The company had expanded its services to India in 2018 but was banned by the Indian government in 2020 as part of increasing restrictions on Chinese technology.

[8] In March 2020, Lalamove made its first strategic investment by participating in a pre-series B funding round for logistics company Inteluck.

[9] During the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020, Lalamove launched its Deliver Care CSR initiative to provide free delivery to NGOs.

[10] The CSR initiative helped deliver over 200,000 essential items including face masks, hand sanitiser, personal protection equipment and hot meals to frontline medical works and underprivileged families.

[2] In January 2022, reports emerged that Lalamove, along with cargo delivery subsidiaries of DiDi and 58.com, had been summoned by local transportation regulators in Shanghai, after a rising number of cases of drivers providing illegal freight services were noted to originate from the platforms.