Transportation

India’s Zoomcar to start operations in Vietnam

Zoomcar, which dominates the self-drive car rental market in India, has expanded to Southeast Asia. This broader geographic expansion is in line with Zoomcar’s ultimate mission to democratize car access across the world’s largest, most populated, and fastest-growing emerging markets.

Grab to debut on NASDAQ after investors approve SPAC merger

Altimeter Growth Corp announced that its shareholders approved the business combination with Grab at an extraordinary meeting of shareholders on Tuesday.

Uncovering consumer sentiments on electric vehicle ownership in Southeast Asia

Despite having one of the world's largest automotive markets, the global market share of electric vehicles (EV) on the road in Southeast Asia still remains small. With consumer adoption a critical contributor for the EV market to flourish, the team at Milieu Insight wanted to understand consumer sentiment around EVs, and what would be the tipping point for…

Singapore AV tech startup MooVita raises fund from 1Derlife Growth and SEEDS Capital

MooVita Pte Ltd has announced that 1Derlife Growth and SEEDS Capital have invested in the Singapore-based autonomous vehicle (AV) tech start-up, in its Series A fundraising round closed at the end of October. It plans to bring its products to Europe while expanding and strengthening its footprint in Asia-Pacific.

Grab to list in US by early December – report

Altimeter Growth Corp will hold the EGM on Nov 30 to seek shareholder approval for the merger.

Gojek and TBS Energi Utama form joint venture to accelerate the development of Indonesia’s two-wheel electric vehicle ecosystem

Gojek and PT TBS Energi Utama Tbk (TBS) has announced the formation of a joint venture to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Indonesia. The joint venture, known as Electrum, will act as a platform through which both companies will develop infrastructure for two-wheel EVs throughout the country, both parties said in a statement.

Australian e-bike player Zoomo raises $60M Series B funding to lead commercial e-bike industry

Zoomo has raised $60 million in Series B funding led by Grok Ventures. It will use the funds to expand its operations into new cities and countries, deepen software integration with its customers, and finalize development of the firm’s next-generation vehicles.

Grab’s 3Q revenue down 9% due to coronavirus curbs, net loss widen to $988M

Mobility and food delivery services were suspended in Vietnam for most of Q3, and six of its core countries in which Grab operates experienced tighter movement controls.

Indonesia’s GoTo secures over $1.3B in first close of pre-IPO fundraising

The funds raised will allow GoTo to invest further in its ecosystem, strengthen its market-leading position in the region, and better serve customers, which includes continued focus on customer growth and engagement, expansion of its payments and financial services offering, and leveraging its integrated transport fleet and logistics network to enhance…

Singapore air mobility startup Yugo Private Aviation raises $300K to improve its digital ecosystem

Yugo Private Aviation has successfully raised $300,000 in its pre-Seed round funding to further develop its mobile and online applications. The funding was raised from angel investors based in Texas (United States), Seoul (South Korea), Paris (France), and three Family Offices including Bellone Invest (Estonia), Negocia Capital (Singapore) and LCH…