# Zaheer Jappie

> Zaheer Jappie is the Sydney-based founder and CEO of CarClarity, an Australian car-loan and asset-finance platform launched in March 2020. A former lending sales and channel-development leader at Humm/FlexiGroup, Prospa and RateSetter/Plenti, he built the company with David Fahim and Luke Scott after experiencing the difficulties of buying and financing cars himself.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at CarClarity
- **Organizations:** CarClarity, Humm / FlexiGroup, Prospa, RateSetter / Plenti
- **Known for:** Founded and leads CarClarity., Secured repeat investment from Equity Venture Partners., Announced CarClarity’s No. 23 ranking on the 2024 AFR Fast 100.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2019** — Worked in financial-services sales and distribution, including Humm/FlexiGroup, Prospa and RateSetter/Plenti; official biographies list national sales management and channel-development roles.
- **2019** — Founded CarClarity; the platform launched in March 2020 with founding team members David Fahim and Luke Scott.
- **2020** — EVP first met Jappie in June and decided to partner with him later that year.
- **2021** — A$1 million seed investment announced in March; EVP led a further A$3 million round in September.
- **2024** — Announced CarClarity’s processing partnership with Connective under QuickAF and its No. 23 position on the 2024 AFR Fast 100.
- **2026** — Publicly reported a team of more than 50 and more than A$500 million in settled loans.

## Achievements

- Founded and leads CarClarity.
- Secured repeat investment from Equity Venture Partners.
- Announced CarClarity’s No. 23 ranking on the 2024 AFR Fast 100.
- Reported more than A$500 million in loans settled and a team of more than 50 in March 2026; these are founder-reported company milestones.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — In public LinkedIn posts, Jappie reported more than A$500 million in settled loans, a team of more than 50, and recalled the company’s spare-bedroom beginnings.
- **2026-02** — A CarClarity guide on renovation loans was published with Jappie’s founder biography.
- **2024-11** — Announced CarClarity’s No. 23 place on the 2024 AFR Fast 100.
- **2024-04** — The founding team announced CarClarity as Connective’s QuickAF processing partner for a network of more than 5,000 mortgage brokers.

## Links

- Website: https://www.carclarity.com.au/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zaheer-jappie-883639a7/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zaheerjappie/

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Last updated: 2026-10-15