About
Marcus Tan is a co-founder of Carousell, a multi-category platform for secondhand goods operating in Greater Southeast Asia. The company's stated mission is to make secondhand the first choice.
Founder at Carousell
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Co-founders at Carousell
Experience
- CarousellCo-foundercurrent2012 — present
- Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE)Deputy Chairman and Board Membercurrent2023 — present
- Yahoo!Sales Strategist Intern2011
- Coca-ColaMarketing Intern2010 — 2011
- DDBAccount Management Intern2010
- WikinvestProduct & Marketing2009San Francisco Bay Area
- Start-Up@SingaporeMarketing2008Singapore
Skills & more
Photoshop9excel1vba1Advertising14integrated marketing communications3product management5Portrait Photography7Wedding Photography1Sales Support1Sales Operations1IT Operations1Online Marketing24
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Marcus Tan?
- Marcus Tan is a co-founder of Carousell, a multi-category platform for secondhand goods operating in Greater Southeast Asia. The company's stated mission is to make secondhand the first choice.
- Where does Marcus Tan work?
- Marcus Tan is Founder of Carousell.
- What companies did Marcus Tan found?
- Marcus Tan founded Carousell.
- Where did Marcus Tan go to school?
- Marcus Tan studied at National University of Singapore (Business Administration, Marketing and Technology Entrepreneurship); Stanford University; Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
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National University of Singapore mafia149
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Aihui OngB.Sc.Founded Love With Food +2Vishal ChatrathMaster of EngineeringFounded Secondmind +2Mike MoradiLeadershipFounded Southwest Nanotechnologies +1Lloyd LeeExchange StudentFounded Hyperithm +1Sivamani VarunBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded Keygraph +1Victor Liew Jia HaoBachelor of Computing (Honours)Founded StraitsX +1
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Ngee Ann Polytechnic mafia7
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Carousell mafia6
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Same school
Also attended National University of Singapore471
Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalSofia DahouneInvestor at DaphniYi Min LohInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsSean LooInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal Investments
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended Ngee Ann Polytechnic29
Dallies LimInvestor Relations Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsNatalie NgInvestor at TNBAuraJohn TayDirector of Partnerships and Strategy at Tin Men CapitalJohny TjhengDirector at ArtesianSean KhuaGeneral Counsel at Vickers Venture PartnersKellie ChanAssistant Director at SGInnovate
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Shared employers
Also worked at Carousell9
Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesSjoerd NikkelenVenture Partner | Recommerce at DFF VenturesSaemin AhnPartner, Southeast Asia at 500 Startups VietnamWinnie KhooPartner at AntlerJen LoongInvestor at Tembusu PartnersAbhinay PeddisettyFounder at BukuWarung
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Also worked at Yahoo!353
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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Also worked at Coca-Cola83
Jim MurphyPartner, Global Strategic Relationships at GreycroftDoug BandVenture Partner at AlleyCorpRohan OzaCo-Founder & Managing Partner at CAVU Consumer PartnersGreg FleishmanVenture Capital for the Greater GoodWendy NunnelleyStrategic Advisor at Springdale VenturesMichał RokoszInvestor at Inovo VC
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Also worked at DDB16
Polly BarnesInvestor at EQT VenturesVeit MoellerVP, Brand & Design at ParadigmJim WardInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersJohn DennyVP, eCommerce & Digital at CAVU Consumer PartnersZeynep SenerOperations & Investment | Simya VC at 212Richard ReedPartner at JamJar Investments
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