據《華爾街日報》上周五報道，Uber Technologies在東南亞市場最大的的競爭對手Grab，將從日本軟銀和中國領先叫車服務公司滴滴出行融資20億美元。

據《華爾街日報》援引知情人士稱，這筆交易可能在未來數周完成，對這家新加坡公司的估值將超過50億美元。

當前，Grab正在向消費技術公司轉型，除叫車服務外，還提供貸款、電子轉賬以及貨幣市場基金等業務。

Grab對此拒絕評論，軟銀和滴滴出行也未對路透社的置評要求做出回復。

Grab的打車平臺遍及7個國家的55個城市。其在去年9月的融資中融得7.5億美元，有消息來源稱這家剛成立5年的初創公司當時的估值已超過30億美元。

與此同時，全球最大的叫車服務公司、來自舊金山的Uber，卻要面對本土的各種挫折，如對其公司文化中涉及性別歧視的指控，以及司機的抗議等等。

上個月，Uber聯合創始人兼CEO特拉維斯·卡蘭尼克在投資者的壓力下辭職，讓公司面臨的挑戰達到了高潮。（財富中文網）

譯者：劉進龍/汪皓

Grab, Uber Technologies's biggest rival in Southeast Asia, is raising as much as $2 billion in funding from Japan's SoftBank and China's top ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

The deal, which could close in the next few weeks, would value Singapore-based Grab at more than $5 billion, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

The reported funding comes amid efforts by Grab to transform into a consumer technology firm that also offers loans, electronic money transfer, and money-market funds.

Grab declined to comment, while SoftBank and Didi did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

Grab, which operates its ride-hailing platform in 55 cities across seven countries, raised $750 million in a funding round in September, with sources then valuing the five-year-old startup at over $3 billion.

The reported deal also comes at a time when San Francisco-based Uber, the world's largest ride-hailing service, faces setbacks at home ranging from accusations of a sexist work culture and driver protests.

Uber's challenges have culminated in the departure of co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick, who stepped down under investor pressure last month.