# Frontier Car Group

> Frontier Car Group is a VC fund in Berlin backing Automotive and E-Commerce. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2017
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/frontier-car-group/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/FrontierCar
- Website: http://www.frontiercargroup.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontiercargroup/

Frontier Car Group is a berlin-based startup who develop, launch, and operate used-automotive marketplaces within emerging market economies, with operations in Nigeria, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Pakistan, and Indonesia. Additionally, we are successfully engaging in two joint ventures with OLX in India and Poland. We increase theefficiency of selling and buying cars through technology, infra-structure creation, access to capital and innovative business models that allows all stakeholders to gain from our impact.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Frontier Car Group. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Frontier Car Group. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/frontier-cars-group?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automotive | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce Platforms | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Peter Lindholm | Co-Founder & Co-CEO | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-lindholm |
| Ricardo Donoso | Co-Founder and CEO, Americas | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ricardo-donoso |
| Andre Kussmann | Co-Founder and CTO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andre-kussmann |
| Eyass Shakrah | COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eyass-shakrah |
| Hamza Waqas | Software Architect | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hamza-waqas |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cars45 | Cars45 buys, sells, prices, and rates the condition of pre-owned autos. The Cars45 process begins online, where owners enter their vehicle information for a free quote. They can then schedule an appointment at one of the company’s 13 inspection centers in Nigeria. After a multi-point evaluation including engine, brakes, tires, and a road-test,Cars45 makes an offer. If accepted, the company commits to wire payment to the owner’s bank account within 45 minutes. After pricing and creating a digital service history, Cars45 offers the autos it acquires to a private network of buyers. | $5M | Series A | May 01, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Balderton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/balderton-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EchoVC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/echovc-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-enterprise-associates) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TPG Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tpg-growth) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Frontier Car Group invest in?

Frontier Car Group invests primarily in Automotive, E-Commerce and E-Commerce Platforms startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Frontier Car Group?

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### Who are the partners at Frontier Car Group?

The team at Frontier Car Group includes Peter Lindholm (Co-Founder & Co-CEO), Ricardo Donoso (Co-Founder and CEO, Americas) and Andre Kussmann (Co-Founder and CTO), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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