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Consumers & Drivers
July 26, 2017

Grab Announces Series of Initiatives Reflecting Long-Term Commitment in Myanmar

  • Introduces Zawgyi and Unicode font enabled app with new safety and tech features
  • Rolls out “Driver Care Programme” for its network of more than 5,000 Grab drivers
  • Partners HERE, Junction Centre Group and Essilor to improve traffic management and driver welfare

Business
July 24, 2017

Grab Announces Didi Chuxing and SoftBank As Lead Investors for Current Round of Financing

  • Strategic investment of a combined US$2.0 billion by Didi Chuxing and SoftBank deepens partnership with Grab
  • Grab expects to raise US$2.5 billion in total in current financing round
  • New financing to support Grab’s efforts in strengthening its dominant market position in on-demand transportation and payments in Southeast Asia
Social Impact & Safety
June 12, 2017

Free Personal Accident Insurance for GrabHitch Riders

  • Singapore’s first group personal accident insurance for social carpool riders offering coverage including accidental death, permanent disablement, and medical expenses in the event of accidents
  • Latest investment supports Singapore’s growing social carpool culture and underlines Grab’s continued commitment to safety
Business
June 6, 2017

Grab Celebrates Fifth Anniversary and Significant User Milestones

  • 3x growth in last year to 45 million downloads, and up to 2.5 million daily rides
  • Has provided higher incomes for nearly 1 million drivers and reduced travel time in half across Southeast Asia since founding
  • Adds GrabNow, New Service to Digitise Street Hailing
Tech & Product
May 18, 2017

Grab To Create 5 Million Micro-entrepreneurs in Indonesia By 2018

 

  • Opens 4,500 sqm Jakarta R&D centre; expands to 200 engineers by end of 2017
  • Executed key deliverables of US$700 million ‘Grab 4 Indonesia’ master plan in only three months
  • Launches Phase 2 of ‘Grab 4 Indonesia’ to bring more benefits of the digital economy to consumers and drivers
   
Tech & Product
May 9, 2017

Grab Brings Taxi-Sharing Back to Singapore via GrabShare

 

  • From 16 May, passengers who book a GrabShare ride can be assigned either a shared taxi or car
  • Passengers enjoy up to 30% savings on fares and even faster bookings via GrabShare, the largest carpool service combining shared taxis and cars
  • Additional income opportunities for taxi driver-partners, on top of JustGrab and GrabTaxi

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