Atour Hotel Valuation, Funding & Investors
Atour Hotel is valued at $145M as of January 2015.
Last Atour Hotel valuation
$145M
Series B · Jan 2015
Last Atour Hotel funding round
$100M
Series C · Dec 2016
Cumulative funding Atour Hotel raised
$135M
across 3 funding rounds
Key investors in Atour Hotel
Legend Capital
Divine Capital
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Zhaoxia Lu
About Atour Hotel
Atour Hotel is a Shanghai-headquartered lifestyle hotel chain operating over 1,000 properties across China. Known as Yadu under Atour Lifestyle Group, it manages midscale and upscale hotels emphasizing modern design and business traveler amenities in major cities.
Founded
2012
HQ
ShanghaiWebsite
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2C
Revenue model
Product sales
Valuation
$145M (Jan 2015)
Sectors
Atour Hotel Valuation
Atour Hotel is currently valued at $145M, based on its Series B in January 2015.
Atour Hotel's valuation has moved from $145M at its Series A in April 2014 to $145M in January 2015, across 2 priced rounds.
Atour Hotel valuation by funding round
| Date | Stage | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2015 | Series B | $145M |
| Apr 2014 | Series A | $145M |
Atour Hotel Funding History
Atour Hotel has raised a total of $135M across 3 funding rounds.
Atour Hotel's first fundraising round was a $5M Series A in April 2014. The most recent completed round was a $100M Series C in December 2016.
Atour Hotel funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2016 | Series C | Legend Capital (lead); Zhaoxia Lu (lead); Divine Capital | $100M | - | - |
| Jan 2015 | Series B | - | $30M | $145M | Atour Hotel, established in late 2012 and opening its first hotel in Xian in August 2013, raised US$30 million in its Series B financing round around early 2015, lifting its valuation to RMB1 billion (approximately US$161 million). The funding came amid plans to accelerate expansion in China and abroad, adding 80 hotels to its portfolio of over 40 in major cities like Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing, Xian, Chengdu, Beijing, and Tianjin. The founding team, led by CEO Haijun Wang (former co-founder and executive vice president of China Lodging Group), has backgrounds in hotels, culture, and internet industries, with executives from Hanting Express and Home Inns. Atour positioned itself as a mid-range lifestyle brand following the 'Starbucks model,' aiming beyond hotel operations to create a cultural lifestyle with features like reading lounges, literature-themed fan clubs, O2O 'Atour Fan Club' with photography themes, and a Taobao store selling hotel furnishings. The company focused on building an experiential user community and expanding product lines to apartments, reading lounges, and commercial centers as it accumulated a customer base of literature lovers. No specific revenue, ARR, or EBITDA figures for Atour Hotel near the 2015 round are available in sources; broader market context notes mid-scale hotel revenues in China reached USD 36.3 billion in 2015 with 12.5% CAGR from 2012-2016, driven by middle-class growth. Atour completed three funding rounds totaling USD 135 million by 2016, with strengths in mid-scale growth and cross-border cooperation amid industry oversupply challenges. Later developments included a Series C in 2016 and NASDAQ IPO in 2022 raising about $52 million. |
| Apr 2014 | Series A | - | $5M | $145M | Atour Hotel raised US$30 million in its Series B financing round around April 2014, lifting the company's post-money valuation to RMB1 billion (approximately US$161 million). The funding came after the company established operations in late 2012 and opened its first hotel in Xian in August 2013. Atour Hotel positioned itself as a mid-range lifestyle hotel brand, following a 'Starbucks model' to create a cultural lifestyle beyond traditional hotel operations, with features like reading lounges and plans for an experiential user community. With the latest funding, Atour Hotel planned to accelerate expansion in China and abroad, targeting the addition of 80 hotels to its existing portfolio of more than 40 hotels in major cities including Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing, Xian, Chengdu, Beijing, and Tianjin. The founding team, led by CEO Haijun Wang—a former co-founder and executive vice president of China Lodging Group—brought expertise from hotel, cultural, and internet industries, with executives from chains like Hanting Express and Home Inns. The company also launched a Taobao online store for hotel furnishings and memorabilia and planned an O2O 'Atour Fan Club' with literature and photography themes in 2015. |
Who has invested in Atour Hotel?
3 investors have backed Atour Hotel across its funding rounds, including Legend Capital, Divine Capital and Zhaoxia Lu.
Lead investors include Legend Capital and Zhaoxia Lu.
Atour Hotel Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 1 | Participant | Dec 2016 | |
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Start Free TrialAtour Hotel Competitors
Atour Hotel competitors include listed companies like New Mauritius Hotels and Tin Inn Holding, and private ones like Le Collectionist, Fabhotels, The EV Hotel and Arrived Homes.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paris | Private | - | - | $148M | - | |
 Gurgaon | Private | $44M | - | $141M | 3.2x | |
 Atlanta, GA | Private | - | - | $138M | - | |
| Seattle, WA | Private | - | - | $137M | - | |
 Mauritius | Publicly listed | $355M | $102M | $156M | - | |
 Germany | Publicly listed | $8M | - | $164M | 11.5x |
Atour Hotel Public Comps
Atour Hotel is still privately-owned, but its public comps include New Mauritius Hotels, Tin Inn Holding, Liburnia Riviera Hoteli, Hoteles Norte 19, GreenTree Hospitality Group, Millennium & Copthorne, Studio City, Les Hotels Baverez, Daniel Thwaites and Intergroup.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $355M | $102M | 0.9x | - | 3.0x | - | |||
| $8M | - | 22.6x | 11.5x | - | 39.3x | |||
| $71M | $15M | 2.8x | - | 13.1x | - | |||
| $185M | $56M | 0.6x | 0.4x | 1.9x | 2.1x | |||
| $164M | $39M | 0.2x | - | 1.0x | - | |||
| $107M | $25M | 2.5x | - | 10.4x | - | |||
| $695M | $281M | 3.0x | - | 7.3x | - | |||
| $36M | $7M | 5.6x | - | 29.5x | - | |||
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Common questions about Atour Hotel
| When was Atour Hotel founded? | Atour Hotel was founded in 2012. |
| Where is Atour Hotel headquartered? | Atour Hotel is headquartered in Shanghai, China. |
| Is Atour Hotel publicly listed? | No, Atour Hotel is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is Atour Hotel's valuation? | Atour Hotel was last valued at $145M in its Series B in January 2015. |
| How much funding has Atour Hotel raised? | Atour Hotel has raised $135M across 3 funding rounds. |
| What was Atour Hotel's last funding round? | Atour Hotel's last funding round was a $100M Series C in December 2016, led by Legend Capital and Zhaoxia Lu. |
| Who are Atour Hotel's investors? | Atour Hotel's investors include Divine Capital, Legend Capital and Zhaoxia Lu. |
| Which companies are comparable to Atour Hotel? | Companies comparable to Atour Hotel include Le Collectionist, Fabhotels, The EV Hotel, Arrived Homes, New Mauritius Hotels and Tin Inn Holding. |
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