FoodPanda, a Germany-based takeaway platform backed by e-commerce group Rocket Internet, has sold its Vietnam-based operations to local rival Vietnammm, Tech in Asia reported on Tuesday.
Financial deals of the transaction were not disclosed. The news follows last week’s announcement by FoodPanda that it was to shut down its local service, FoodPanda.vn, by December 7 due to financial and other, unspecified difficulties.
Founded in 2012 and launched in Vietnam that same year, FoodPanda operates an online food delivery service in some 500 cities across the world. The company had signed partnership agreements with more than 1,000 Vietnam-based restaurants, all of which will now join Vietnammm.
FoodPanda secured $100m in a series F round backed by investment banking firm Goldman Sachs in May 2015. Rocket Internet invested $39m in a March 2015 series E round that raised $110m.
FoodPanda has raised a total of approximately $318m to date. Investors also include e-commerce holding group Imena Holdings, hedge fund sponsor Falcon Edge Capital, venture capital firm Phenomen Ventures and investment firm Kinnevik.
Jochem Lisser, CEO of Vietnammm, said: “Vietnammm.com is thrilled to announce the deal with FoodPanda to solidify its market leader position in Vietnam. We welcome all new customers and restaurants and will do everything we can to ensure a smooth transition to Vietnammm.com.”