Carsome
Carsome appoints Digbijoy Shukla as Head of M&A, Ecosystem Strategy
Carsome Group (Carsome) has appointed Digbijoy Shukla as its Head of Merger and Acquisition and Ecosystem Strategy. In this new role, Shukla’s key responsibility is to develop an end-to-end ecosystem strategy for Carsome to ensure a seamless experience throughout the automotive ownership journey. It includes staying close to the automotive ecosystem in…
March 10, 2022
Carsome plans to build more used car refurbishment centers in Malaysia, Indonesia & Thailand
Carsome has on Tuesday launched the so-called Carsome Certified Lab in Malaysia, which claimed to be Southeast Asia’s largest car refurbishment facility.
February 22, 2022
Malaysia car e-commerce platform Carsome Group appoints ex-AirAsia officer Ravi Shankar as chief marketing officer
Carsome has appointed Ravi Shankar Mallavarapu as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) to head multidisciplinary functions and continue driving Carsome’s leadership in all marketing-related aspects.In his new role, Mallavarapu will oversee brand, marketing, digital, social media, public relations, growth, market research and customer experience.
January 26, 2022
News,Investments,Malaysia,Transportation
Malaysia unicorn Carsome raises $290M in Series E financing
Carsome Group announced the completion of its $290 million Series E round, increasing the company’s valuation to approximately $1.7 billion. The latest financing round was jointly led by Qatar Investment Authority, 65 Equity Partners and Seatown Private Capital Master Fund. The round also saw strong participation from investors such as Mediatek, Sunway,…
January 10, 2022
News,Transportation,SEA,Malaysia
Malaysia-based Carsome raises $300M from Temasek-backed funds, QIA – report
Carsome, Malaysia's first tech unicorn, is said to be planning for an initial public offering in the US later this year.
January 7, 2022
Venture Capital,Overviews,SEA,Investments
Southeast Asia’s Top 10 tech news in 2021
It’s that time of the year again when we take a look back at what had happened during the year in the tech and startup scene.
December 21, 2021
Softbank, Tencent-backed Indian used car platform Cars24 raises $400M
The investment will be used for the brand’s global expansion in the Middle East, Australia, and Southeast Asia, and to further strengthen its foothold in the Indian market.
December 20, 2021
Malaysia’s Sunway University partners Carsome to set up data innovation lab
Malaysia’s Sunway University, through its innovation arm, Sunway Innovation Labs (Sunway iLabs), and Malaysia-based integrated car e-commerce platform Carsome, have forged a strategic partnership which includes the setting up of a data innovation lab in Sunway University. To be launched by the end of January 2022, the data innovation lab aims to…
November 30, 2021
Malaysia unicorn Carsome seeks $200M in pre-IPO funding round – report
The Malaysia’s first tech unicorn is working with an adviser for the planned fundraising and aims to complete it as soon as in the coming weeks, Bloomberg reported.
November 3, 2021
Google expands AI investments in Singapore
February 10, 2026
Google expands AI investments in Singapore
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