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Carro, the Singapore-based startup best known for buying and selling used cars, has just raised more money for expansion.
In a recent announcement, the company mentioned that it has raised $100 million in a fresh financing round.
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Investors for the round include Temasek and Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB).
It is reported that Temasek invested $30 million, while PNB invested $25 million.
Other existing investors for the round include:
Founded in 2015 by Aaron Tan, Carro provides a wide range of services catered to buying and selling cars.
Its group of companies includes financial services unit Genie, Malaysia-based car bidding platform myTukar, and consumer-to-consumer marketplace Jualo.
In the region, Carro is a direct competitor to Carsome.
Southeast Asia's car rental market is expected to grow at a rate of 6.7% per year between 2020 to 2025, and Carro is aiming to capture a larger piece of the pie.
In the financial year ending March 2021, Carro's revenue surged to over $226 million, a 2.5x increase from the same period last year.
Despite the surge, CEO Aaron Tan mentioned that the company's sales may fall due to the effect of the on-going global chip shortage that is hurting the used-car market.
The company is also looking to go public on the NASDAQ stock exchange within the coming 2 years.
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