Tech Company Financing Transactions

Carousell Funding Round

Carousell, based in Singapore City, secured $85 million in investment from Edbi, Rakuten and 500 Global.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/15/2018
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$85,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Edbi (Lead Investor) (Swee Chu)

Rakuten (Lead Investor) (SaeMin Ahn)

500 Global

DBS Bank (Piyush Gupta)

Golden Gate Ventures

Sequoia India

Proceeds Purpose
The capital injection will accelerate Carousell's product innovation to reimagine classifieds in an AI-first world.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
71 Ayer Rajah Crescent 02-18
Singapore City, 139951
Singapore
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Carousell is a mobile classifieds app that makes selling as easy as taking a photo, buying as simple as chatting. Launched in May 2012, Carousell began in Singapore and has spread to 13 cities around the world.
Profile
Carousell LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Carousell Company Twitter Account
Company News
Carousell News
Facebook
Carousell on Facebook
YouTube
Carousell on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Co-Founder
Lucas Ngoo
  Lucas Ngoo LinkedIn Profile  Lucas Ngoo Twitter Account  Lucas Ngoo News  Lucas Ngoo on Facebook
Co-Founder
Quek Rui
  Quek Rui LinkedIn Profile  Quek Rui Twitter Account  Quek Rui News  Quek Rui on Facebook


 

 

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