Alibaba-backed e-commerce company Nice Tuan has raised its third funding round this year, adding $80m to its coffers that now contain almost $300m in total.

Nice Tuan, a China-based group buying e-commerce platform backed by internet group Alibaba, has raised $80m in a series C2 round led by asset manager CDH Investments, DealStreetAsia reported today.

GGV Capital, Ince Capital, and CMBC International, a subsidiary of China Minsheng Bank, also contributed to the round.

Founded in 2018 and also known as Shihuituan, Nice Tuan has built an e-commerce platform that focuses on consumers buying products in groups to receive bulk discounts. The company claims to be…

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