grab and gojek approaching common ground for merger

Grab and Gojek approaching common ground for merger

Grab Holdings and Gojek have made substantial progress in working out a deal to combine their businesses in what would be the biggest internet merger in Southeast Asia, Bloomberg cited people with knowledge of the talks.
vietnams ride hailing market witnesses faster growth with local and regional players

Vietnam's ride-hailing market witnesses faster growth with local and regional players

Vietnam witnessed significant growth in the ride-hailing market as many domestic startups and ASEAN companies have entered the country. The country's ride-hailing market is anticipated to register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.12 per cent during 2020-2025.
monopoly risks likely in grab gojek merger

Monopoly risks likely in Grab-Gojek merger

Singaporean-backed Grab’s tremendous expansion drive and super app strategy to gain dominion in Vietnam and Southeast Asia could be further fuelled by the potential merger with Gojek, resulting in what some fear would be a death grip on the market.
possible merger raises concerns

Possible merger raises concerns

Initiated in early 2020 in the burgeoning ride-hailing market across Southeast Asia, the two giants Grab and Gojek have accelerated merger talks over the past few months as SoftBank and other investors have been showing their determination to back up the deal.
grab and gojek come closer to merger deal

Grab and Gojek come closer to merger deal

The merger between the two tech unicorns Grab and Gojek may be concluded soon as the investors of both parties are urging to complete the deal.
gojek launches app and brand in vietnam

Gojek launches app and brand in Vietnam

Gojek, Southeast Asia’s leading mobile on-demand services and payments platform, today announced the official launch of the Gojek app in Vietnam. Starting from 6:00am this morning, customers in Vietnam can access services for motorbike ride-hailing (GoBike), logistics (GoSend), and food delivery (GoFood) via the Gojek app, which is available for download via iOS and Android.
capital inflows to southeast asian startups up 91 per cent despite outbreak

Capital inflows to Southeast Asian startups up 91 per cent despite outbreak

Southeast Asian startups, especially e-commerce and fintech companies, have witnessed a significant increase in their investment attraction between April and June with the global public health challenge continuing to exert pressure on the whole economy.
goviet to be rebranded as gojek vietnam

GoViet to be rebranded as Gojek Vietnam

GoViet, one of Vietnam's leading on-demand multi-service platforms, today announced that it will unite its app and brand under Gojek to become Gojek Vietnam.
big league funders at gopay to push payments transformation

Big-league funders at GoPay to push payments transformation

The investment of Facebook and PayPal into Gojek might pave the way for its in-app e-payment services to enter Vietnam, but it is not an easy mission due to the fierce domestic competition. 
facebook could be planning to conquer southeast asia through gojek investment

Facebook could be planning to conquer Southeast Asia through Gojek investment

Pouring capital into Gojek right after entering the e-commerce sector, what ambitions is Facebook harbouring?
money burning race of super apps set to last

Money burning race of super apps set to last

Vietnam is considered an attractive market with massive potential for the development of super apps. However, looking back on the past year, super apps still face difficulties in acquiring market share, despite burning through tremendous amounts of capital.
gojek to stop several lifestyle golife services due to grown stagnant

Gojek to stop several lifestyle GoLife services due to grown stagnant

The closure of several lifestyle GoLife services owned by Indonesian ride-hailing decacorn Gojek may ring the alarm for other supper apps in other countries, including Vietnam.