Venture Capital
The investment is led by internet giant Tencent, which took part in previous funding, and Warburg Pincus with participation from a range of top names. Those include new (and potentially highly strategic) backers online travel giant Ctrip and Huazhu Hotels Group, which runs over 3,000 hotels in China, and existing investors Sequoia China and Hillhouse Capital. The company did not disclose its valuation.