{"id":211942,"date":"2024-04-26T10:14:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T02:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grab.com\/sg\/?post_type=editorial&#038;p=211942"},"modified":"2025-02-26T18:33:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T10:33:18","slug":"grab-a-seat-tech-podcast-ep-1-superapp-suthen-philipp","status":"publish","type":"editorial","link":"https:\/\/www.grab.com\/sg\/inside-grab\/stories\/grab-a-seat-tech-podcast-ep-1-superapp-suthen-philipp\/","title":{"rendered":"Grab a Seat Ep. 1: Grab&#8217;s top tech and product executives discuss the origins of Grab\u2019s superapp vision"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"211942\" class=\"elementor elementor-211942\" data-elementor-post-type=\"editorial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae8bad2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae8bad2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf49c70\" data-id=\"bf49c70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba9cd11 gr21-boxed-content editorial-gr21-boxed-content elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba9cd11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd631fe\" data-id=\"cd631fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6e603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a6e603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grab\u2019s new tech podcast series,\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Inter,var(--gr21-main-font-family,sans-serif);\">Grab a Seat<\/i><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Inter,var(--gr21-main-font-family,sans-serif);\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Inter,var(--gr21-main-font-family,sans-serif);\">is out now.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Hosted by Ankit Vengurlekar, managing editor at LinkedIn India, the show offers listeners a glimpse into the company\u2019s tech stack, strategy, and culture.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">In the debut episode, Vengurlekar talks to Chief Technology Officer Suthen Thomas and Chief Product Officer Philipp Kandal. 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