Partly
Building digital infrastructure for automotive parts supply
- 101-200 employees
- Hospitality
- B2B
- Artificial Intelligence
- Marketplace
- Sustainability
- Cars
- Big data
- Analytics
- Supply Chain
- eCommerce
- UK HQ, Old Stret, London, UK
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Company mission
To connect the world's parts, making it easy for repairers to find and buy the right parts.
Our take
Partly is a fast-growing tech company that's quietly tackling one of the biggest headaches in the car industry - finding the right auto parts. In a world where nearly everything is becoming digital and automated, the automotive parts industry has lagged behind. Partly is changing that by building an AI-powered infrastructure that connects the global auto parts supply chain.
Instead of being a marketplace itself, Partly powers marketplaces like eBay and Shopify with accurate data. Think of it as what Visa does for financial transactions, Partly does for auto parts. It doesn't sell parts but makes doing so seamless and near error-free by automating complex behind-the-scenes processes. With a massive database of over 50 million vehicle parts, it offers modular tools, allowing businesses to build their own systems without starting from scratch.
In 2024, the company was named New Zealand's fastest-growing startup, and has expanded to the US and UK. CEO Levi Fawcett took home top honours at the New Zealand Leadership Awards as well. It's no surprise either, with the company raising the country's largest-ever Series A ($36M) and having been on the up ever since. With big-name investors, a growing team, and a product solving a real global problem, Partly is very much on its way to becoming a tech giant.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- High trust, low process and no bureaucracy: We hire exceptional people whose judgment we trust. This means we proactively remove any process or rules that slow us down (for example, our expense policy is simply the “red face test”).
- Competitive base salary + equity: We offer competitive salaries and generous equity options for all full-time employees, ensuring everyone shares in the financial upside when we win.
- Flexible working hours: Choose when to work based on what time you’re most effective (no mandatory or set hours). We combine flexibility with an office-first approach (in cities where we have critical mass, i.e. London, Christchurch, Auckland).
- Focus Days: Two days per week, with zero meetings, dedicated solely to uninterrupted deep work.
- Take time when you need it: We don’t ask questions or care if people have a negative leave balance. We work extremely hard and trust our team to take the time they need to recharge.
- Learn from the best: Whether it’s during a ‘Lunch n Learn’ or hearing from a unicorn CEO at a Fireside chat, you’ll have the opportunity to constantly learn from the world’s best.
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2022
$21.3m
SERIES A
Oct 2021
$2.2m
SEED
Total funding: $25.2m
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Leadership
Levi Fawcett
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously worked as a Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer at Rocket Lab USA.
Tony Austin
(Co-Founder & CSO)Previously the founder of Metamotiv. Tony also spent 7 years at Amazon, joining as the Head of Automative Europe before becoming the General Manager of Amazon Australia & New Zealand (Retail). He also spent some time as a Country Leader at eBay Motors Group and as a UK Category Manager at AS Watson.
Harry Uffindell
(CPO)Previously a Startup Advisor (Growth, Operations, People, Fundraising) at Growth Engineer. Prior to that, Harry was a Country Manager & Head of Growth at Tilt until it was acquired by Airbnb where he then became the Head of BizOps & Strategy, APAC at Airbnb.
Tim Grunshaw
(Vice President of Engineering)Tim previously spent 7 years at Microsoft in various Engineering roles. Prior to that, he co-founded TradeIntel where he worked as a Software Engineer for 3 years.
Nathan Taylor
(Co-Founder & COO)Nathan previously co-founded AllGoods where he served as the Head of Operations. Prior to that, he was an Editor & Translator at Chengdu TV and a Chinese-English Translator at HS Translation.