Carsome Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2015

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 1,719

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Later Stage VC

  • Investors
  • 46

Carsome General Information

Description

Operator of an online car-selling platform intended to connect customers to used car dealers. The company's platform offers a range of services that include car inspection, ownership transfer to financing as well as offers a curated selection of cars to individuals who wish to buy pre-owned cars, enabling customers to sell cars within a day with no fee and no hassle.

Contact Information

Website
www.carsome.my
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Level 9, KYM Tower
  • Number 8, Jalan PJU 7/6, Mutiara Damansara
  • Petaling Jaya, Selangor 47800
  • Malaysia
+60 07-430
Primary Industry
Automotive
Other Industries
Application Software
Vertical(s)
Mobility Tech, E-Commerce, Mobile
Corporate Office
  • Level 9, KYM Tower
  • Number 8, Jalan PJU 7/6, Mutiara Damansara
  • Petaling Jaya, Selangor 47800
  • Malaysia
+60 07-430

Carsome Timeline

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Carsome Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
15. Later Stage VC 06-Feb-2025 Completed Profitable
14. Debt - General 16-Jul-2024 Completed Profitable
13. Secondary Transaction - Private Completed Profitable
12. Later Stage VC 19-Jun-2023 Completed Profitable
11. Later Stage VC (Series E) 10-Jan-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
10. Secondary Transaction - Private Completed Generating Revenue
9. Later Stage VC (Series D) 12-May-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Later Stage VC (Series C) 11-Dec-2019 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Early Stage VC (Series B) 01-May-2019 $22.4M $57.9M Completed Generating Revenue
6. Accelerator/Incubator 01-Jan-2019 $35.5M Completed Generating Revenue
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Carsome Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Series D2
Series D
Series C
Series B
Series A2
Series A 3,118,188 $0.61 $0.61 1x $0.61 5.46%
Seed 1,153,975 $0.12 $0.12 1x $0.12 2.02%
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Carsome Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Operator of an online car-selling platform intended to connect customers to used car dealers. The company's platform off
Automotive
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
1,719 As of 2025

Jakarta, Indonesia
 

Gurugram, India
 
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Carsome Competitors (6)

One of Carsome’s 6 competitors is Carmudi Indonesia, a Formerly VC-backed company based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Carmudi Indonesia Formerly VC-backed Jakarta, Indonesia
Cars24 Venture Capital-Backed Gurugram, India
Carro (Automotive) Venture Capital-Backed Singapore, Singapore
Moladin Venture Capital-Backed Jakarta, Indonesia
Otoplus Venture Capital-Backed Istanbul, Turkey
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Carsome Signals

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Carsome Investors (46)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Jaccs Corporation Minority
Seacliff Partners Venture Capital Minority
Sunway iLabs Accelerator/Incubator Minority
65 Equity Partners Growth/Expansion Minority
AC Ventures Venture Capital Minority
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Carsome Investments & Acquisitions (5)

Carsome’s most recent deal was a Early Stage VC with WYZauto for . The deal was made on 05-Apr-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
WYZauto 05-Apr-2024 Early Stage VC Automotive
WapCar AutoFun 05-May-2022 Merger/Acquisition Information Services (B2C)
CarTimes Group 16-Mar-2022 Merger/Acquisition Automotive
iCar Asia 31-Jul-2021 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B)
Universal Collection 06-Jul-2021 Merger/Acquisition Automotive
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Affiliates

Subsidiaries (3)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
WapCar AutoFun Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2019
iCar Asia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2012
CarTimes Group Singapore, Singapore 2001

Carsome FAQs

  • When was Carsome founded?

    Carsome was founded in 2015.

  • Where is Carsome headquartered?

    Carsome is headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

  • What is the size of Carsome?

    Carsome has 1,719 total employees.

  • What industry is Carsome in?

    Carsome’s primary industry is Automotive.

  • Is Carsome a private or public company?

    Carsome is a Private company.

  • What is Carsome’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Carsome is .

  • How much funding has Carsome raised over time?

    Carsome has raised $492M.

  • Who are Carsome’s investors?

    Jaccs, Seacliff Partners, Sunway iLabs, 65 Equity Partners, and AC Ventures are 5 of 46 investors who have invested in Carsome.

  • Who are Carsome’s competitors?

    Carmudi Indonesia, Cars24, Carro (Automotive), Moladin, and Otoplus are some of the 6 competitors of Carsome.

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