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Eyeing a Nasdaq listing in the next two years, online automobile e-commerce platform Droom has raised $20 million (Rs 130 crore) in a round led by Integrated Asset Management (IAM).This is the fifth round of funding which saw participation from all the existing institutional investors -- Lightbox, Beenos, Digital Garage and Beenext. The company has so far raised $65 million, including from the latest tranche of investment.The company plans to go for an IPO by middle of 2019 and has already started the process of being compliant to the Nasdaq requirements. "We are working towards becoming a listed company. We would be profitable by next year and after that we would be heading for an IPO. We have roped in one of the big four consultancies to do the feasibility study," said Sandeep Aggarwal, Droom founder and CEO.The present funding round would fuel its plans to strengthen the technology platform, tech-focussed acquisitions and strengthen Droom's brand portfolio. The company plans to ...
With plans to raise $50 million to becoming a unicorn by fiscal year end, Sandeep Aggarwal, founder and CEO, Droom, has his hands full. The online automobile transactional marketplace has launched India's first marketplace to get auto loan for used automobiles Droom Credit, an end-to-end online and fully automated credit marketplace.Aggarwal has been making frequent trips to China, Hong Kong among other places talking to investors to raise the next round of funding, which he believes would happen in the next six months. "We have significant interest especially coming from China. We did an investor day in Hong Kong. We are thinking of raising around $50 million," he said.Founded in April 2014 in Silicon Valley, Droom is an online marketplace to buy and sell new and used automobiles and automobile services. According to Aggarwal, Droom would be a billion dollar valuation company by end of the fiscal year and is the fifth largest ecommerce company in terms of gross merchandise value ...