July, August & September 2020
The Startup News Asia third quarter 2020 round-up of Cambodia’s startup news from July, August and September.
Each news headline listed below deals with a technology or startup news item from Q3 2020 connected with Cambodia’s startup ecosystem in some way, whether an announcement by a startup around a service, pivot or VC investment, or an article dealing with something likely to impact on Cambodia’s startup ecosystem, such as government or corporate startup program.
The focus, obviously, is on Cambodia, but wider-world technology and startup news headlines are included where useful as points-of-reference, food for thought for Cambodia’s startups, or to deliver wider industry knowledge.
September 2020 | August 2020 | July 2020
Cambodia’s startup news: September 2020
- Cambodia: Program Lead position opens for applications with 500 Startups in Phnom Penh to manage Cambodia-specific 500 Nagas programs
- Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia awards Fund Management Licence to SME-focused OBOR Management VC firm and fund manager
- Cambodia: She Loves Tech Cambodia 2020 finalists announced, 8 startups moving on to the competition finals on October 9th
- Ecothon Cambodia set to run online October 13-16, applications closing September 27, seeking solutions around sustainable Consumption and production
- Cambodia: Government to route all web traffic through ‘national internet gateway’, in implementation likely to be a China-style censorship firewall
- ICYMI: Cambodia Fintech Association and Cambodia Association of Finance & Technology merged, consolidating membership and opportunities
- Cambodia: Techo Startup Centre and Association of Banks in Cambodia sign MOU on cooperation to promote financial technology systems in the Kingdom
Cambodia’s startup news: August 2020
- Cambodia: A look at the factors around the Kingdom’s anticipated tech boom, including a huge under-25 population and an unbanked population estimated at 78%
- Cambodia: A look ahead to the Kingdom’s inaugural participation in the global She Loves Tech competition – applications close August 31st
- Cambodia: Clik fintech raises $3.7M, SE Asia’s largest seed round in mobile payments, loyalty programs, data visualisation, business intelligence and cloud services
- Cambodia: A video-based snapshot of some of the Kingdom’s startup and tech news headlines
- Cambodia: An intro to WeMall, online platform boosting Cambodian women’s products locally and to the outside world
- Cambodia: Khmer Enterprise, unit of gov’t Entrepreneurship Development Fund, opens applications for KE Assistance Package second round for SMEs and startups
- A brief look at the winners of the Cambodia ICT Awards 2020 and Cambodia Women in Technology 2020 awards
- Cambodia: How SHE Investments supports women-led businesses through Covid-19, partnering in Youth Business International’s Rapid Response and Recovery Programme
- Cambodia: ABA Bank and Techo Startup Center ink MOU around development of fintech, startup and innovation ecosystems, and boosting ABA Bank’s PayWay solutions
- Cambodia: Mojob launches on-demand handyman mobile app, connecting customers and service professionals
Cambodia’s startup news: July 2020
- Cambodia: Techo Startup Centre changed by government decree to provide opportunities for young people, students and researchers to create new businesses
- Cambodia Fintech Association and Cambodia Association of Finance and Technology merge to create new, single organisation
- A brief intro to 3 agri-tech startups working on solutions in Cambodia, Brunei and Vietnam
- Cambodia: An overview of the Kingdom’s digital startups as they face the economic impact of COVID-19
- Cambodia: Guide Direk launches, the Kingdom’s first tour guide booking platform, providing tourists with local experts who earn more by removing hotel and agency affiliation fees
