Paving the way for entrepreneurs to start up a business using solar for the agri-fishery market
What Is the Switch to Solar Incubation Program?
A one-year program to support entrepreneurs launch and grow their startup business.
The program provides:
Seed Investment Grant
6-weekend Bootcamps
Fortnightly Coaching and Mentoring
Pitch Preparation
Investor Introductions
Access to Co-working Space
APPLICATION CLOSED
How Does It Work?
The program covers 3 phases over the year:
Build
support you to build and launch a minimum viable product and secure your early adopters
Sell
support you to begin selling your product, manage finances, organisation
Grow
support you to strengthen your operational financial capacity to grow
What Is Included?
Mentoring
Dedicated Khmer and English mentors to keep your team on track to success and co-design your business model
Market linkage and networking
Connect to experts and businesses working in solar, agriculture and fishery sectors
Financial support and investors
Grant to prototype your product and launch your business. Training and support to access investment
Training
Business training to develop entrepreneur skills
Team creation
Help to find other team members if you have an idea but looking for other skills and expertise
Co-designing your business
Assistance to codesign your business concept using pool of experts & using market knowledge
Multi-year program
Learn from other cohorts and apply when you're ready during the 4 year program
Acceleration
Support from advisory board and a pool of mentors after 12 months incubation
Partnering with Khmer Enterprise to Support Your Growth
Through our partnership with Khmer Enterprise, startups have access to 'Seed Investment Grant' to support costs with prototyping, marketing, reaching customers and other expenses.
No fixed amount for each startup, it depends on progress & needs.
Startup work with mentors to cost and plan budget for each phase.
Partnering with Khmer Enterprise to Support Your Growth
Through our partnership with Khmer Enterprise, startups have access to 'Seed Investment Grant' to support costs with prototyping, marketing, reaching customers and other expenses.
No fixed amount for each startup, it depends on progress & needs.
Startup work with mentors to cost and plan budget for each phase.
Other Aspects of Khmer Enterprise Partnership
Successful startups from Incubation Program pitch to Khmer Enterprise for scale-up investment
Access to network of mentors, ecosystem, startups collaboration Research
Access for to Khmer Enterprise co-working space
Can you participate in the Incubation Program?
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Are you ready to participate?
Are you an entrepreneur with a business prototype?
Is your prototype business concept using solar to add value to the agriculture or fisheries market in Cambodia?
Do you really want to launch a business - if so can you commit to participate in a one year incubation program?
If your answer is yes to any of the questions, you can apply to join the Incubation program. If you are at an earlier stage, please consider joining our Hackathonor Pre-Incubation Program.
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Eligibility and Requirements
A member of the team must be Cambodian national.
You must have a concept, technology or business model related to the agriculture/fisheries market using solar.
You can commit to joining a one year program of the Incubation Program, including mentoring and at least 6-weekend bootcamps.
You are ready to start working full time or at least part time on the development of your startup.
You must have team members who will work with you on your startup.
APPLICATION CLOSED
Meet Our Mentors
Buntong Borarin
Director of Research and Extension Royal University of Agriculture Agriculture post-harvest
Feel free to contact us. We really love to communicate with you or send us your business concept whenever you are ready and we can help you to build your application.
Mr. Phal Sophanith Program Manager Phone: +855 69 906 099 E-mail: [email protected]