# Kavak.com

> Kavak buys, inspects, reconditions and sells used cars, with financing, vehicle logistics and after-sales services. Founded in Mexico in 2016, it serves consumers across several countries and increasingly offers its operating capabilities to other automotive businesses.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Mexico City, Mexico
- **Founders:** Carlos García Ottati (Co-founder and CEO), Loreanne García (Co-founder), Roger Laughlin (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Used-car buying and selling, Vehicle financing / Kuna, Kavak Total, Kavak Crédito, Kavak Aliados
- **Notable:** Became Mexico’s first unicorn in 2020., Reported nearly 120,000 transactions in 2025, approximately 40% annual growth., Reported its first full month of consolidated global profitability in December 2025.

## Products & services

- **Used-car buying and selling** — Digital listings and physical locations for acquiring, inspecting, reconditioning and reselling used vehicles.
- **Vehicle financing / Kuna** — Financing for eligible buyers; approval and terms depend on underwriting and country.
- **Kavak Total** — Optional extended coverage and related maintenance benefits; Mexican standard limited warranty and satisfaction benefit have separate conditions.
- **Kavak Crédito** — Financial ecosystem launched in Mexico, including vehicle-backed lending and purchase financing.
- **Kavak Aliados** — Business-facing platform for automotive dealers and corporate buyers.
- **Draiver** — Vehicle logistics platform identified as part of Kavak’s ecosystem in its tenth-anniversary announcement.

## Achievements

- Became Mexico’s first unicorn in 2020.
- Reported nearly 120,000 transactions in 2025, approximately 40% annual growth.
- Reported its first full month of consolidated global profitability in December 2025.
- Reported more than US$1 billion in cumulative customer financing by February 2026.
- Reported more than 5,000 automotive partners served by its operating solutions by October 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Tenth-anniversary announcement describes financing, AI and Draiver logistics capabilities serving more than 5,000 automotive partners.
- **2026-09** — Announced southeast Mexico expansion with Hertz México / CarShop, targeting three co-branded spaces in Mérida and Cancún.
- **2026-08** — Chief Product & AI Officer Alejandro Maza Ayala discussed agent-based operations in an a16z podcast.
- **2026-02** — Announced US$300 million Series F led by a16z and co-led by WCM.

## Links

- Website: https://kavak.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kavakcom/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/KavakMexico
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPy7UhWyPEcF490cJFOIPA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kavak.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kavakmx/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kavakmx

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Last updated: 2026-10-11