BEIJING, Sept. 16, 2014
/PRNewswire/ -- Beijing Shishang Renjia Networks
Technology Co. Ltd. ("Daojia.com.cn" or "Daojia"), a leading online
food ordering and delivery service provider in China,
announced today that it has successfully completed its series D
round of financing, raising US$50 million.
JD.com (NASDAQ: JD), a leading B2C e-commerce company
in China, and Macquarie Capital co-led the investment.
"We are delighted to receive this latest round of fundraising
which will enable Daojia to invest in and upgrade our core
restaurant delivery services to better serve our rapidly growing
customer base," said Mr. Hao Sun, Daojia's Founder and CEO. "We are
focused on strengthening our technology infrastructure to help us
reach our target of operating in 20 to 30 cities in China by next year."
"We believe that O2O has excellent potential to become the
future of e-commerce, and we are delighted to expand our investment
in Daojia, which is a clear leader in the rapidly growing
restaurant delivery services sector," said Mr. Bin Chang, JD.com's
Vice President of Corporate Development.
Daojia is a self-operated, community-based delivery network
operating in eight major cities in China. With nearly one million registered
customers, the company primarily focuses on restaurant food
delivery, which has traditionally been an underserviced sector in
China. Daojia takes orders through
its apps, website and call
centers.
This marks Daojia's fourth round of fundraising, with the
previous round having completed in September
2013. JD.com participated in the Series C round of
investment last year.
About Daojia
Established in April 2010, Daojia is focused on online food
ordering and delivery services
targeting China's middle-class urban population.
Customers can order meals from a wide variety of local restaurants
through Daojia's website, mobile
apps or call center, which will then be delivered by
Daojia's self-operated delivery team. Daojia currently covers the
urban areas in eight cities, including Beijing, Shanghai
and Hangzhou. It has nearly a
million users, and partners with more than 3,000 restaurants. It
employs more than 1,000 delivery staff nationwide. For more
information, please visit www.daojia.com.cn.
For Media Inquiries:
Xiaolai Yang
Daojia
+86-1360-121-4201
yangxiaolai@daojia.com.cn
SOURCE Daojia