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from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . may 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message carousell carousell logo type private industry e commerce founded may 1 2012 headquarters 71 ayer rajah crescent queenstown singapore area served southeast asia taiwan united states key people quek siu rui lucas ngoo marcus tan number of employees 23 website https carousell.com carousell is a mobile and online consumer to consumer marketplace for buying and selling new and secondhand goods . it is headquartered in singapore . carousell operates within countries like singapore malaysia indonesia taiwan and the united states of america . 1 carousell is currently available as a mobile app for both apple and android devices . 2 contents 1 history 2 company 2.1 growth 2.2 partnerships and collaborations 3 operation 3.1 items 4 controversy and criticism 5 notes 6 references 7 external links history edit carousell was founded in singapore on may 1 2012 by co founders quek siu rui lucas ngoo and marcus tan . a the first item sold on carousell was an amazon kindle e reader for s 75 . 4 in november 2013 rakuten with follow on investments by golden gate ventures 500 startups and a few other investors invested 1 million in carousell . b subsequently in november 2014 carousell announced that it received us 6 million in investment from sequoia india . c according to vulcan post a singapore electronic review website over 2 million items has been transacted on carousell to date . a company edit growth edit in a similar review by vulcan post statistics showed that carousell users created over 8 million listings of new items for sale in categories ranging from fashion to furniture and baby products . a to date carousell has expanded regionally to three countries including malaysia indonesia and taiwan . 8 however carousell s expansion into taiwan faces competition against headstart companies like yahoo and ruten which are already settled in the e commerce market . 9 partnerships and collaborations edit in january 2013 singapore press holdings st classifieds announced its collaboration with carousell . 10 according to a yahoo finance article in august 2013 carousell announced its partnership with singapore press holdings sph magazines a subsidiary of sph to create a mobile app called sheshops marketplace selling fashion and beauty items . d operation edit items edit carousell is an online mobile platform for consumers to buy or sell items . it lists and sells a variety of products . items are prohibited for sale on carousell if it is illegal and violates the marketplace s community guidelines . 13 controversy and criticism edit in a yahoo tumblr page images of users posting photos or screenshots of their bad experiences they encounter on carousell relating to scam fraud and harassment have circulated on social media platforms like facebook and tumblr . 14 users of carousell have also complained about cases of scams by fake sellers . notes edit a b c vulcan post article on carousell . 3 initial investments in carousell . 5 6 sequoia capital 6 million investment into carousell . 7 carousell partnership with sph magazines . 11 12 references edit mobile marketplace carousell raises 6m series a led by sequoia capital . techcrunch . retrieved 14 april 2015 . carousell . itunes . retrieved 14 april 2015 . singapore marketplace app carousell saw 8 times more listings raises 6 million in investment . vulcan post . carousell makes e commerce simpler with mobile marketplace . e27 . retrieved 10 april 2015 . singapore s carousell raises 6m gets sequoia as new investor squashes competition . techinasia . techinasia . retrieved 14 april 2015 . singaporean marketplace app carousell snags 800k funding sets sights on malaysia and indonesia . techinasia . retrieved 14 april 2015 . today online . carousell secures s 7.79 million in funding . today online . today papers . retrieved 14 april 2015 . all abroad the carousell e commerce expansion in asia . establishment post . retrieved 5 april 2015 . carousell s entry into taiwan presents big opportunities and big challenges . techinasia . retrieved 10 april 2015 . stclassifieds collaborates with carousell to strengthen foothold with the gen y users . st classifieds . retrieved 15 april 2015 . carousell partners with blu inc media . asiaone news . straits times . retrieved 14 april 2015 . carousell partners with sph magazines marries editorial and e commerce . yahoo finance . retrieved 15 april 2015 . prohibited items on carousell . carousell help . retrieved 7 april 2015 . bro still avail wacky conversations on the carousell app compiled in tumblr blog . yahoosg tumblr . retrieved 15 april 2015 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title carousell company & oldid 736983366 categories e commercehidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from march 2016articles needing additional 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