SoftBank-backed Grab targets $2 billion more in funding this year in big business push

By Aradhana Aravindan and Anshuman Daga

作者：Aradhana Aravindan和Anshuman Daga

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Grab aims to raise another $2 billion this year as it ramps up expansion, its chief executive said, just weeks after announcing over $4.5 billion of funding in what has become Southeast Asia's largest round of private financing.

新加坡（路透社） - Grab的首席执行官表示，Grab计划在今年再增加20亿美元，因为它正在扩大扩张计划。在宣布超过45亿美元资金成为东南亚最大一轮私人融资的几周之后几周。

“We expect to raise $6.5 billion of total capital this year,” Anthony Tan said on Monday in an interview, in which he laid out Grab's strategy to become an app-for-everything in Southeast Asia - home to about 650 million people.

“我们预计今年将筹集总资金65亿美元，”Anthony Tan周一在接受采访时表示，他制定了Grab的策略，成为东南亚的应用程序 - 约有6.5亿人的家。

Grab later said in a statement that it expects to invest a significant portion of the funds in Indonesia. Reuters first reported the funding target earlier on Monday.

Grab稍后说它声称预计将在印度尼西亚投入大部分资金。路透社在周一早些时候首次报道了融资目标。

“We basically received a very strong vote of confidence. And Masa shared that SoftBank is very happy with Grab and that SoftBank will provide unlimited support to power our growth,” said Tan, referring to SoftBank Group Corp founder and CEO Masayoshi Son.

“我们基本上获得了非常强烈的信任投票。而且Masa分享了SoftBank对Grab非常满意并且SoftBank将无限提供支持促进我们的增长，”Tan说，指的是SoftBank Group Corp的创始人兼首席执行官Masayoshi Son。

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The funding will be raised from strategic investors and be a mix of debt and equity, said Tan.

资金将来自战略投资者，并且是债务和股权的混合，Tan说。

Grab's massive financing round started shortly after the firm bought the Southeast Asian operations of U.S. peer Uber Technologies Inc [IPO-UBER.N] in March last year.

Grab的大规模融资轮次在公司发布后不久去年3月收购了美国同行优步技术公司[IPO-UBER.N]的东南亚业务。

Singapore-headquartered Grab is expanding aggressively in Indonesia, home of rival Go-Jek. Both are raising billions of dollars to bring ride-hailing, food delivery, e-commerce and banking to a populous region with a growing number of consumers that use smartphones to commute, shop and make payments.

总部位于新加坡的Grab正在印度尼西亚积极扩张，这是竞争对手Go的所在地-Jek。两家公司都在筹集数十亿美元，将乘车，食品配送，电子商务和银行业务带到人口稠密的地区，越来越多的消费者使用智能手机上下班，购物和付款。

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Last month, Grab's president Ming Maa - a former SoftBank executive - said Grab was considering raising more funds in the ongoing financing round, in which the SoftBank Vision Fund invested $1.5 billion.

上个月，Grab总裁Ming Maa（前SoftBank高管）表示Grab正在考虑增加更多资金在持续融资中此外，SoftBank Vision Fund投资了15亿美元。

On Monday, Tan said, “We have done a lot with SoftBank's portfolio companies, both technical and operational expertise, and of course capital support as well.”

周一，Tan说：“我们在SoftBank的投资组合公司做了很多工作，包括技术和运营方面的专业知识，以及当然也有资金支持。”

“That will help us grow very aggressively this year across our verticals - transport, mobility, food and payments,” he said, referring to SoftBank's support.

“这将有助于我们今年在我们的垂直行业 - 运输，机动性，食品和支付方面非常积极地发展，”他说，指的是SoftBank的支持。

Tan said Grab is looking to make at least six investments or acquisitions this year.

Tan说Grab希望今年至少进行六次投资或收购。

“With the amount of funding we have raised, and the support from strategic investors like SoftBank, we are so well-funded to execute on our expansion and investment plans, so there is really no need to IPO,” said Tan, who co-founded Grab with Harvard classmate Tan Hooi Ling.

“我们有资金来源纷纷上调，并从战略投资者，如软银的支持，我们是如此的资金充裕对我们的扩张和投资计划执行，所以实在没有必要IPO，”谭，谁共同创立抓住与哈佛同学谭HOOI说Ling。

Grab's other backers include Toyota Motor Corp, Microsoft Corp and Hyundai Motor Co.

Grab的其他支持者包括丰田汽车公司，微软公司和现代汽车公司。

People with direct knowledge of the matter said Grab has raised about $8 billion since its launch almost 7 years ago.

直接了解此事的人自从我以来，Grab筹集了大约80亿美元ts大约7年前推出。