海外投资者热捧，这家中国生鲜配送平台估值28亿美元
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了解内情的人士透露，帮助农民向餐厅出售蔬菜的中国初创公司美菜网第一轮融资已募得4.5亿美元，领投方是华尔街知名的投资机构老虎环球基金。 知情人士称，美菜网将努力开拓高价生鲜食品市场的业务，完成融资后估值约为28亿美元。该人士要求匿名，因为相关事宜尚未公开。他表示，元生资本也是投资人之一。美菜网跟投资人将于周四闭门聚会。 美菜网字面意思是为“美好的蔬菜”。这家公司成立于2014年，主要帮助中国约1000万家中小餐馆采购蔬菜。美菜网开发了一款应用，餐厅经营者在智能手机上可以直接向农户直接订购白菜、茄子等农产品。美菜网也是绕过中间商，颠覆传统生鲜零售领域的新生代佼佼者。 美菜网此次融资突出表明，在资金充裕市场里中国企业可以获得极高估值。研究机构Preqin数据显示，在去年全球十大风投融资案之中，以中国企业为融资对象的交易就占了半壁江山，美国企业仅占两席。去年全球最大规模的一轮融资为中国网约车巨头滴滴出行，规模高达55亿美元。 Preqin统计，去年大中华区的企业合计融资650亿美元，而北美的企业合计融资也不过770亿美元。 美菜网首席执行官刘传军拒绝就融资消息置评。（财富中文网） 译者：Pessy 审稿：夏林
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Meicai, a China startup that helps farmers sell vegetables to restaurants, has raised $450 million in a funding round led by Tiger Global Management and China Media Capital, according to people familiar with the matter. The Beijing-based startup raised the money at a valuation of about $2.8 billion as it seeks to expand in the costly fresh-foods market, said the people, asking not to be named because the matter is private. Genesis Capital was also an investor, the people said. The company and its backers scheduled a closing party for Thursday. Meicai, which means “beautiful vegetable,” was founded in 2014 with a goal of sourcing vegetables for about 10 million small and medium-size restaurants in China. It allows owners to use an app on their smartphone to order specialties like bok choy and eggplant directly from farms. Meicai is the latest emerging player aiming to disrupt traditional retail operations by cutting out middlemen. The funding underscores the lofty valuations Chinese companies are fetching in a market awash with capital. Five of the world’s 10 biggest venture deals were in Chinese-based companies last year, while the U.S. accounted for two, according to researcher Preqin. The largest globally was the $5.5 billion funding in the Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing. A total of $65 billion was invested in greater China, compared with $77 billion in North America, according to Preqin. Liu Chuanjun, chief executive officer for Meicai, declined to comment on the fundraising. |
