MyTeksi to US$40b: How Grab evolved over the years

GRAB has announced a merger that will result in a US public listing, in a major milestone for the company and the region's startup landscape.

Here's a look back at how the group edged out rivals, diversified its business and stole the hearts of investors to become South-east Asia's most exciting tech story.

2012: It all started in a tiny rented storage space in Kuala Lumpur. Back then, Anthony Tan and his Harvard MBA classmate Tan Hooi Ling knew exactly what problem they wanted to solve in their hometown Malaysia: taxi safety.