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Carlos García Ottati

ROLE CEOMENTIONS 1LAST SEEN AUGUST 10, 2026
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Carlos García Ottati is a Venezuelan entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Kavak, a used-car platform operating across Latin America. He founded Kavak in 2016 in Mexico, building a business that purchases, reconditions, and sells used vehicles while offering financing and post-sale guarantees. He previously held leadership roles at Linio and McKinsey & Company. He is best known for building Kavak into a company that reached a valuation of $1.15 billion in 2020 and over $8.7 billion in 2021.

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“We joined Kavak and Carlos to build it.”

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