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Kevin Bennett started an auto financing company. It started as MotoRefi and changed to Caribou in early 2022. Transforming consumers' financial relationship with their cars is the mission. Bennett has raised $74 million for the company since it was founded. She was a rising executive in the company when she left in 2020. Bennett pitched early investors, and Holt can provide to mobility companies.

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