Alibaba Group is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, retail and cloud computing, founded in Hangzhou in 1999. It operates some of the world's largest online marketplaces, including Alibaba.com, Taobao and Tmall, and its 2014 initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, which raised twenty five billion dollars, was at the time the largest in world history.
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Company TypeChinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce 2 Founded Year HeadquartersHangzhou, Zhejiang, China 3 Company Type
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Who founded Alibaba Group?
Eighteen people led by Jack Ma founded Alibaba in 1999.
Alibaba Group says it was established in 1999 by 18 people led by Jack Ma, a former English teacher from Hangzhou, China. The company states that from the outset the founders shared a belief that the Internet would level the playing field by enabling small enterprises to leverage innovation and technology to grow and compete more effectively.
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Founded on 28 June 1999 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, the company provides consumer-to-consumer (C2C), business-to-consumer (B2C), and business-to-business (B2B) sales services via Chinese and global marketplaces.
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Alibaba Group Holding Limited, branded as Alibaba (), is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology.
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Our Corporate Information The principal executive offices of our main operations are located at 969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District, Hangzhou 311121, Peoples Republic of China.
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