Quhuo Tech
Workforce operational solutions for China's on-demand economy
About Quhuo Tech
Quhuo Limited operates a technology-driven workforce solutions platform for China's gig economy, focusing on local life services. Founded in 2012 by a group of former DHL entrepreneurs, including current Chairman and CEO Leslie Yu and Co-founder Zhen Ba, the company was established to serve the burgeoning on-demand food delivery market by providing a flexible and standardized workforce. Both Yu and Ba brought logistics expertise from their time at DHL Supply Chain. Quhuo has since expanded its offerings significantly.
The company provides end-to-end operational solutions for businesses in sectors such as on-demand food delivery, ride-hailing, housekeeping, and shared-bike maintenance. Its business model is centered on its proprietary technology platform, Quhuo+, a modular system that manages the recruitment, training, performance monitoring, and support of a large pool of freelance workers. This infrastructure allows Quhuo to efficiently deploy and manage its workforce across more than 100 cities in China, serving major clients like Meituan, Eleme, and Didi. The company makes money by providing these operational solutions to its enterprise clients. In July 2020, Quhuo held its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol QH.
Beyond its core services, Quhuo has diversified into other areas. It developed a SaaS+ service product offering human resources management, financial management, and data analysis for local service providers like hotels and restaurants. The company is also expanding these SaaS+ solutions into the medical care and elderly care sectors. More recently, in July 2025, Quhuo announced a strategic partnership with NIU World to create a chain brand incubation platform for the fresh beef market, combining NIU World's supply chain with Quhuo's delivery network to manage services from slaughterhouses to consumers.
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- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- Haidian, China
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Seed2 investors entered at this stage
- IVIStart Ventures
PreAngel
Series A2 investors entered at this stage
SB China Capital
Baidu
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ClearVue Partners- FCFusi Capital
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