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Cambodia’s #1 Startup & Innovation Podcast!
100+ guests, 50k+ listeners, 10m+ views

Join your hosts Max Thornton and Dom Kalousek, where they talk with the leading startup founders, investors, and creatives in Cambodia to learn what it means to be a Rising Giant.

Rising Giants Max Thornton, Dominic Kalousek

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Turn On💡Tune In 📻 Keep Up 🚀
Cambodia’s #1 Startup & Innovation Podcast!
100+ guests, 50k+ listeners, 10m+ views

Join your hosts Max Thornton and Dom Kalousek, where they talk with the leading startup founders, investors, and creatives in Cambodia to learn what it means to be a Rising Giant.

    Rising Giants N.124 - Khin Wathann Oo, Lead Program Coordinator, Cnai Accelerator

    Rising Giants N.124 - Khin Wathann Oo, Lead Program Coordinator, Cnai Accelerator

    Welcome to Rising Giants with your hosts Max Thornton and Dominic Kalousek, where we explore the world of innovation and entrepreneurship in Cambodia and Southeaset Asia.



    On this weeks episode we have the pleasure of speaking with Khin Wathann Oo, Lead Program Coordinator of Cnai Accelerator in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cnai Accelerator is Cambodia's leading gender-smart accelerator helping nurture and encourage founders to grow impactful startups in Cambodia.



    Inclusively designed, each year Cnai 's program leverages online diagnostics and resources, a leading global curriculum from Village Capital, and up to three rounds of direct, structured support to startup founders alongside increasing amounts of capital.

    CNAI Accelerator: https://www.cnaiaccelerator.com/

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    • 49 min
    Rising Giants N.123 - Vanda Horn, Co-Founder, Solo Landscapes

    Rising Giants N.123 - Vanda Horn, Co-Founder, Solo Landscapes

    Welcome to Rising Giants with your hosts Max Thornton and Dominic Kalousek, where we explore the world of innovation and entrepreneurship in Cambodia and Southeaset Asia.

    On this week's episode we have Vanda Horn. Vanda is the Co-Founder and CEO of Solo Landscapes, an adventure tour operator for explorers and nature lovers who share the same desire to get out of their own comfort zone and to reconnect with themselves.

    Besides running tours, Solo Landscapes is committed to supporting the training of local guides in waste management practices and hosting skills.

    Solo Landscapes: https://linktr.ee/sololandscapes

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    • 53 min
    Rising Giants N.122 - Lucinda Revell, Co-Founder, Boost Capital

    Rising Giants N.122 - Lucinda Revell, Co-Founder, Boost Capital

    Welcome to Rising Giants with your hosts Max Thornton and Dominic Kalousek, where we explore the world of innovation and entrepreneurship in Cambodia and the Southeaset Asia region.

    On this week's episode we have Lucinda Revell.  Lucinda is the co-founder of Boost Capital, a company dedicated to leveraging innovative technology to broaden access to digital financial services, particularly for the underbanked.

    Through Boost's cutting-edge technology, entrepreneurs now have the ability to apply for loans via chat in just 5-10 minutes, without the need for app downloads, and with the flexibility to do so from any location and at any time.

    Lucinda's role at Boost extends beyond co-founding; she leads the charge in enhancing user experience and overseeing the implementation and management of banking partner systems. 

    Before her journey with Boost, Lucinda served as the Chief Corporate Development Officer of Soma Group, one of Cambodia’s leading local conglomerate comprised of 10 subsidiary companies across five business divisions (Infrastructure, Trading, Agriculture, Education, and Hospitality & Real Estate).

    Be sure to like, subscribe, and leave a review on our channel as it helps us continue to grow within the region and world. We hope you enjoy the episode.

    Boost Capital: ⁠⁠https://www.boostkh.com/

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    • 45 min
    Rising Giants N.121 - Louis-Alban Batard-Dupre , Co-Founder & CEO, Yindii

    Rising Giants N.121 - Louis-Alban Batard-Dupre , Co-Founder & CEO, Yindii

    Welcome back to Rising Giants with your hosts Max Thornton and Dominic Kalousek, where we explore the world of innovation and entrepreneurship in Cambodia and the Southeaset Asia region.

    On the episode today we have Louis-Alban Batard-Dupre, Co-Founder & CEO of Yindii. Louis is a seasoned social entrepreneur and sustainability expert with over a decade of experience nurturing startups across Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia. His latest venture, Yindii, is a game-changer in the food retail industry. By bridging the gap between retailers, food businesses, and consumers, Yindii tackles one of humanity's greatest challenges: food waste and its detrimental effects on climate change.

    Yindii's innovative platform not only benefits food businesses by minimizing losses and boosting revenues but also empowers consumers with access to affordable, high-quality meals. Moreover, it champions environmental sustainability by significantly reducing food waste and its ecological footprint.

    Currently operating in Thailand and Hong Kong, with Singapore soon to follow, Yindii has ambitious plans for expansion into additional markets in the near future. Join Louis as he shares his journey and vision for a more sustainable future through Yindii.

    Be sure to like, subscribe, and leave a review on our channel as it helps us continue to grow within the region and world. We hope you enjoy the episode.

    Yindii: ⁠https://www.yindii.co/

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    • 1 hr 5 min
    Rising Giants N.120 - Ee Ling Lim, ED of Market Launch, 500 Global, Co-Founder, Smarter Me

    Rising Giants N.120 - Ee Ling Lim, ED of Market Launch, 500 Global, Co-Founder, Smarter Me

    Today on Rising Giants, we're excited to introduce Ee Ling Lim, the Co-Founder of Smarter Me and Executive Director of Market Launch at 500 Global.

    Ee Ling heads up 500 Global's Market Launch Team, overseeing the development and implementation of startup programs for 500 and its partners all over the world, from Egypt and Canada, to Japan and Taiwan. In her role, she works with various ecosystem stakeholders - Governments, corporations, foundations, startups - to accelerate their innovation journey.

    Ee Ling is also the Co-Founder of Smarter Me and Young Founders Summit, a platform which aims to make entrepreneurial mindset and skillset accessible to Generation Zs globally. Nurturing Gen Zs’ changemaker heartset, combined with digital-first innovation, to unleash a future world that is inclusive, accessible, and sustainable.

    500 Global: https://500.co/

    Smarter Me: https://www.smarterme.sg/

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    • 40 min
    Rising Giants N.119 - Surasit Sachdev, CEO, Hungry Hub

    Rising Giants N.119 - Surasit Sachdev, CEO, Hungry Hub

    Today on Rising Giants, we're excited to introduce Surasit Sachdev, the CEO and Co-Founder of Hungry Hub. A born entrepreneur, he has always been a problem solver. For him, trying new food and eating at new restaurants is a hobby. His passion for technology together with the reservation problems he experienced led him to the creation of Hungry Hub.

    Hungry Hub is N.1 restaurant reservation app in Thailand. Surasit leads a team of up to 100 people, helping over 1,000 restaraunt brands generate over $50 million in new revenue. Hungry Hub has so raised $2m+ in funding so far and is looking to scale further and expand beyond Thailand in 2024.

    Hungry Hub: https://web.hungryhub.com/

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