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Uber rival raises cash from China sovereign fund
Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation is among backers pouring $350 million into South East Asia's answer to Uber, cab-hailing app GrabTaxi.
U.S.-based Coatue Management and China's Didi Kuaidi, which competes with Uber on the mainland, also invested in the latest round which takes GrabTaxi's total funding to $700 million, according to a company statement.
Existing shareholders also chipped in, GrabTaxi said without disclosing individual contributions.
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GrabTaxi plans to use the money to expand its service, which currently mostly comprises of cabs, to include private cars and motorbikes.
Foreign Investors have nabbed stakes in taxi-apps in Asia in recent months, where such services are getting popular as people ditch public transport and embrace mobile technology.
Earlier this year, Japan's Softbank (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 9984.T-JP) invested in Didi Kuaidi while Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC participated in Indian taxi-app Ola's funding round in April.
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