Chapter 130: The End of Series C Financing [Asking for Subscriptions and Monthly Passes]
Century Avenue, The Ritz-Carlton, Pudong, a five-star hotel in the Magic City.
In the luxurious Carlton Suite on the 50th floor, an elite man in a suit and leather shoes threw the notebook in his hand out in a huff:
"I'm so angry, isn't that happy capital a fool? All the horses add so much money? Crazy? β
The little clerk who followed behind didn't dare to come out, stood aside tremblingly, became a wooden man, and silently thought in his heart: You can't see me, you can't see me!
However, according to Murphy's Law, the more you are afraid of something, the more likely it is to happen.
Therefore, the prayers of the junior clerk were useless at all, but made things worse.
Boom!
The ashtray flew from a distance and instantly hit him, the wall behind him.
The wind blew from his cheeks, and the wind it brought up was very painful.
"What are you doing here? Why don't you get out and work? Are things done? Did the company invite you to be the door god? β
The voice of the elite man came, and the little staff suddenly felt like they had been amnestied, and they ran away in an instant.
Seeing this scene, the elite manly scolded again.
It stands to reason that the cultivation of elite men should be very homely, but at the negotiation table just now, the reckless price increase of happy capital. It is even more disgusting than the old aunt in the vegetable market, which simply hinders the principle of fair competition, which really makes him too angry.
KEEP'S C ROUND OF FINANCING SEEMS TO BE VERY PROFITABLE, BUT IN FACT, IT IS ALMOST THE CEILING.
Not all Internet technology companies were rounded by angels, and then by ABCD, and then by the people of the whole country.
In a fitness sector like KEEP company, the market ceiling is here, and it is very difficult to become stronger and bigger.
Morningside Capital, where the elite man is located, initially bid $25 million, while Happy Capital is $27 million, and the level is completely different.
Moreover, unlike Morningside Capital, Happy Capital is an independent leader and does not plan to engage in it with other capital.
Several venture capital companies such as Haidong Securities, BAI and Epoch Capital have no choice but to follow up, but Happy Capital is too strong.
After adding all the way to 35 million US dollars, everyone withdrew one after another, scolding and standing aside to watch the play.
The remaining Morningside Capital, which was still holding on, also had to give up after holding on for a few minutes.
Because Happy Capital has shouted to 40 million US dollars, this investment amount has completely exceeded twice the current market value of KEEP company, and there is no need for this.
After all, after KEEP got the B round of financing a year ago, until April, the user growth data is very average. And all aspects of the data, platform comprehensive score, user experience, user stickiness, etc., are not as amazing as before.
To make such a platform is to make content, bind users, strengthen user stickiness, etc., but what about KEEP company? The state is not enough.
Like Mo Weiyu's subordinates, the due diligence also lowered the upper limit of the investment amount.
In this way, Happy Capital became the big winner in the end. At the same time, the relevant results were also published on the official website of KEEP.
Happy Capital led the investment, Haidong Securities and Epoch Capital followed, and Morningside Capital gave up.
There is no way for the latter two companies to follow the investment, which is a contract signed by KEEP before.
KEEP, a mobile fitness application with content teaching and social mode, has completed four rounds of financing in more than a year since it was launched in February 15.
Duan Anliang was not very happy, although he finally got the qualification to lead the investment, but the amount of money he paid was not small.
Moreover, with so much money, it is not actually the majority shareholder of KEEP Company, but only the third largest shareholder.
In addition, listening to Su Ming's meaning, in the next D or C+ round of financing, Happy Capital will also increase the investment amount and strive to become the largest shareholder.
To tell the truth, Duan Anliang is not very optimistic about the future of KEEP company, but just acts according to orders.
After ending the financing negotiations of KEEP, Duan Anliang started non-stop due diligence on Little Yellow Car, Mobike and Little Orange.
Needless to say, Happy Capital is already its largest shareholder, and although the C round of financing is imminent, Duan Anliang is ready for it.
Mobike is an old rival of the little yellow car, and in the past whole of March and early April, shared bicycles have suddenly become popular in the country's four super first-tier cities, and Duan Anliang can't be unaware.
The last little orange only appeared in early April, and it is still only a company that has been established, and it will take some time before it goes live.
Even so, the little orange is menacing.
Because Little Orange's angel round of financing is more exaggerated than the previous Little Yellow Car and Mobike, it is an angel round of financing of 35 million US dollars, breaking through the ceiling of the first round of financing of venture capital companies.
Why is the little orange so bite?
Because there's a big guy standing behind it, Ahri!
Ahri is one of the three giants of the domestic Internet, with a large amount of funds in his left hand and endless channels in his right hand.
The legendary Ahri's own son, 35 million beautiful knives, sprinkled with water!
Therefore, although it has not yet been launched and is still in full swing, it has already made the two big bike-sharing giants Xiaohuangche and Mobike like a big enemy.
Yang Shijie has sent several founders to Pengcheng to play the front station, ready to discuss cooperation with Feixin.
I am afraid that the only ones who can resist Ahri in China are Feixin and Du Niang, but there is Du Niang behind Mobike, so it is impossible for Yang Shijie to ask for trouble.
In the face of such a ferocious situation, Yang Shijie had no choice but to make this decision.
For Duan Anliang, in addition to conducting due diligence on the bike-sharing industry, it is also necessary to recruit talents, especially in April, the graduation season!
Happy Capital needs to develop and grow, not only to poach people with high salaries, but also to reserve talents.
Nowadays, the company is working on more and more projects, and there has been a shortage of manpower for a long time, so recruitment has become an urgent problem to solve.
"Boss, Mr. Duan currently needs to poach two investment bank executives, and the list of candidates and salary plan have been sent to your mailbox......"
Su Ming was playing a game, and after receiving a call from Lin Huizhu, he frowned and said:
"Do I need to apply for such a thing? It's just an ordinary executive, and it's not at the level of vice president or general manager, you can discuss such things with Duan Anliang.
After the interview, determine the specific list and salary, and keep the relevant information on file.
I'm very busy, I have to deal with these things every day, what will I do in the future? Can't you die every day? β
As soon as the latter heard it, his mouth kept being Simi Marseille (γγΏγΎγγ), and he was directly scared by Su Ming, and he didn't dare to speak Mandarin.
In the East, the culture of their country is very different from that of the country. So when she heard Su Ming's scolding from the boss, she was immediately frightened.
However, if you think about it, she was really reckless today.
There are so many companies under the boss's name, if every company is so worried, it will really be busy.
Take Happy Capital as an example, the salary of ordinary executives supports the annual salary of 500,000 yuan, unless they become partners of the company or get management equity incentives.
However, not long after the establishment of Happy Capital, even the general manager Duan Anliang did not have shares, and it was even more impossible for others.
Therefore, for a management like this, it is enough to have Duan Anliang decide, after all, Duan Anliang, who has tasted the sweetness, completely regards himself as a member of the company.