【@marketfocus.hk 】【點石成金】免費拍賣數據變黃金 Carousell成百億獨角獸企業 最快年底赴美上市 . 二手物品拍賣平台點石成金，或最快今年底前步上赴美上市之路！剛晉身投資界獨角獸的二手交易拍賣平台Carousell（旋轉拍賣）傳最快年底透過SPAC形式在美上市，估值或達15億美元（117億港元）。2012年成立的Carousell，最初只是提供網上平台供人買賣拍賣衫褲鞋襪電子產品等，業務後期擴展至住宅物業及汽車買賣與租賃，公司又透過廣告收入及付費額外功能等，成功以獨創「旋轉金幣」從原本免費的拍賣業務掘出了「黃金」，並吸引到大企業融資。反觀當年的網上交易平台龍頭之一的雅虎，未能從多年經驗提煉出獲利及生存方法，只能黯然將拍賣業務結束，「造就」了Carousell在無強大對手之下的急速發展。 . Carousell周三宣佈，在新一輪由南韓私募基金STIC領頭的集資中籌得1億美元，帶動該初創公司的最新估值漲至11億美元（折合約86億港元），並晉身為東南亞的最新獨角獸企業。獨角獸企業是指成立少於10年時間，而且估值達10億美元以上，又未在股市掛牌的科技初創。 . Carousell的野心未止步於此，外媒今年6月引述消息，指公司正與顧問商討，考慮透過與SPAC公司合併的形式（變相借殼），料最快於本年底在美國上市，估值最多可達15億美元（約117億港元）。SPAC是Special-purpose acquisition company，即特殊目的收購公司的簡稱。SPAC說穿了只是空殼公司，本身僅持有現金而並無任何業務。SPAC上市後會投資併購其他有意上市的目標公司，而目標公司則可透過與SPAC併購快速上市。 . 網上二手買賣平台並非新事物，Carousell何以能靠這項業務生存，原來是由於公司懂得發掘廣告收入及提供付費增值服務。Carousell收集了不少用戶數據，包括用戶曾經瀏覽的產品分類及價格，這些數據有助網站更能針對性地派送廣告。Carousell又推出獨創的「旋轉金幣」即虛擬代幣，用戶買入後可用作支付一些額外功能，例如使自己刊登的產品排序獲推前至更高位置。 . Carousell成立初期主要被客戶用作買賣時裝及電子產品，但其後商品分類擴大至一些高價消費品，如住宅物業及汽車。公司業務其後甚至突破了「電子再商貿」（Recommerce）範疇，本港的Carousell網站除了男女裝、教科書等傳統物品買賣分類，亦有提供一些較特別的分類頁面，包括「汽車出租」、「樓盤出租」、「兼職」、「全職」、「學習及增值課程」等分類，反映其業務已超越了傳統二手買賣平台，涉足地產中介、招聘網站及導師配對平台等範疇。 . Text by BusinessFocus Editorial . 免責聲明：本網頁一切言論並不構成要約、招攬或邀請、誘使、任何不論種類或形式之申述或訂立任何建議及推薦，讀者務請運用個人獨立思考能力自行作出投資決定，如因相關言論招致損失，概與本公司無涉。投資涉及風險，證券價格可升可跌。 . #BF投資焦點 . @businessfocus.io 瞭解更多商業財經資訊 .⠀ #money #investment #business #finance #life #startup #startups #management #company #expert

I’M BACK 💫 Last week was probably the craziest one I’ve had. Honestly idk how I managed to juggle moving out, packing, attending events, having personal life crisis and going to work everyday with the impending handover deadline ringing in my head every minute. There were sooo many obstacles and I’m so proud of myself for overcoming all of it. I remember reaching out to 5-6 movers and they all rejected me because their slots were full until I finally found @weload.sg. NOT SPONSORED I PAID FOR THE MOVE & I found them on Carousell cuz last resort and thank god for them. They were so prompt in replying all my questions and we got everything sorted within 30 minutes. The move + delivery was so professional and smooth (they wrapped my delicate furnitures) and even allowed me some time to get home before they delivered the items. Thank you for the amazing service and the peace of mind. And then 3 days before handover, I had my custom wallpaper removed and literally had a major FML moment when I saw how wrecked the wall became. Pic 2 for reference. I was like… there is NO WAY I can engage someone so last minute, esp on a SUNDAY to fix this and I ended up resorting to learning from YouTube and fixing it myself. 🥲 Pic 3 is the end result and I’m SO MF PROUD OF WHAT I DID OK!!! Like literally better than the dude who tried fixing it for me!! I used putty to level up all the holes, gave the whole wall 2 coats of paint whilst catching 3 spiders on the ceiling. I can officially put “Wall Fixer” in my resume. On top of all these, I was battling with my own personal life crisis where for the first time in my life, I lost my meaning/aim in life (nothing related to the studio 😂) and was at such a low point that I promised myself to NEVER let anyone have such power over me. I can safely say, I grew so much in 7 days, emotionally, mentally & physically and I’m so glad to come out stronger. Also, a major BIG THANK YOU to whoever that gave my furnitures a new lease of life. ❤️🙏🏻 Hope you guys enjoy the addition into your space and also I’m truly grateful for all the support y’all send my way whenever I post little snippets of my move. Now, back to the grind!

What I Got To Try As A Content Creator : Ep 1! @hadalabomalaysia sent me this range to try out. They sent it to me on late July 2021 and I got to try it for a couple of weeks. It’s suitable for people with uneven skintone. If you wanted to repair your skintone, this range would be the perfect range for you! @hadalabomalaysia Upgraded Premium Whitening Range & In the second carousell post, I showed how to do a skincare RESET! It’s indeed important if you ever experience and reaction while trying out new products. This series has create such a huge hype among Japanese beauty lovers due to its effectiveness in brightening, hydration, fighting dark spots and helps to relieve skin irritations too The masks are very suitable for my dry skin. I love all of them. Thank you for sending this out to me. Tried it since : 30/7/2021 Update post : 9/9/2021 Content type : PR gift #hadalabo #hadalabomalaysia #hadalabomy #skincareroutine #skincare #skincaremalaysia #kolsmy #contentcreatormalaysia