Which entrepreneur founded the ride-hailing company Grab in 2012 with Anthony Tan?

Tan Hooi Ling co-founded Grab in 2012 with Anthony Tan.

The founders first developed the service as MyTeksi, a taxi-booking application for Malaysia. They entered a Harvard Business School competition with the idea, then worked to make taxi travel safer, more trackable, and easier to request through a mobile phone.

The company expanded beyond taxi booking into private-car rides, food delivery, digital payments, and other services across Southeast Asia. It rebranded as Grab in 2016 to reflect this broader regional platform.

A common mix-up is crediting only Anthony Tan, who became Grab's prominent chief executive and public representative. Tan Hooi Ling was the technical co-founder and later served in senior operational roles before stepping away from day-to-day leadership.