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DST Global led a $162m Series D round in Karrot Market.

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Transaction Value£117m
Consideration TypeCash
Capital Owned-
Capital Bid For-
EV/Sales-
EV/EBITDA-
Share Price Premium-
One Off Charge-

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Cross Border

Private

online market place

Private Equity

Minority

E-commerce

Venture Capital

Completed

e-commerce

Friendly

South Korea

Acquisition

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DST Global, a private equity firm, led a $162m Series D round in Karrot Market, a hyperlocal community app which offers a secondhand marketplace. Additional investors include Aspex Management, Reverent Partners, Goodwater Capital, Altos Ventures, SoftBank Ventures Asia, Kakao Ventures, Strong Ventures and Capstone Partners. The funding proceeds from the new round will be used for further global expansion, business diversification, R&D, investment in advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning technology and recruiting team talent.

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