After she came back from California, the United States, she established online shopping coupang company. She elected 3 men at that time to look after the coupang company but she didn't like one of the guys's attitude, so she started with two men. She put up the computer software program so that they deliver exactly and she wanted to hire more people for the coupang company.
Gmarket, a brand of eBay Korea, has been a leading e-commerce marketplace in Korea, since it has been founded in 2000. Gmarket gives sellers a flexible and comprehensive sales solution and buyers a tremendous selection of goods at competitive prices.
Welcome to Karrot - your community super app from Korea! Our mission is to ignite local connections, and we've designed a fantastic range of services just for that! From buying and selling goods, community groups, job listings, real estate and auto listings to payment solutions, we've got it all! But that's not the most exciting part. We have a buzzing community of over 30 million users, more than 20 million MAUs, and an average of over 20 minutes of daily screen time. We're thrilled to say that our mission to enrich local connections is alive and thriving, especially in our dynamic secondhand marketplace!
With operations spanning Korea, Japan, the US, Canada, and the UK, our incredible team of over 300 employees is lighting up communities across the world. And guess what? We've recently raised a whopping $162 million in our Series D funding round, boosting our valuation to an impressive $2.7 billion! This fantastic achievement catapults us onto the ever-growing list of unicorns, with a staggering total of $205 million raised. Leading the charge in this funding round was DST Global, backed by Aspex Management and our stellar existing investors such as Goodwater Capital, Altos Ventures, and SoftBank.
The Karrot journey is truly exciting and we're just getting started!