UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE

13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of December 2021

Commission File Number 001-40529

Missfresh Limited

(Registrant’s name)

3rd Floor, Block A, Vanke Times Center

No. 9 Wangjing Street

Chaoyang District, Beijing 100016

The People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive office)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.1—Recent Update

Exhibit 99.2—Missfresh Limited Adopted a 2021 Equity Incentive Plan

Exhibit 99.1

Recent Update

The board of directors of Missfresh Limited (the “Company”) and the compensation committee of the Company have authorized and approved that during the period beginning on December 15, 2021 and ending on December 10, 2022, all participants of the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company, as amended and restated from time to time (the “2017 Plan”), should not sell, contract to sell, pledge, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any ordinary shares of the Company (including the American depositary shares converted from such ordinary shares) issued or issuable pursuant to the awards granted under the 2017 Plan.

Exhibit 99.2

Missfresh Limited Adopted a 2021 Equity Incentive Plan

Missfresh Limited (the “Company”) adopted a 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”), as approved and authorized by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) and the compensation committee under the Board, effective on December 15, 2021. Under the 2021 Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued pursuant to all awards under the 2021 Plan (the “Award Pool”) shall initially be two percent (2%) of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Company as of the effective date of the 2021 Plan, provided that (i) the Award Pool shall be increased automatically if and whenever the number of shares that may be issued pursuant to ungranted awards pursuant to the 2021 Plan (the “Ungranted Portion”) accounts for less than one percent (1%) of the then total issued and outstanding shares of the Company, so that for each automatic increase, the Ungranted Portion immediately after such increase shall equal two percent (2%) of the then total issued and outstanding shares of the Company, and (ii) the size of the Award Pool shall be equitably adjusted in the event of any share dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, reverse split, combination, consolidation or similar transactions. The Company may grant option, restricted share, restricted share unit or other types of award approved by the Board or a committee of one or more members of the Board pursuant to the 2021 Plan. The 2021 Plan will expire on the tenth anniversary of the effective date.