Carla raised SEK27.5M in a round backed by Luminar Ventures and VNV Global

Carla, a Stockholm, Sweden-based startup building an ecommerce operation selling electric cars in Sweden, announced that it raised a SEK 27.5 million ($3.1M) equity financing round.

The money was raised from local investors including VNV Global and Luminar Ventures.

Carla, founded as Caroo in 2020 by CEO Patrik Illerstig and Niklas Jungegård, developed an ecommerce platform aiming to provide a convenient way to buy or lease an electrified vehicle online. The company operates as a marketplace, as it also is involved in acquiring electric cars - the cars purchased on the site are delivered with the company's own transport service and must undergo a thorough inspection covering more than 280 points.