Europe's leading digital automotive platform for buying, selling, and financing used cars. Operates three primary brands: AUTO1.com (wholesale platform for professionals), wirkaufendeinauto.de (C2B instant car buying), and Autohero (retail consumer platform). Multi-brand technology platform connecting buyers and sellers across Europe.
AUTO1 Group is publicly traded
IPO'd on February 4, 2021
This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under AG1.
Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Founded
2012
Employees
5,549
Total Funding
$3.14B
8 rounds
Last Private Valuation
$9.6B
February 4, 2021
Total raised $3.14B across 8 rounds
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Last updated 06-25-2026
Latest Round
Type
IPO
Date
February 4, 2021
Amount
$2.16B
Valuation
$9.6B
Lead Investors
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 4, 2021 | IPO | $2.16B | $9.6B | Public markets |
| July 30, 2020 | Series G | $300M | — | Farallon Capital Management, The Baupost Group |
| January 15, 2018 | Series F | $561M | $3.5B | SoftBank Vision Fund |
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Valuation indexed to 1.0× at the selected entry round. Valuation marks are estimates and may contain errors. Hover each dot to compare.
Entry · Series F
$3.5B
Jan 2018
AUTO1 Group today
$9.6B
Feb 2021 · latest mark
AUTO1 Group multiple
2.7x
valuation uplift since first round
Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.
Christian Bertermann
Co-Founder & CEO
Hakan Koç
Co-Founder & Supervisory Board Chairman
Christopher Muhr
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Christian Wallentin
Chief Financial Officer
Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.
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Yes, AUTO1 Group is publicly traded under the ticker symbol AG1 on the FRA. The company went public in February 4, 2021.
AUTO1 Group trades under the ticker symbol AG1 on the FRA. It began trading in February 4, 2021.
AUTO1 Group (AG1 on the FRA) shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker AG1 to place an order.
AUTO1 Group went public in February 4, 2021 via ipo, with an offering valuation of approximately $9.6B. AUTO1 Group successfully completed its initial public offering on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on February 4, 2021. Shares were priced at EUR 38.00 per share, with the company raising EUR 1.8 billion in gross proceeds. Shares traded under the symbol AG1 (ISIN DE000A2LQ884) and rallied approximately 45% on the first day of trading. The company was admitted to the Prime Standard segment and later entered the MDAX index.
AUTO1 Group raised $3.14B across 8 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.
AUTO1 Group was co-founded by Christian Bertermann, Hakan Koç, and Christopher Muhr in 2012.
AUTO1 Group is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
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