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The naked Group (stylized naked Group) is a Chinese lifestyle company that operates resorts, coworking spaces, and an online wellness platform. It was founded in 2007 by South African entrepreneur Grant Horsfield and his wife Delphine Yip-Horsfield with headquarters in Shanghai, China. The CEO is Manoj Mehta.

History
naked Group was founded in 2007 and its first project was a boutique resort - naked Home Village - in Moganshan, China. It was built out of several renovated farmhouses in a small village.

In November 2011, naked opened its second project - naked Stables - a much larger resort (121 rooms) also in Moganshan. This resort was built upon principles of environmental sustainability and in 2013, naked Stables became the first LEED Platinum certified resort of its size in Asia.

In 2015 the group launched naked Sail - a luxury catamaran available for hire based in Phuket, Thailand.

In 2017, naked opened its third resort project - naked Castle - also in Moganshan on the site of naked Home Village. naked Castle has 95 rooms and incorporates the ruins of a 100-year-old stone villa formerly belonging to Scottish missionary Dr. Duncan Main.

In 2015 the group opened its first co-working office - naked Hub - at Fuxing Lu in Shanghai, China. In November 2016, naked Hub earned $33 million (USD) in a funding round led by Gaw Capital Partners. By the end of 2016, there were 6 naked Hubs operating in China. In May 2017 the first naked Hub opened in Beijing. In July 2017 the first naked Hub opened in Hong Kong.

In 2017 the group launched Bula, an online platform connecting instructors to students to spaces to meet in.

In April 2018 it was announced that naked Hub was merging with co-working rival Wework.