What was Grab's original name when it was founded in 2012?

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What was Grab’s original name when it was founded in 2012? Grab’s original name was MyTeksi.

Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Ling launched the Malaysian taxi-booking app MyTeksi in 2012. Their idea grew from concerns about taxi safety and the difficulty of finding reliable rides in Kuala Lumpur. The founders developed the concept while studying at Harvard Business School, and their business plan won funds in the school’s New Venture Competition.

MyTeksi later expanded beyond Malaysia under the GrabTaxi name. In January 2016, the company rebranded across its markets as Grab, reflecting its broader services and regional ambitions. Grab is therefore not the original founding name, while GrabCar was a later product for private-car rides. EasyTaxi and GoRide were separate services, not earlier names for Grab.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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