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// HALL OF FLAME · STARTUP AUTOPSY
Founded2017
Closed2020
CountryChina
SectorConsumer
Total raised$1.1B
FounderJenny Qian Zhiya

Luckin Coffee

"Fabricated 40% of revenue. Still has 10,000 stores."

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RAISED
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EMPLOYEES
36
MONTHS
fraud
🔥 Hall of Flame 80%🏆 Hall of Fame 20%

Luckin Coffee fabricated approximately 2.

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