--- title: "From Colombo to Cambodia: What We Discovered at the 4th Seedstars Summit Asia" url: https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/colombo-cambodia-what-we-discovered-4th-seedstars-summit-asia/ --- 1. [HOME](/) 2. [RESOURCES](/content-hub/) 3. [NEWSROOM](/content-hub/newsroom/) 4. FROM COLOMBO TO CAMBODIA: WHAT WE DISCOVERED AT THE 4TH SEEDSTARS SUMMIT ASIA ![From Colombo to Cambodia: What We Discovered at the 4th Seedstars Summit Asia](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/DSC_4869.2e16d0ba.fill-1140x400.max-1500x500.jpg) ASIA • ENTERPRISE ## From Colombo to Cambodia: What We Discovered at the 4th Seedstars Summit Asia Seedstars Global DEC. 10, 2019 22 startups alongside 300 handpicked ecosystem builders, corporates, investors, startup enthusiasts. Together, they represented some of the most prominent names of tech and entrepreneurship in Asia #### WRITTEN BY ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/seedstars-black.max-376x376.png) Seedstars Global [CONTACT US](/contact-us/) The original article was published on[ www.readme.lk](https://www.readme.lk/). Over 3 eventful days, if you had walked into The Factory at Phnom Penh, Cambodia, you’d have found it to be buzzing with excitement. For it was here that the 4th Seedstars Asia Summit took place. In case you’re lost, Seedstars is a Swiss-based private group of companies. The organization aims to improve people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship. To that end, it conducts several initiatives to support startups in such markets across the world. Its most famous one being the Seedstars World Competition, which has come to be known as the world’s largest startup competition in emerging markets. The competition sees the Seedstars team travel on a 9-month global tour, organizing 100+ events to find the best startups in 65+ countries. From each country, one winner is selected to join one of the 5 Regional Summits, reuniting the winners from across the region with investors, mentors, and corporates. ![group of people](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/DSC_4474.width-800.width-800.jpg) As with previous years, Seedstars returned to Colombo as part of its global tour in 2019. At the local competition, we saw iLoan walk away as the winners this year and were invited to participate in this years Seedstars Asia Summit. Joining them were 21 other top startups in different industries from across Asia. Before its main day, an intensive growth bootcamp was held, which was led by Charlie Graham-Brown – CIO of Seedstars and Kennedy Kitheka – Head of Expansion Middle East & Asia at Seedstars. The bootcamp taught the participating startups different strategies they could utilize to scale their businesses. It was then followed by an Investor Forum, where the startups had over 170 meetings with top international mentors and investors from across the region. Finally, on the 29th of November, Summit Day began with a series of insightful discussions. The day began with the many hand-picked attendees participating in 4 think-tank style workshops. Here, they exchanged ideas to identify tangible solutions to some of the biggest challenges our world faces. These discussions touched on the topics of building startup ecosystems, addressing challenges holding back early-stage investments, leveraging technology to tackle climate change and many more. ![speaker](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/DSC_4176.width-800.width-800.jpg) Later in the afternoon of the Summit Day, the conference was formally opened by H.E. Tram Iv Tek – Minister of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia. Afterwards, the 22 participating startups delivered 1-minute pitches on the main stage in front of the 300 attendees of the Seedstars Asia Summit. Additionally, the summit also featured speakers from global companies, business incubators and VC funds. Of the startups that pitched, **14 were selected as those that showed the greatest promise.** These selected startups were: [iLoan, Sri Lanka](https://iloan.lk/), a loan aggregator engine for trade credit that connects lenders to borrowers through a network-driven credit management model. [Recyglo from Myanmar](https://www.recyglo.com/), the first-ever innovative recycling service solution in Myanmar. [Cropital, the Philippines](https://www.cropital.com/), a crowdfunding platform connecting anyone keen to help finance farmers. [Niunet, Papua New Guinea](https://www.niunetpng.com/) offers a local high-speed network that gives users free access to digital learning material. [TraSeable Solutions, Fiji](https://www.traseable.com/) supports global seafood sustainability through a blockchain-ready software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for seafood traceability [RESYNC, Singapore](https://www.resynctech.com/) offers intelligent energy management platform for the future smart grids with distributed energy resources like solar, wind, batteries, EVs etc. [Duithape, Indonesia](http://duithape.com/) an e-payment solution that enables its clients to distribute efficient, accurate, safe and accountable payments to the unbanked [AN VUI, Vietnam](https://www.anvui.vn/) provides a comprehensive management solution for passenger transport businesses, transforming them into technology-based management. [Smart Pei, Samoa](https://www.seedstarsworld.com/company/84177?