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Grab makes play for startups to expand foothold in S-E Asia

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Grab as a Platform - its new concept - will serve to fund and support startups whose solutions have synergies with its various offerings, including transport, safety, payments and financial services.
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Singapore

GRAB is making a play for South-east Asian startups in a bid to further expand its foothold in the region, amid anti-competition probes after it announced last week that it will acquire rival Uber's regional business.

Through its new concept - Grab as a Platform - it will