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What to expect from the Cambodian Startup Scene in 2018

Announcement posted by Australiance 26 Feb 2018

Phnom Penh, Monday 26 February 2018 - Startup&Angels, the popular startup event in the capital, backed by Smart Axiata, is coming back this week, on Friday 2 March at Raintree, to discuss about what to expect for the Cambodian startup scene in 2018


After two successful editions in 2017, Startup&Angels is coming back for its third edition at Raintree this Friday from 5pm​. This month, the event will cover insights and predictions about the Cambodian startup scene and its future, with talks from various local and international entrepreneurs and investors. 

Vichet In, co-founder and CEO of Mediaload, the regional BuzzFeed, the first Cambodian startup backed by the famous US venture fund 500 Startups will come back on an amazing 2017 year for him and his team, that has seen the local website KhmerLoad.com going through the roof in terms of traffic, as well as an incredibly fast expansion in neighbouring markets of Myanmar and Vietnam, where they are already amongst the most popular websites for millenials. The young fast growing startup is truly becoming the South East Asian BuzzFeed. Yes Wee Tang, the Head of Grab Thailand & Cambodia will come back on the astonishing development of the success of the leading on-demand transportation and mobile payments platform​, that managed to beat Uber, the worldwide 60 billion dollars startup, in less than 3 years in the whole of South-East Asia. Witt Gatchell, senior investment manager at Belt Road Capital Management, a private equity investment manager focused on the Greater Mekong Sub-Region, will give its insights on why the region is on a fast growing trend and why local startups will thrive, thanks to a local approach. 

Axel Peyriere and Leo Denes, co-founders of Startup&Angels​, will also discuss about the topic with other key speakers such as Abi Perriman from Impact Hub, Djibril Cisse from Sousdey Cambodia, Divon Lan from Black Paw Ventures, Roman di Geronimo from Geeks in Cambodia and Leakhena Long from Joonaak. Startup&Angels had more than 16 editions around the world since its inception in 2016​, gathering more than 2,000 attendees and 100 speakers in cities such as Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, Phnom Penh, Singapore and Kathmandu in Nepal. More than 10 new editions are planned this year, with different regional sponsors such as Microsoft and Smart Axiata. 

Registrations are open now at ​www.startupandangels.com​ at the price of $20 per entry. 

Friday 2 March at Raintree Cambodia from 5pm - #299 Preah Ang Duong, Sangkat Wat Phnom, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia