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monashees+ Leads R$19m Investment in Brazilian Used Car Marketplace Volanty (em português)

June 13, 2018
monashees+ led a R$19m investment in Volanty, a used car marketplace, with participation from Canary, which led a R$2.5m seed investment in 2017. 

monashees+ led a R$19m investment in Volanty, a used car marketplace, with participation from Canary, which led a R$2.5m seed investment in 2017. 

(E-Commerce News) Volanty, plataforma online que conecta vendedores e compradores de carros seminovos, anunciou investimentos na ordem de R$ 19 milhões. O aporte, liderado pela monashees, também contou com a participação do Canary, fundo que já havia investido na empresa em 2017.

No início de 2017, a empresa já havia recebido um investimento de capital semente do fundo Canary e de investidores anjo no valor de 2,5 milhões de reais, que foi utilizado no desenvolvimento tecnológico da plataforma, contratação e capacitação de profissionais e infraestrutura.

A nova rodada de capital será destinada a aumentar de dois para quinze o número de Centros de Atendimento Volanty (espaços próprios para inspeções, fotos profissionais em estúdio e test-drives), implementar novas tecnologias, ampliar as ações de marketing e fazer contratações, dobrando o quadro de funcionários até o final do ano.

Mauricio Feldman, CEO e sócio-fundador da startup, acredita que o aporte é mais um forte indicador de que a Volanty está no caminho certo para inovar no mercado de carros usados no Brasil, além de permitir uma rápida expansão do negócio. “Nos próximos 18 meses pretendemos aumentar consideravelmente nossa cobertura geográfica, oferecendo a melhor experiência do mercado, conectando cada vez mais compradores e vendedores”, afirma.

Fundada em 2017, a Volanty foi o primeiro marketplace digital de carros seminovos do Brasil, conectando compradores e vendedores. Para o vendedor, há a praticidade de não ter que agendar visitas e atender os interessados, além da enorme vantagem de o veículo não sofrer depreciação no valor – o que nas concessionárias chega muitas vezes a 30%. Outra vantagem é que o cliente só paga se o veículo for vendido pela plataforma – a Volanty fica com uma comissão de 7% sobre a negociação do carro. Apenas automóveis com até nove anos de vida e com bom estado de conservação são aceitos, avaliados em inspeção presencial.

Com sede no Rio de Janeiro, a Volanty chega a São Paulo no início do segundo semestre deste ano, com a perspectiva de abertura de novos centros em outros estados do país.

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