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Ele.me, Koubei Merge; Get $3B From Alibaba, SoftBank
Partnerships / Acquisitions // August 24, 2018

Alibaba and SoftBank have invested $3 billion into Ele.me, the food delivery company that is owned by Alibaba. According to a report in CNBC, Ele.me also merged with Koubei, with the combined company getting the funding. “As a result of this reorganization, subject to closing...

Starbucks-Alibaba Deal Does Coffee Runs In Reverse
Delivery // August 03, 2018

Talk about interesting delivery mashups: Starbucks and Alibaba partner to enable the delivery of Starbucks products to Chinese consumers as part of a deal that includes such Alibaba properties as Taobao, Alipay, Tmall, Hema and Ele.me. The deal, announced earlier this week, is not just...

Alibaba Food Delivery Service Seeks $2B For Expansion
Investments // July 17, 2018

Ele.me, the food delivery platform acquired by Alibaba Group, is looking for $2 billion in new financing to help it take on rival Meituan Dianping. According to Bloomberg, Ele.me wants to expand a business that’s burning enormous amounts of cash, according to anonymous sources. It...

Ele.me Cleared To Use Food Delivery Drones In China
Delivery // May 31, 2018

As China’s local-delivery market grows at a rapid pace, with more people turning to their smartphones to order food, Ele.me has been cleared to deliver orders in a Shanghai industrial park by drone. However, the system won’t bring meals to their final destinations — only to...

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Alibaba’s New On-Demand Online Services Unit Raised $4B

November 08, 2018
Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce giant, is having success with its newly-created on-demand online services unit — it raised $4 billion in funding, giving it a valuation of as high as $30 billion. Reuters, citing people with knowledge of the situation, reported the unit — which is a combination of Ele.me, the food delivery service, and […]

Ele.me, Koubei Merge; Get $3B From Alibaba, SoftBank

August 24, 2018
Alibaba and SoftBank have invested $3 billion into Ele.me, the food delivery company that is owned by Alibaba. According to a report in CNBC, Ele.me also merged with Koubei, with...

Alibaba Food Delivery Service Seeks $2B For Expansion

July 17, 2018
Ele.me, the food delivery platform acquired by Alibaba Group, is looking for $2 billion in new financing to help it take on rival Meituan Dianping. According to Bloomberg, Ele.me wants...

Alibaba Buys Food Delivery Startup Ele.me For $9.5B

April 03, 2018
Alibaba is in the process of acquiring food-delivery startup Ele.me for $9.5 billion. According to Fortune, the deal is part of Alibaba’s efforts to expand into China’s local-delivery market, which...