Ele.me is a Chinese startup ordering and delivering food. It was founded in 2008 by students of Shanghai Transport University Kang Jia and Zhang Xuhao. [one]
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In April 2018, Ele.me was acquired by the Alibaba Group for $ 9.5 billion, continuing to operate under its own brand. [2]
History
Ele.me (translated from Chinese as “Hungry?”) Is an online-to-offline (O2O) food delivery platform in China . It was founded in 2008 by Kang Jia and Zhang Xuhao in Shanghai. The platform is currently being developed and managed by Lazhasi Network Technology (Shanghai) Co., LTD. By the end of December 2016, Ele.me delivered in more than 2,000 cities in China, 1.3 million restaurants, 15 thousand employees and took more than nine million orders daily. In addition, over three million drivers registered with Fengniao Delivery (sub-service Ele.me).
On January 27, 2015, Ele.me completed its E-Series financing and attracted over $ 350 million in investments from CITIC PE, Tencent Holdings, JD.com (Joybuy), Hongshan Capital (Sequoia Capital) and Dianping.com. [3]
On August 28, 2015, Ele.me announced raising $ 350 million to finance the F series. The largest investors were CITIC PE, Hualian Group, China Media Capital (CMC), Gopher Asset, Tencent Holdings, JD.com (Joybuy) and Hongshan Capital ( Sequoia Capital). [four]
On November 24, 2015, Ele.me received a strategic investment by Didi Chuxing. [five]
On December 17, 2015, Alibaba Group invested $ 1.25 billion in Ele.me. [6] [7]
On April 20, 2017, with the support and leadership of the Beijing Food and Drug Administration, the largest online food delivery platforms in China, Ele.me, Meituan Dianping, Baidu Takeaway, and Daojia established a voluntary union. [eight]
On February 28, 2018, it was announced that the Alibaba Group was in talks to acquire Ele.me. On April 2, 2018, Alibaba acquired Ele.me for $ 9.5 billion. [9]
Links
- ↑ 饿 了 么 - 网上 订餐 _ 外卖 _ 饿 了 么 订餐 官 网 . www.ele.me. Date of treatment May 6, 2018.
- ↑ Alibaba Takes Control of Ele.me, at $ 9.5 Billion Value . Date of treatment May 6, 2018.
- ↑ 饿 了 么 获 3.5 亿 美元 E 轮 融资 腾讯 京东 等 联合 投资 . Date of treatment May 6, 2018.
- ↑ 饿 了 么 宣布 完成 6.3 亿 美元 新 一轮 融资 _ 科技 _ 腾讯 网 unopened . tech.qq.com. Date of treatment May 6, 2018.
- ↑ 饿 了 么 接受 滴滴 入股 并 与 阿里 谈 融资 . Date of treatment May 6, 2018.
- ↑ Alibaba to Lead $ 1 Billion Funding for Chinese Food Startup ( Bloomberg.com) . Date of treatment May 6, 2018.
- ↑ 104161. 是 什么 吸引 阿里 12.5 亿 美元 投资 央视 曝光 后 的 饿 了 么？ - 文史 - 人民网 unopened . history.people.com.cn. Date of treatment May 6, 2018.
- ↑ 饿 了 么 、 美 团 点评 等四 网络 网络 订餐 订餐 平台 成立 自律 共建 联盟 违法 商户 同步 下线 unopened . finance.sina.com.cn. Date of treatment May 6, 2018.
- ↑ 阿里巴巴 宣布 95 亿 美元 全 资 收购 饿 了 么 张旭豪 转 任 董事长 - 华尔街 见闻 unspecified . wallstreetcn.com. Date of treatment May 6, 2018.