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Startups • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 29, 2020 • 4 min read

Covid-19 Cambodian rum distillery puts hand sanitiser on the menu

By Alexi Demetriadi • Apr 29, 2020
With the price of hand sanitiser skyrocketing since the pandemic, Phnom Penh’s Samai Distillery has thought outside the box to help the local community by producing affordable bottles of cleansing alcohol using leftovers from rum production

Startups • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 05, 2019 • 10 min read

New media Creative destruction

By Thomas Brent • Jul 05, 2019
We sit down with some of the leading lights of Southeast Asia's media startup scene to talk about the way forward for the region's press

Startups • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 03, 2019 • 12 min read

Ten to watch Cambodia’s rising stars

By Robin Spiess • Jun 03, 2019
With a growing economy, new businesses on the rise and an eye on digitisation, Cambodia’s innovators now have more opportunities to shine than ever before.

Startups • Sep 06, 2018 • 7 min read
Lunch Actually

Dating on schedule

During a stint in the financial sector, Violet Lim spotted a trend in the industry: successful singles with no avenue for meeting potential partners. So she set off to make a dent in the love industry
By Janelle Retka

Startups • Aug 21, 2018 • 2 min read
Ooctane

A business set up by Cambodians for Cambodia

Cambodia’s longest-running logistics service provider, WorldBridge Group, has launched its $5m venture capital fund Ooctane to help local companies get off the ground. Fresh startups could see investments from the firm of up to $10,000, while those with a viable product ready could get $25,000. Southeast Asia Globe caught up with the group’s chairman and the new VC’s leading investor, Rithy Sear, to talk about the impact the firm hopes to make on the Kingdom
By Janelle Retka

Startups • Jun 18, 2018 • 10 min read
Startup funding

Can accelerator programmes be counterproductive?

Southeast Asian entrepreneurs are searching for the best way to turn their ideas into the next market giant. But as investors offer mentorship and funding in exchange for equity, experts warn that not every deal is as clear-cut as it appears
By Janelle Retka

Startups • Jun 06, 2018 • 9 min read
Ten to watch

Entrepreneurs defining Cambodia’s future

With its burgeoning business and startup scene, modern Cambodia is host to a slew of exciting, young talent. We pick out ten rising stars who are shaking up the status quo
By Janelle Retka

Startups • May 07, 2018 • 9 min read
Ride-hailing services

Bali taxi drivers’ war on ride-sharing apps

With ride-sharing apps such as Grab and Go-Jek making inroads in the tourist hub of Bali, metered taxi drivers are resorting to violence to scare off the competition
By Justin Jacobs

Startups • Mar 15, 2018 • 7 min read
Myanmar

Social media success

Sandi Sein Thein's marketing company Digital Kaway - which means 'wizard' in Myanmar - has expanded local perceptions of what the internet has to offer, earning her a place on Forbes' prestigious 30 Under 30 Asia list
By Janelle Retka

Startups • Dec 04, 2017 • 8 min read
Technology

The fight to catch up to behemoths

Singapore and Malaysia are playing catch up with global tech capitals, but their pace may be slowed by talent that's looking too timid for the cutthroat business
By Foong Li Mei