__hstc=242025565.1d6559ab48b89a010e5782541e7f57c7.1603967469995.1604052966142.1604062396285.7&__hssc=242025565.7.1604062396285&__hsfp=3717253829) offers an Integrated Payment Platform in the Pacific. Integrated with Digicel Mobile Money, M-Tala and The Government of Samoa Payment Gateway [Sala Tech, Cambodia](https://www.salaenrollment.com/), the premiere school management system in Cambodia. [iFarmer, Bangladesh](https://ifarmer.asia/) uses data and technology to finance farming activities and also connects farmers to businesses and retailers for market access. [Web2Ship, Malaysia](https://www.web2ship.com/), “booking.com for logistics”, aims to help online sellers to group buy cross border shipping services and reduce their shipping costs. [Offering Happiness, Nepal](https://offeringhappiness.com/), the only surprises planner in Nepal pioneering in experiential gifting & happiness distribution.”- [Wondertree, Pakistan](https://www.wondertree.co/) utilizes AR to gamify the methods of Physiotherapy & Special Education and making it fun and accessible to all. ![group of people](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/DSC_4895.width-800.width-800.jpg) So what’s next for these startups? They will move onto the next stage, where they will represent the Asian region at the Seedstars Summit 2020, which will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland. Here they will compete for the title of the Seedstars Global Winner and up to 500,000 USD in equity investment alongside other prizes. We wish these startups the best of luck. Particularly our very own iLoan where we hope will find great success [as LayUp did when it became the first Sri Lankan startup to become a global finalist at the Seedstars World Competition in 2017.](https://www.readme.lk/layup-sri-lanka-at-seedstars-world-summit-2017/) We will be there to cheer them on. ARTICLE SEEDSTARS WORLD 2019/20 ASIA CAMBODIA ENTERPRISE EVENTS TECH ## More like this [ ![Applications for Online Startup Competition](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Seedstars_Brings_Its_Startup_Competition_Onl.max-320x550.png) GLOBAL • INVESTMENT #### Seedstars Brings Its Startup Competition Online: 2020 Applications Are Open We are happy to announce that Seedstars World Competition 2020/21 will be held exclusively online and the call for startups is open until July 31st. 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Feb. 20, 2020 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/seedstars-global-winners-2014-2020-how-are-they-doing-today/) [ ![Sumitt](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/C-7_Early-Stage_startups_from_MENA_Won_Their.max-320x550.png) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER #### 7 Early-Stage startups from MENA Won Their Tickets to the global Seedstars Summit 2020 The Seedstars World Competition 2019 in MENA has come to an end during the latest edition of Seedstars Summit MENA 2019 in Morocco that took place from December 10 to 12. Dec. 20, 2019 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/7-early-stage-startups-mena-won-their-tickets-global-seedstars-summit-2020/) [ ![Seedstars Summit 2020 in Switzerland](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/C-9_Startups_that_Will_Represent_Latam_at_th.max-320x550.png) LATIN AMERICA • TECH #### 9 Startups that Will Represent Latam at the Seedstars Summit 2020 in Switzerland On November 29th, the 7th edition of the Seedstars World tour in Latin America wrapped up with the Seedstars Summit Latam in Medellin, Colombia. 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Nov. 13, 2019 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/seedstars-summit-africa-2019-what-expect-and-who-coming/) [ ![Seedstars Summit Asia](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/C-Seedstars_Summit_Asia_2019_A_Closer_Look.max-320x550.png) ASIA • EDUCATION & CONSULTING #### Seedstars Summit Asia 2019: A Closer Look In 2019, the Seedstars Word Competition will wrap up with the regional Seedstars Summit Asia in Cambodia Nov. 06, 2019 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/seedstars-summit-asia-2019-closer-look/) [ ![Seedstars World Latam](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/latam_comeback.max-320x550.png) LATIN AMERICA • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER #### Seedstars World Is Coming Back to Latam for Its 7th Edition with 18 Cities on the Map The 7th edition of the Seedstars World Tour , the largest early-stage startup competition for emerging markets, will be launched on the 27th of June in Lima, Peru. Jun. 06, 2019 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/seedstars-world-coming-back-latam-its-7th-edition-18-cities-map/) [ ![Seedstars World finalists](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Untitled_design_85.max-320x550.png) GLOBAL • TECH #### Meet our 2017 Seedstars World finalists A huge congratulations to all of our startups for their