Singapore motorcycle rental company GoTakeBike to sue competitor MeGoRide, ex-founder

[SINGAPORE] Motorcycle rental company GoTakeBike is bringing legal action against an ex-founder for allegedly using its intellectual property and confidential knowledge in a rival company.

According to a court order dated Jan 28, GoTakeBike has been given permission to claim for damages against Soh Say Wee, also known as Matthew Soh.

Soh is an undischarged bankrupt as of April 2016, and claiming damages requires permission of the court.

GoTakeBike is also seeking damages from Soh’s wife, Cheong Mei Kit, and two competing companies Quote Me and MeGoRide.

Cheong is the director and sole shareholder of Quote Me, while Soh worked for MeGoRide and is allegedly its founder.

The order also stated that until the matter is resolved, Soh cannot be involved with MeGoRide, and MeGoRide cannot operate its motorcycle rental business.

NDA allegedly breached

GoTakeBike, a private limited company, offers an automated, round-the-clock hourly motorcycle rental service and was incorporated in May 2022.

Liong Tian Yew, currently director and majority shareholder of GoTakeBike, stated in an affidavit dated Jan 26 that he, Soh and another co-founder of the company worked together to develop the business.

After disputes, the three decided to part ways.

Because Soh had contributed to the business and development of its technology, the other two founders paid him S$100,000 under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in 2023.

Under this, Soh agreed not to divulge or use any sensitive or relevant information or intellectual property in exchange for this compensation, among other clauses.

However, in December 2025, Liong found out that Soh was involved with two competitors – Quote Me and MeGoRide – which both offer motorcycle rental services.

MeGoRide offers hourly motorcycle rentals and was incorporated in May 2025. Soh is not listed as holding a position in the company and is not a shareholder.

Quote Me is a private limited company incorporated in May 2015, whose business activities include motorcycle retail and rental. It offers motorcycle rentals under the trade name Osaze.

An investigation commissioned by GoTakeBike claimed that MeGoRide’s motorcycles, supplied through Quote Me, have “multiple technical features that closely mirrored the (GoTakeBike’s) proprietary configuration as it existed in or around 2023” which include, among other things, a system to allow the bike to be started up through the global positioning system and a QR-code based booking and verification process.

As a bankrupt, Soh is not allowed to be a director or manager of a company, but the investigation alleges Soh was involved in the operations of both and admitted to being the founder of MeGoRide.

These constitute breaches of multiple clauses of the NDA signed, said Liong, including where Soh agreed not to be involved in a competing business until 2028.

“GoTakeBike has taken a lot of effort in being able to achieve its position in the industry of hourly motorcycle rental services. The court’s decision today reinforces the need to prevent unfair competition through robbing of the efforts and fruits of others,” said the company through its lawyer, Clarence Lun of Fervent Chambers.

The court has also ordered an inspection of the motorcycles used by MeGoRide.