In March 2010, it received seed investment from angel investor Wang Jiang;
On May 4, 2010, Meituan.com Shanghai was launched.
On May 6, 2010, Meituan.com Wuhan was launched.
On July 26, 2010, the Xi'an site of Meituan.com was launched.
On August 2, 2010, Meituan.com Guangzhou was launched.
In August 2010, it received $12 million in Series A investment from Sequoia Capital;
On October 19, 2010, Meituan.com Wuxi was launched.
On October 22, 2010, Meituan.com Nanjing was launched.
On December 22, 2010, Shijiazhuang station of Meituan.com was online.
Second, 2011
In July 2011, Meituan received $50 million in Series B financing from Alibaba and Sequoia Capital;
On December 28, 2011, China.com - Meituan.com was awarded the title of "Best Group Buying Site of the Year".
December 23, 2011 China Economic Net - Meituan.com's November sales exceeded 250 million, ranking first in the group-buying industry
December 22, 2011 Meituan.com was selected as one of the "Top 10 Online Shopping Brands"
July 13, 2011, Alibaba invested $50 million in Meituan.com. Alibaba invested 50 million dollars in Meituan.com.
On April 06, 2011, Meituan.com was awarded the "Star of Group Buying" by Keji.com.
Third, 2014
In May 2014, the news said that Meituan received $300 million in Series C financing, led by Pan Atlantic Capital, Sequoia Capital and Alibaba followed the investment, the valuation of Meituan's C round of financing in the region of $ 3 billion.
Fourth, 2015
In January 2015, Meituan completed the D round of financing totaling $700 million, valued at $7 billion.
In July 2015, Meituan.com confirmed to the media that it had finalized the full acquisition of Coolsun, which was priced at tens of millions of dollars. After the acquisition of Coolsun, Meituan.com's layout of hotel and tourism, perfecting the industrial chain will continue to accelerate.
September 15, 2015, in response to the emergence of the "Meituan financing failure" comments, to the Meituan network caused a bad social impact. At the same time, Meituan said that it has identified the identity of the rumor mongers, and at the same time mastered the relevant evidence involved in the case, will immediately start civil litigation, and to the public security organs to pursue the rumor mongers of criminal responsibility.
On October 8, 2015, Meituan and Dianping announced their merger. VWDianping.com and Meituan.com jointly released a statement announcing a strategic partnership and the establishment of a new company. The new company will be the leading platform in O2O in China.
The new company will implement the Co-CEO system, Meituan CEO Wang Xing and VWDianping CEO Zhang Tao will serve as both Co-CEO and Co-Chairman, and major decisions will be made at the level of the Co-CEOs and the Board of Directors, and the new company will be valued at more than $15 billion, the transaction has received strong support from shareholders of both parties such as Alibaba, Tencent, and Sequoia, and China Renaissance has acted as the parties' exclusive financial advisor.
In November 2015, Ali confirmed its exit from Meituan.
V. 2016
In January 2016, Meituan Dianping completed its first financing of over $3.3 billion, valuing the new company at over $18 billion after the financing.
On July 18, 2016, the life service e-commerce platform Meituan - Volkswagen Dianping ("New Meituan") announced that it had received a strategic investment from China Resources Venture Union Fund under China Resources, and the two sides will establish a comprehensive strategic cooperation.
On September 26, 2016, Meituan announced the acquisition of Qianbao, officially obtaining a third-party payment license.
Six, 2017
On January 18, 2017, Meituan Dianping launched overseas hotels on both platforms at the same time.
On February 14, 2017, Meituan launched the "Meituan taxi" service in Nanjing.
On April 12, 2017, Meituan Dianping pushed the hazelnut B&B to focus on the whole rental business.
On April 20, 2017, Meituan Dianping increased the size of the wine travel business and released the travel brand Meituan Travel.
On June 16, 2017, Meituan Dianping went online to open offline stores.
In the afternoon of July 24, 2017, Meituan Dianping and other four major online food ordering platforms in the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Food and Drug Administration under the guidance of the establishment of a special fund for food safety (hereinafter referred to as the "Fund"), used to monitor food safety risks, the first batch of funds **** 700,000 yuan. For the existence of outstanding risk potential meals, the alliance platform will be prohibited from selling.
On September 9, 2017, the Meituan Travel app was launched, signing Angelababy to endorse the brand.
VII, 2018
In the afternoon of January 16, 2018, led by Jia Youneng, secretary of the Party group of the District Environmental Protection Bureau and leader of the leading group of the big research, and Shen Qunhui, director of the District Environmental Protection Bureau and deputy leader of the leading group of the big research, visited and researched the headquarters of Meituan Dianping in Shanghai, listened to the opinions and suggestions of enterprises, and exchanged views and suggestions on environmental protection work.
In April 2018, Meituan Travel and UnionPay International recently reached an in-depth cooperation that will deepen the exploration of technology, big data and shopping experience to make travel shopping more favorable and convenient. The UnionPay International brand pavilion created by both parties*** was officially launched on April 3, 2018 on Meituan Travel.
In April 2018, Meituan acquired Mobike with 35% Meituan equity and 65% cash, of which $320 million was used as a future liquidity supplement, and A and B round investors and the founding team were out with $750 million in cash. In this regard, Hu Weiwei, founder of Mobay, responded in a circle of friends today that "there is no such thing as the so-called out of the game, and in my opinion everything is a new beginning."
May 16, 2018 Meituan has wholly acquired Screen Core Technology. After the acquisition is completed, Screen Core Technology will remain independent, and the team's future division of labor will continue to remain unchanged.
On June 22, 2018, Meituan Dianping officially submitted its IPO application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. on June 25, the prospectus was disclosed on the official website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The joint sponsors of Meituan's listing in Hong Kong are Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, all of which are large international foreign banks.
On July 26, 2018, the Meituan unmanned delivery open platform announced that it was online, and in 2019, it will realize the scale of operation in the area.
On September 20, 2018, Meituan Dianping landed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
In November 2018, Meituan has shut down the time-sharing business that has been operating for nearly a year. People familiar with the matter said that the main reason why Meituan shut down the business was because, "the business model could not run through, and it was difficult to realize profitability."
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Important events of Meituan:
In 2014, Meituan's annual transaction volume exceeded 46 billion yuan, an increase of more than 180% over last year, with a market share of more than 60%, an increase of 7 percentage points from 53% in 2013.
On January 18, 2015, Wang Xing, CEO of Meituan.com, said that Meituan has completed $700 million in financing, and Meituan's valuation reached $7 billion.
On October 8, VWDianping and Meituan.com announced their merger, with Wang Xing, CEO of Meituan, and Zhang Tao, CEO of VWDianping, serving as both co-CEO and co-chairman.
In November, Ali confirmed its exit from Meituan.
On November 10, Meituan CEO Wang Xing sent an internal email saying that he would no longer serve as co-chairman.
In August 2016, the Beijing Municipal Food and Drug Administration (BMFDA) used high-tech means to search and monitor Internet violations, which provided a number of clues to the regulatory authorities and investigated and dealt with a large number of illegal cases.
On August 10, the Beijing Municipal Food and Drug Administration opened a case against Meituan.
On June 22, 2018, Meituan Dianping officially submitted its IPO application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
On September 20, Meituan Dianping landed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
On August 14, 2019, the inspection team came to the Shanghai branch of Meituan Taxi to conduct an on-site inspection.