amazing pitches today! Mar. 09, 2019 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/meet-our-2017-seedstars-world-finalists/) [ ![Summit2019](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/summit_19.max-320x550.png) GLOBAL • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER #### The Seedstars Summit 2019: What's On? To do so, for the 2019 edition of the Seedstars Summit, we’ve based the event on two pillars: Networking and Content. Jan. 31, 2019 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/seedstars-summit-2019/) [ ![Seedstars Latam Summit](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/C-Seedstars_Latam_Summit_2018_Sum_Up_of_What.max-320x550.png) LATIN AMERICA • INVESTMENT #### Seedstars Latam Summit 2018: Sum Up of What You've Missed 3 days, 350 attendees, 34 investors, 20 startups from 12countries; 200 1:1 meetings between investors and entrepreneurs; plus thousands of interactions and new connections! Dec. 17, 2018 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/seedstars-latam-summit-2018-sum-what-youve-missed/) [ ![Seedstars MENA Summit](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Untitled_design_81.max-320x550.png) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA • INVESTMENT #### Highlights of Seedstars MENA Summit 2018 3 days, 351 attendees, 45 investors, 119 startup founders, 21 countries represented, 303 one-on-one meetings, thousands of ground-breaking ideas — the Seedstars MENA Summit numbers are impressive, but it goes beyond the numbers. Dec. 10, 2018 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/highlights-seedstars-mena-summit-2018/) [ ![Asian Early-Stage Startups](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/C-Meet_the_13_Asian_Early-Stage_Startups_Joi.max-320x550.png) ASIA • EDUCATION & CONSULTING #### Meet the 13 Asian Early-Stage Startups Joining Seedstars Asia Summit 2018 In 2018, the Seedstars team traveled to 14 Asian countries including Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar, and Vietnam to uncover Asia’s untapped potential and spot the brightest early-stage companies in the region. Nov. 22, 2018 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/meet-13-asian-early-stage-startups-joining-seedstars-asia-summit-2018/) [ ![Startups from CEE and Central Asia](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/C-Meet_the_Top_22_Startups_from_CEE_and_Cent.max-320x550.png) ASIA • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER #### Meet the Top 22 Startups from CEE and Central Asia The 2018 Seedstars tour across more than ten countries in the region has come to an end. Nov. 07, 2018 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/meet-top-22-startups-cee-and-central-asia/) [ ![African Startups](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/africa_startups.max-320x550.png) AFRICA • TECHNOLOGY #### Discover the Most Promising African Startups in 2018 With the population of 1.2 B people, Africa is the second fastest-developing market in the world. The region growth rate is expected to increase from 3.6 percent in 2017 to 4.1 percent in 2018 and 2019. Oct. 16, 2018 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/discover-most-promising-africa-startups-2018/) [ ![Seedstars Summit](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Untitled_design_91.max-320x550.png) GLOBAL • OTHER #### Seedstars Summit Is Coming to Your Region! The events aim at bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, top corporates, government institutions, and media to promote entrepreneurship and technology in emerging markets. Oct. 08, 2018 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/seedstars-summit-coming-your-region/) [ ![Seedstars Summit 2018](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/C-Seedstars_Summit_2018_what_youve_missed.max-320x550.png) GLOBAL • EDUCATION & CONSULTING #### Seedstars Summit 2018: what you've missed The Seedstars Summit Pitch Corner brought together 24 entrepreneurs from 14 different countries spanning 5 continents to pitch their startups to a panel of international investors and executive summit attendees. Apr. 13, 2018 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/seedstars-summit-2018-what-youve-missed/) [ ![Seedstars Summit 2018](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Untitled_design_89.max-320x550.png) GLOBAL • INVESTMENT #### Seedstars Summit 2018: Investor Forum Recap The Investor Day is the only occasion for entrepreneurs to get connected with investors from their region and their industry and the one place to be for investors who are interested in impact investing. Apr. 12, 2018 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/seedstars-summit-2018-investor-forum-recap/) [ ![Startup Bootcamp](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/startuos.max-320x550.png) GLOBAL • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER #### Seedstars Summit 2018: Inside Look At Startup Bootcamp Months of heavy work finally paid off this Monday for the Seedstars team as they officially kicked off the first phase of this year’s summit with the bootcamp sessions. 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