Because of the angry scolding of employees for receiving red envelopes and not praising, the CEO of Purdue Technology was sent to the hot search.
On February 16, according to the Weibo big V "Wang Luobei" broke the news, because employees received red envelopes and did not like, Purdue Technology CEO Zhang Tao insulted employees in the company group and asked employees who did not like to return the red envelopes. Subsequently, the topic of "Purdue CEO angrily scolded employees for receiving red envelopes and not liked" appeared on Weibo hot search, some netizens commented: "This CEO pattern is too small", and some netizens said: "For the company's product promotion, you can understand the boss's mood."
On the afternoon of the 16th, Red Star Capital Bureau tried to contact Purdue Technology to verify the matter, and the other staff said that they were not clear about the rumors on the Internet.
Since its inception, Purdue Technology has received 8 rounds of financing, including ManyAican (03690. HK), Tencent (Tencent Holdings 00700. HK), Sequoia China and other star investment institutions. However, Purdue Technology, which is highly sought after by investment institutions, exposed the news of layoffs 5 months after the C round of financing
In addition to angrily scolding employees, Weibo big V "Wang Luobei" also broke the news that Zhang Tao had publicly denigrated friendly businessmen in the group because of the work of employees interviewing friendly businessmen. Red Star Capital Bureau found that according to the screenshot of the news, Zhang Tao said that the friendly business is called Gao Xian, or refers to the Gao Xian robot that also belongs to the service robot track.
The CEO angrily scolded employees for receiving red envelopes and not praising them
Netizen comment: The pattern is too small
The whistleblower said that Purdue CEO Zhang Tao released a product promotion video in the company group, and matched it with a red packet, asking employees to receive red envelopes and likes, but did not expect that there were many people who received red envelopes, but there were very few people who liked them.
The whistleblower also provided a record of the company's group chat, as can be seen from the picture, Zhang Tao said that he was disappointed in the employees who did not like the red packet, believed that the employees were not proud of the company's products and their own work, and asked the employees who did not like to return the red packet.
In addition to angrily scolding employees, Weibo big V "Wang Luobei" also broke the news that Zhang Tao had publicly denigrated friendly businessmen in the group because of the work of employees interviewing friendly businessmen.
This matter quickly fermented on the Internet, causing heated discussion in public opinion, and the topic of "Purdue CEO angrily scolding employees for receiving red envelopes and not liking" was also on Weibo hot search. Some netizens commented: "This CEO pattern is too small", and some netizens said: "For the company's product promotion, you can understand the boss's mood".
It is understood that the Pudu technology in the news refers to Shenzhen Pudu Technology Co., Ltd., tianyancha APP shows that this company does have a chairman named Zhang Tao, who is also the founder of Purdue technology.
According to the information on the official website, Zhang Tao has a very bright resume: graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the research field is artificial intelligence and robotics, computer vision and graphics, with more than 60 technical patents in the field of robotics, and has founded the domestic head technology media Lei Feng network and home service robot company EZ Robotics.
In 2016, Zhang Tao, who has rich entrepreneurial experience, founded Purdue Technology, specializing in commercial service robot tracks, and its main customers include Haidilao, Quanjude, Xiabu, Banu, Country Garden, Intercontinental Hotel, Sheraton Hotel and other well-known enterprises. According to the Tianyancha APP, Zhang Tao is currently associated with more than ten enterprises, in addition to Purdue Technology and its subsidiaries and branches, it also includes a number of investment partnerships.
Red Star Capital Bureau found that the official website of Purdue Technology showed that Zhang Tao had commented in an interview that he was "a person who pursues the ultimate, dares to think and dare to do, is good at learning, and has a good mentality."
It has received 8 rounds of financing in 6 years of establishment
At the beginning of this year, it was exposed that layoffs were made
Red Star Capital Bureau found that since its inception, Purdue Technology has obtained 7 rounds of financing, including many star investment institutions.
In June 2016, five months after its establishment, Purdue Technology received angel round investment from Changying Precision. In July 2020, Purdue Technology received a 100 million yuan B round of financing from Meituan, and then a month later, it received 100 million yuan of follow-up investment from Meituan and other institutions. In April and September 2021, Purdue Technology has twice received C1 and C2 rounds of financing from companies such as Tencent, Sequoia Capital and Meituan, with a total financing of up to 1 billion yuan, becoming the commercial service robot company with the largest C round of financing.
Purdue Capital and Meituan have a very close relationship, not only receiving 4 rounds of investment from Meituan, but also cooperating with Meituan in the intelligent distribution business. According to the Southern Metropolis Daily, in July 2020, Meituan said it hoped to accelerate the onlineization of the service industry through supply-side digitalization. Investing in Purdue Technology is conducive to the combination of the advantages of both sides and the exploration of the local life service and delivery robot industry.
However, Purdue Technology, which is highly sought after by investment institutions, exposed the news of layoffs 5 months after the C round of financing.
According to a number of media reports, after Purdue Technology completed a large-scale expansion, the number of employees increased from 300 in July 2020 to 3,000 in November last year, and after entering 2022, Purdue Technology began to drastically lay off employees. Some market voices said that purdue technology layoffs are related to the rapid rise in management costs caused by its strategic management mistakes and disorderly expansion.
However, for the news of layoffs, Purdue Technology has not yet officially responded.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to angrily scolding employees, Weibo big V "Wang Luobei" also broke the news that Zhang Tao had publicly denigrated friendly businessmen in the group because of the work of employees interviewing friendly businessmen. According to the screenshot of the news, Zhang Tao said that the friendly businessman is called Gao Xian, or refers to Gao Xian Robot, which belongs to the same service robot track, and the company behind it is called Shanghai Gao Xian Automation Technology Development Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Gao Xian Technology").
Founded in October 2013, Gaoxian Technology has received 8 rounds of financing so far. On November 10, 2021, Gaoxian Robot announced the completion of a 1.2 billion yuan Series C financing, jointly led by Today Capital and SoftBank Vision Fund, it is worth mentioning that Meituan Strategic Investment has also invested in Gaoxian Robot several times.
Red Star News reporter Yu Yao Qiang Ya Milling
Edited by Yang Cheng
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