Caramel is the safe & easy way to complete any private used car sale. Compatible with any car for sale by owner, Caramel does the DMV work & more for free.
Caramel, Inc. has raised $21.4M in total funding. The most recent round was Series A.
Caramel, Inc. is headquartered in Encino, CA.
Caramel is the safe & easy way to complete any private used car sale. Compatible with any car for sale by owner, Caramel does the DMV work & more for free.
Private-party used car sales are complicated and risky, spanning negotiation, identity verification, financing, insurance, DMV paperwork, and payment.
Caramel is an end-to-end platform that handles the DMV paperwork, financing, insurance, payment, and delivery for private car sales, walking buyers and sellers through a 9-step process it says takes under 9 minutes.
The page claims Caramel requires identity verification (driver's license plus a selfie) from both parties and offers vehicle protection products it says 'have not previously been available' to private-party car buyers; it also highlights a new partnership with eBay.
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