February 2018, Vroom closed operations in its Whitestown, Indiana facility and laid off approximately 25% of its staff in the New York City and Stafford, Texas locations.[8] In December 2018, Vroom closed a Series G financing round of $146 million led by AutoNation and began scaling its operations again.[9] ProductsRather than functioning as a peer-to-peer marketplace, Vroom is an e-commerce service that handles the entire transaction with no haggling on prices.[10][11] The company offers financing from more than 12 banks and cars are delivered to customers nationwide.[12][13] All cars that Vroom sells are reconditioned and the company uses proprietary RFID tracking and prioritization software to automate the refurbishment process.[14][15] Vroom provides a seven-day money back guarantee on purchases and a 90-day bumper-to-bumper warranty.[16] Vroom also buys cars from customers, who can receive a cash voucher after submitting photos and information about the car online.[17] FundingVroom has raised $440 million in total funding. Investors include AutoNation, L Catterton, General Catalyst Partners, Allen & Company, T. Rowe Price, John Elway, Steve Berrard (former CEO of Blockbuster and AutoNation), Jeffery Boyd (chairman of The Priceline Group), Bob Mylod (former CFO of The Priceline Group), and Dan Gilbert (Owner of Cleveland Cavaliers & Quicken Loans) .[18][19] References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2015/06/16/vroom-used-cars/|title=A used car site backed by John Elway is on track to do $300 million in sales this year|last1=Griffith|first1=Erin|date=16 June 2015|accessdate=19 February 2016}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/vroom-com|title=Vroom|website=Crunchbase|language=en|access-date=2019-01-27}} 3. ^{{cite news|last1=Taylor|first1=Kate|title=Vroom, the Startup That Aims to Be the Zappos of Online Car Buying, Raises $54 Million|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/248514|accessdate=19 February 2016|publisher=Entrepreneur|date=16 June 2015}} 4. ^{{cite news|last1=Mac|first1=Ryan|title=The Hottest E-commerce Startups Of 2015|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2015/12/30/the-hottest-e-commerce-startups-of-2015/#3d9b675bb26f|accessdate=19 February 2016|publisher=Forbes|date=30 December 2015}} 5. ^{{cite news|last1=Taylor|first1=Kate|title=Vroom, the Startup That Aims to Be the Zappos of Online Car Buying, Raises $54 Million|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/248514|accessdate=19 February 2016|publisher=Entrepreneur|date=16 June 2015}} 6. ^{{cite news|last1=Kolodny|first1=Lora|title=Vroom Raising $95 Million to Acquire Texas Direct Auto|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2015/12/16/vroom-raising-95-million-to-acquire-texas-direct-auto/|accessdate=19 February 2016|publisher=Wall Street Journal|date=16 December 2015}} 7. ^{{cite news|last1=Mac|first1=Ryan|title=Online Car Startup Vroom Looks To Acquire Leading EBay Car Retailer And Raise $95 Million|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2015/12/16/online-car-startup-vroom-looks-to-acquire-leading-ebay-car-retailer/#6321c3d238ce|accessdate=19 February 2016|publisher=Forbes|date=17 December 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Vroom hits brakes on ambitious plans for central Indiana|url=https://www.ibj.com/articles/67874-vroom-hits-brakes-on-ambitious-plans-for-central-indiana}} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/11/vroom-nabs-146m-from-autonation-vcs-for-its-online-used-car-marketplace/|title=Vroom nabs $146M from AutoNation, VCs for its used car site|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-27}} 10. ^{{cite news|last1=Korosec|first1=Kristen|title=Online Car Startup Vroom Raises $95 Million And Buys A Competitor|url=http://fortune.com/2015/12/16/vroom-raises-95-million/|accessdate=19 February 2016|publisher=Fortune|date=16 December 2015}} 11. ^{{cite news|last1=Kessler|first1=Sarah|title=The Used Car Market Meets 2015: No Showroom, No Salesmen, Free Delivery|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3048672/innovation-agents/the-used-car-market-meets-2015-no-showroom-no-salesmen-free-delivery|accessdate=19 February 2016|publisher=Fast Company|date=20 July 2015}} 12. ^{{cite news|last1=Griffith|first1=Erin|title=A used car site backed by John Elway is on track to do $300 million in sales this year|url=http://fortune.com/2015/06/16/vroom-used-cars/|accessdate=19 February 2016|publisher=Fortune|date=16 June 2015}} 13. ^{{cite news|last1=Taylor|first1=Kate|title=Vroom, the Startup That Aims to Be the Zappos of Online Car Buying, Raises $54 Million|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/248514|accessdate=19 February 2016|publisher=Entrepreneur|date=20 July 2015}} 14. ^{{cite news|last1=Ha|first1=Anthony|title=Vroom Raises $95M And Acquires Texas Direct Auto In Its Quest To Bring Car-Buying Online|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/12/16/vroom-acquires-texas-direct-auto/|accessdate=19 February 2016|publisher=Techcrunch|date=16 December 2015}} 15. ^{{cite news|last1=Taves|first1=Max|title=Vroom raises $54 million to make buying a used car less horrible|url=http://www.cnet.com/news/can-54-million-make-buying-a-used-car-less-horrible-vroom-says-yes/|accessdate=19 February 2016|publisher=CNET|date=20 July 2015}} 16. ^{{cite news|last1=Korosec|first1=Kristen|title=Online Car Startup Vroom Raises $95 Million And Buys A Competitor|url=http://fortune.com/2015/12/16/vroom-raises-95-million/|accessdate=19 February 2016|publisher=Fortune|date=16 December 2015}} 17. ^{{cite news|last1=Griffith|first1=Erin|title=A used car site backed by John Elway is on track to do $300 million in sales this year|url=http://fortune.com/2015/06/16/vroom-used-cars/|accessdate=19 February 2016|publisher=Fortune|date=16 June 2015}} 18. ^{{cite news|last1=Korosec|first1=Kristen|title=Online Car Startup Vroom Raises $95 Million And Buys A Competitor|url=http://fortune.com/2015/12/16/vroom-raises-95-million/|accessdate=19 February 2016|publisher=Fortune|date=16 December 2015}} 19. ^https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/vroom-com External links
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