On-demand chef service Haochushi, backed by conglomerate Shanghai Zhonglu, has raised $16.1m in series B capital, increasing its total funding to $21.8m.

Haochushi, a China-based on-demand chef service backed by manufacturing conglomerate Shanghai Zhonglu, has raised RMB 100m ($16.1m) in a round led by venture capital firm Cowin Capital, Technode reported yesterday.

Cowin was joined in the series B round by Lightspeed China Partners, an affiliate of US-based VC firm Lightspeed Capital Partners.

Founded in June 2014, Haochushi enables users to book chefs, claiming it is currently responsible for more than 1,500 such bookings each day. The platform lists some 1,200 full-time…