How Grab became a tech giant (CEO Anthony Tan) | Rapid Response

About Anthony

• CEO & co-founder of Grab, Southeast Asia's leading superapp, since 2012.
• Led Grab's expansion to 500+ cities/towns across eight Southeast Asian countries.
• Oversaw Grab's acquisition of Uber's Southeast Asia operations in 2018.
• Took Grab public in 2021; company valued over $20B as of 2025.
• Pioneered large-scale AI and fintech integrations, partnering with OpenAI & Anthropic.