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Aditya Lesmana at Carro

Aditya Lesmana is one of three Carnegie Mellon classmates who founded Carro in 2015.

Aditya Lesmana is a co-founder of Carro, the Singapore used-car company. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University, where he met Aaron Tan and Kelvin Chng.

Aaron Tan went on to work as a venture capitalist in the United States, then returned to Singapore in 2015. He brought his classmates, including Lesmana, into the new company. Carro was founded that year.

Carro did not start as a listings site. It bought cars, inspected them and sold them on, which meant carrying inventory to earn buyers' trust. It added financing, and in 2019 it launched Singapore's first car subscription service.

In June 2021 SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led a $360 million Series C that took Carro's valuation past $1 billion. A Temasek-led round followed late that year. In September 2025 Carro raised $60 million from Japan's Cool Japan Fund. The company is privately held.

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What is Aditya Lesmana's role at Carro?

Aditya Lesmana is a co-founder of Carro, the Singapore used-car platform. He started it in 2015 with Aaron Tan and Kelvin Chng.

Where did Aditya Lesmana study?

Aditya Lesmana studied at Carnegie Mellon University, where he was a classmate of Aaron Tan and Kelvin Chng.

How did Carro start?

Aaron Tan returned to Singapore in 2015 and brought his Carnegie Mellon classmates with him. Carro began by buying, inspecting and reselling used cars.

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