# Andrew (Andy) Park

> Andrew (Andy) Park co-founded CarNow in 2014 and served as its founding CEO, following earlier work in corporate development and the social shopping startup Wikets. His automotive software work emphasized messaging, live assistance and continuity between online shopping and dealership visits. He pleaded guilty to federal tax offenses in July 2024 and was sentenced in January 2025 to 30 months in prison.

- **Role:** Software entrepreneur; former technology executive
- **Organizations:** CarNow (co-founder; former CEO), Wikets (co-founder), BladeLogic (former corporate development executive), Breakaway Solutions (former corporate development director), Merrill Lynch (former role)
- **Education:** Undergraduate education, Yale University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Wikets, which attracted $1.5 million in funding., Co-founded CarNow and led it during its 2021 $30 million fundraising round., Led CarNow during the launch of its Real-Time Retail platform in March 2022.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2011** — Worked at Merrill Lynch, Breakaway Solutions and BladeLogic.
- **2011** — Co-founded Wikets; its iPhone social shopping app launched in November.
- **2014** — Co-founded CarNow with Tim Cox, Bidhan Patnaik and Saurav Biswas; became founding CEO.
- **2021** — CarNow raised $30 million from Battery Ventures.
- **2022** — Led CarNow at the March launch of Real-Time Retail.
- **2023** — Former CEO by the September announcement appointing Kayne Grau.
- **2024** — Pleaded guilty on July 22 to willful failure to pay over payroll taxes and willful failure to file a tax return.
- **2025** — Sentenced January 23 to 30 months in federal prison, three years of supervised release, restitution and a fine.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Wikets, which attracted $1.5 million in funding.
- Co-founded CarNow and led it during its 2021 $30 million fundraising round.
- Led CarNow during the launch of its Real-Time Retail platform in March 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Sentenced January 23 to 30 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release. Ordered to pay $639,821.78 in restitution and a $15,000 fine; announced January 24.
- **2024-07** — Pleaded guilty July 22 to payroll tax and tax return offenses.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parka

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Last updated: 2026-10-26