The online vehicle trading platform obtained Series B+ round of financing from some leading investors such as SoftBank Ventures Asia.
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Singaporean online automotive marketplace Carro announced on August 6 an additional USD 30 million funding on top of its last USD 60 million raise.
Existing shareholders Insignia Venture, B Capital Group, Singtel Innov8, Golden Gate Venture and Alpha JWC continued to bet on the vehicle trading platform, followed by some new investors such as SoftBank Ventures Asia, EDBI, Dietrich Foundation, NCORE Ventures and Hanhwa Asset Management.
Founded in 2015, Carro has become the largest automotive marketplace in Southeast Asia, facilitating over USD 500 million worth of transactions up to now. It offers a full-stake service for all aspects of car ownership through a proprietary pricing algorithm.
The automotive marketplace also provides a range of services that offer everything a car owner needs throughout the lifecycle of their car ownership such as in-house financing solution, warranty options and Singapore's first on-demand roadside recovery platform.
So far, Carro has raised more than USD 100 million in total financings after the Series B+ round. Proceeds from the new round will further propel the company’s expansion in the Southeast Asia market, although it is already the largest player in the area. The expansion began with the acquisition on August 6 of Jualo, one of Indonesia’s fastest-growing e-classifieds marketplace.
Jualo focuses on trading second hand goods covering vehicles, electronics and even properties. The transaction volume in 2018 reached over USD 1 billion and monthly active users on Jualo exceed 4 million nowadays.
"Our acquisition of Jualo.com will further boost the reach of our proprietary technology platform
in Southeast Asia; especially as Indonesia is the region’s largest automotive market,” said
Aaron Tan, the CEO and Founder of Carro. “This also underscores our commitment to
provide better automotive trading experiences to Indonesians and propels our growth in
Southeast Asia.”
The online marketplace operates in over 30 cities in Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand, where it achieved dramatic growth in 2018. It also introduced vehicle-related financing services in Singapore this March.