Carousell

Carousell

A global marketplace for buying and selling preloved treasures, featuring diverse categories from cars and gadgets to fashion accessories.

Founded 2012 501-1000 employees Venture round Total: $690.60M Consumer Goods, E-Commerce +2

Carousell is a global marketplace for buying and selling preloved treasures, featuring diverse categories from cars and gadgets to fashion accessories. Founded in 2012 and based in Singapore, it operates as a consumer-to-consumer marketplace app available for both iOS and Android. The platform features a wide array of products across various categories, including cars, lifestyle, gadgets, and fashion accessories. It has achieved the status of being the top Shopping app in Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Australia. Carousell is supported by notable international venture capitalists such as Sequoia Capital, Rakuten Ventures, 500 Startups, Golden Gate Ventures, and QuestVC. The company's latest $2.80M Venture Round investment came from GoTo Group on 04 September 2023. Since its launch in August 2012 in Singapore, Carousell has grown to serve 19 cities across 7 countries. As a player in the Consumer Goods and E-Commerce industries, Carousell has demonstrated strong growth potential and market appeal, garnering the support of key investors and achieving significant user traction across multiple international markets.

Funding Stage	Amount	Investors	Lead Investors	Date
Venture Round	$2.80M	1	GoTo Group	04 Sep 2023
Private Equity Round	$10.00M	1	Heliconia Capital Management	11 Nov 2021
Private Equity Round	MYR415.00M	1	STIC Investment	15 Sep 2021
Series D	$80.00M	3	NH Investment & Securities, Naver +1	15 Sep 2020
Corporate Round	$56.00M	1	Pobts	10 Apr 2019
Series C	$85.00M	6	500 Startups, EDBI +4	14 May 2018
Venture Round	Undisclosed	1	K3 Ventures	20 Apr 2018
Series B	$35.00M	4	500 Startups, Golden Gate Ventures +2	01 Aug 2016
Series B	Undisclosed	1	Rakuten Capital	01 Feb 2016
Series A	$6.00M	5	500 Startups, Golden Gate Ventures +3	26 Nov 2014

Funding Stage

Amount

Investors

Lead Investors

Date

Venture Round

$2.80M

GoTo Group

04 Sep 2023

Private Equity Round

$10.00M

Heliconia Capital Management

11 Nov 2021

Private Equity Round

MYR415.00M

STIC Investment

15 Sep 2021

Series D

$80.00M

NH Investment & Securities, Naver +1

15 Sep 2020

Corporate Round

$56.00M

Pobts

10 Apr 2019

Series C

$85.00M

500 Startups, EDBI +4

14 May 2018

Venture Round

Undisclosed

K3 Ventures

20 Apr 2018

Series B

$35.00M

500 Startups, Golden Gate Ventures +2

01 Aug 2016

Series B

Undisclosed

Rakuten Capital

01 Feb 2016

Series A

$6.00M

500 Startups, Golden Gate Ventures +3

26 Nov 2014

FAQ About Carousell

A global marketplace for buying and selling preloved treasures, featuring diverse categories from cars and gadgets to fashion accessories.

Carousell was founded in 2012.

Carousell operates in Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Marketplaces and Mobile. Its work centres on Mobile commerce, Consumer-to-consumer marketplace, Classifieds and Marketplace app.

Carousell has approximately 501-1000 employees.

Carousell has completed 14 funding rounds, raising a total of $690.60M. The latest funding stage is Venture round.

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