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Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Grab vanquishes Uber with local strategy, billions from SoftBank
SINGAPORE (Mar 27): As Uber Technologies Inc. looked to conquer ride-sharing around the world, Grab was focused on serving the 620 million people that share its home in Southeast Asia.
March 27, 2018
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Hyundai and Grab sign strategic partnership deal to expand future mobility services
SEOUL (Jan 11): South Korea's automaker Hyundai Motor Company and ride-hailing app Grab has struck a partnership to expand future mobility services in Southeast Asia.
January 11, 2018
Singapore economy
Singapore's entrepreneurial scene looks less boring with spate of megadeals
SINGAPORE (Nov 30): Back in 2002, as the city-state was emerging from its worst recession since 1964, the government was getting impatient over the economy's disproportionate reliance on multinationals and a handful of globally competitive state-back
November 30, 2017
Grab CEO’s epiphany at 30,000 feet: taking down an Uber Goliath
SINGAPORE (Nov 2): It was on a late July flight home to Singapore when Anthony Tan grasped the potential calamity in news that his biggest ally, Didi Chuxing, was about to buy out arch-rival Uber’s Chinese business.
November 02, 2016
Didi, SoftBank lead US$600 mil-plus round for Grab
(Aug 3): China’s Didi Chuxing and SoftBank Group Corp. are leading a new round of funding in the Southeast Asian ride-sharing service Grab that could exceed US$600 million ($805 million), according to people familiar with the deal.
August 03, 2016