Founded in 2015, Carsome operates in online used-car marketplace. The latest valuation stands at $1.7B. Its shares do not trade on a public exchange.
2 valuations. The latest, $1.7B, was set by the Series E in Jan 2022.
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TemasekCCatcha GroupMMediaTekPPenjana KapitalQatar Investment AuthorityAsia PartnersBurda Principal InvestmentsCarsome is a Malaysian online used-car trading platform founded in 2015 by Eric Cheng and Jiun Ee Teoh to digitize the buying and selling of used cars, replacing an opaque, paper-heavy process with an online marketplace. The company operates across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore, offering car loans, car insurance and trade-in services alongside its core marketplace.
Carsome became Malaysia's first technology unicorn after closing US$170 million in funding in September 2021, and it describes itself as Southeast Asia's largest integrated automotive e-commerce platform.
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Valuations, rounds and IPO status for every company in the directory — Carsome included.
The last valuation is $1.7B.
Lead investors for each round are in the funding timeline.
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