Rising Giants moderated a panel at ANGKOR 500 Turn Up 'What Do Investors Look For In A Startup?' on December 2, 2022 at the American University of Phnom Penh. 

- Moderator - Max Thornton, Co-Founder & Co-Host, Rising Giants

- Panelist - Christophe Forsinetti, Founder & Chairman, OBOR Capital

- Panelist - Vannarath Vicheth, Investment Director, OBOR Capital

Event info: a one-day in-person event in Phnom Penh, Cambodia designed for local and international leaders in the venture capital industry and leaders in corporations to obtain the latest business insights and to learn about innovations and exciting growth opportunities in Cambodia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Panel discussions with key regional leaders, and a startup battle showcasing Cambodia-based startups with exciting potential. 

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Welcome back to this week's special episode where we have the pleasure of speaking with Laura Mam, Co-Founder & CEO of Baramey Production!  Laura was born in San Jose, California to Cambodian refugee parents where she grew up in a household of talented musicians and singers that influenced her passion for music. After graduating in 2008 from University of California, Berkley, she kick started her music career with her song "Pka Proheam Rik Popreay " (meaning "morning flower is beautifully blossoming") that became an overnight sensation. In 2016, Laura and her mother created Baramey Production, their own production company dedicated to supporting upcoming artists and boosting original talent and the original music movement.

Among her many accomplishments, Laura is attributed to being one of the pioneers of the “Khmer Original Music Movement”, won an Arts and Culture prize from the Women of the Future Awards South East Asia in 2018, and recently had one of Baramey Production's artists VannDa reach 100 million views for his song "Time To Rise". We hope you enjoy the episode and listen through its entirety as Laura shares a ton of incredible insight on the transformation of the music industry in Cambodia and how there are lots of opportunities for creatives and artists to take their work to the global level. 

In the episode, we dive into:

- Laura's early life growing up in the Bay Area, where her passion for music started and going viral with her song "Pka Proheam Rik Popreay" 

- Laura's journey coming back to Cambodia creating Baramey Production and her impact as a pioneer in the Original Music Movement in the country

- How Laura is taking Cambodian music to the global stage and guiding the next generation of artists through educating them on the industry

Time To Rise on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YaY0GFs5UEME7uZWmkORE

Laura's Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_mam_how_music_revolution_changes_cambodia_narrative

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On this week's episode of Rising Giants, we have the pleasure of speaking with Chy Sila, Co-Founder and Director at Khmer Fresh Milk and CEO of Sabay Digital! In this round 2 interview, we talk with Sila about his recent study tour to one of the world’s leading tech startup centers Israel (with Rising Giants Langda Chea, Vireak Chea, and other Cambodian entrepreneurs) where they discussed the importance of more collaboration between the two startup ecosystems. We also take the time to dive into one of Sila's passions, learning about the recent business developments at Kirisu farms and the logistics of raising dairy cows in Cambodia.

In the episode, we get into:

- Sila's recent trip is Israel with Cambodian entrepreneurs learning about how to bridge the gap between Cambodia and Israel 

- How Khmer Fresh Milk (Kirisu Farm) has grown since inception and the exciting developments on the horizon for the company

- Advice for the younger generation of Cambodians who are looking to dive into entrepreneurship

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Tharoth Sam is joining today on Rising Giants to discuss her fascinating life story of becoming one of Cambodia's top martial artists and carving out a new role for woman in a sport that has traditionally been male-dominated. 

What we dive into:

- Tharoth's early struggles and tests to becoming Cambodia's first and now most well known female martial artist

- Combining her love of martial arts and acting into one to mark her next stage in her career

- Her recent starring in Shotgun Wedding with Jennifer Lopez, being released on Amazon Prime Video in 2023!

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Welcome back to this week's episode of Rising Giants where we have the opportunity to host Jennifer Lin, CEO of Choice Accelerator in Phnom Penh. As one of the few commercial accelerators actively investing in Cambodia, Choice Accelerator strives to support entrepreneurs and startups in Cambodia through capital funding, customized and one-on-one mentorship sessions, strategic connection referrals, and co-working space. Jennifer completed her MBA at the University of Oxford and is also an investor herself, focusing on early-stage companies who are making an impact.

In the episode, we dive into:

- Jennifer's career in Taiwan and how she became an early stage investor.

- Deep dive into Choice Accelerator: How Jennifer is combining equity investment with mentoring Cambodian-based startup founders

- Founder Toolbox: What are the characteristics founders should have to succeed

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We are excited to have Vireak back on Rising Giants to discuss the recent growth of PillTech and it's latest funding round of $500k, just announced last week!  PillTech works to improve Cambodia’s pharmaceutical distribution networks by creating a platform to help improve medication safety and reducing counterfeit drug available in the market. 

What we dive into this time: 

- Vireak's plan to scale PillTech to the next level having successfully closed this funding round 

- Strategies for raising capital from local and international investors; start early! 

- How leveraging the ecosystem and creating win-win partnerships is key to startup success 

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Today on Rising Giants we have the pleasure of chatting to Rottnak, the CEO of DreamTeam, Cambodia's first influencer focused marketing agency that provide marketing, talent management and production services, currently working with more than 100 influencers in Cambodia that generate more than 500 million views on Facebook and YouTube a month! 

What we dive into: 

- Why influencer focused marketing is quickly becoming the most efficient form of brand visibility in Cambodia! 

- Why uniqueness, creativity and authenticity, not followers are the key characteristics of a premium influencer 

- The key to building a successful startup team; find people that have a clear intention to grow and learn 

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This week on Rising Giants we have Daneth Reasmey, she is the CEO and Co-Founder of Tenbox a recent startup in Cambodia that is looking to transform the B2B wholesale grocery space through the creation of an all-in-one ecommerce supply chain platform. The goal is to make product trading as easy as ordering your lunch and help store owners source anything they need in one place, by connecting brands with store owners and enabling automated efficient supply solutions.

What we dive into in the episode:

- Starting Tenbox in the middle of the pandemic and how the team overcame initial challenges

- Recruiting people to an early-stage startup by passionately selling your idea and vision 

- Attracting investors that can add value to the business and help scale up in their sector

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Welcome back to this week's episode of Rising Giants where we have the pleasure of speaking with VP of Technology and Innovation and Managing Director Sophanak Chhor of IG Venture. IG is currently one of the most active groups in the startup scene working with early stage ventures by providing resources to help scale the business through their venture building model alongside the capital invested in the business. They are also focused on 3 main areas of infrastructure within the Financial, Logistics, and Healthcare industries. In addition, we really enjoyed talking about Phanak's journey of becoming an entrepreneur after starting off his career with a background of a programmer.

In the episode we dive into:

- Sophanak's growth journey of becoming an entrepreneur after starting off his career as a programmer

- How IG International is making a huge splash in the early stage investment scene in Cambodia by through their Venture building model

- On the look out: Which sectors IG are focused on in deploying future capital

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On this week's episode of Rising Giants we have the pleasure of speaking with Vorleak Oun of Hospicare - Cambodia’s first at home health care business focused on providing the core services of nursing care, care assessments, home nursing procedures, home physiotherapy, and home medical services. Having started the business in 2019, Vorleak has her eyes set on growing Hospicare within Cambodia by providing high quality care to all of her users. Currently, she is  seeking to raise seed stage capital as she focuses on hiring more nurses to her team and building out operations as they currently stand.

In the episode, we dive into: 

- The history of Hospicare and how Vorleak and her Co-Founder started the business

- How Hospicare is building in parallel with the cultural shift of home elderly care in Cambodia

- Founder's Passion Vorleak's perspective on solving a key problem in society today

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