What the company does
Munich-based e-mobility startup Aampere has closed a €4.2 million funding round to expand its used electric vehicle marketplace into more European markets. The round was led by Estonian investor Trind Ventures, with Nordic classifieds giant Vend Marketplaces joining as a minority investor alongside consumer investor G-FUND, existing backer GIMIC, and a slate of mobility industry angels.
Aampere operates a consumer-to-business platform that funnels private EV sellers into a pan-European dealer network. The company pitches sellers a 48-hour turnaround: an offer, a pickup, and a payment, with the company handling the paperwork, the payment logistics, and the cross-border transport. For dealers, the value proposition is curated, data-priced EV inventory that does not require them to negotiate with individual sellers.
The model targets the messiest corner of the European EV transition. Most used EVs still trade through a patchwork of independent dealers, classifieds listings, and word of mouth, and the residual value of electric cars is volatile enough that pricing them correctly is its own skill. Aampere's pitch is that it can be the Auto1 for the used EV category.
Why this round is different
This is Aampere's second public raise in less than a year. The startup closed a €1.6 million seed round in October 2025 from the same lead investor, and a €350,000 pre-seed in 2023. The new round values the company above €20 million according to filings from Germany's commercial register, which show 8,074 new shares issued against a post-round total of 41,146.
GIMIC's increased stake of around €660,000 is split between a convertible loan and equity. The more interesting strategic addition is Vend Marketplaces, the Norwegian group behind FINN.no, Blocket, and Bilbasen. Vend runs some of the most-trafficked classifieds sites in the Nordics, which gives Aampere a clear distribution lane into Scandinavia as it scales.
Where the money goes
Aampere's founders have said the focus is on supply and demand growth on both sides of the marketplace, plus the value-added services that make dealers stick around. The company also plans to deepen its valuation engine and logistics integration, two pieces that get harder the more countries it operates in.
With EVs now making up a growing share of the European parc, the used market is on track to outgrow the new one within a few years. Aampere is betting that whoever owns the digital rails for that secondary market now will own it for the rest of the decade.