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Bruce Thompson

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Chief Executive Officer/Founder at CarWire
📍 Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

Bruce Thompson is a serial entrepreneur with a 25-year history of founding, scaling, and exiting disruptive technology companies in the automotive industry. People often describe him as visionary and committed. Following the successful sale of CarOffer to CarGurus, he now leads CarWire, an automotive fintech platform, and holds a BBA from Oklahoma Baptist University.

Through his family office, T5 Holdings, Bruce has pivoted his focus to the clean energy transition. He is now heavily invested in developing sustainable U. S. energy independence through ventures in lithium extraction and geothermal power generation, directly supporting the electric vehicle supply chain.

His latest venture, T5 Smackover Partners, is developing a strategically positioned lithium and geothermal project in the Smackover Formation of Northeast Texas.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer/Founder
Location
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States
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Automotive Fintech
Founded CarWire, a fintech platform focused on solving fragmented vehicle lien payoff processes for dealerships.
Clean Energy Transition
Is now applying his entrepreneurial expertise to the energy sector, focusing on lithium, geothermal power, and EV supply chain innovation through T5 Smackover Partners.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Chief Executive Officer/Founder
CarWire
1-2024
CEO/Founder
T5 Holdings, LP - T5 Smackover Partners, LLC - CarWire, LLC (.ai)
1-2019 - 12-2023
CEO/Founder
CarOffer
9-2014 - 12-2023
Founder/CEO
Pearl Technology Holdings
2010 - 2014
CEO/Founder
Redbumper, LLC
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Education
9-1980 - 5-1984
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA
Oklahoma Baptist University
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