SALATECH’s aim to improve the quality of tertiary education for Cambodian students is as heartwarming as it is commendable
At the TOP100 competition in Phnom Penh, only one startup managed to clinch the Judges’ Choice award — SALATECH. The company will get to enjoy the privileges of a free exhibition booth space at e27’s Echelon Asia Summit 2019 and a chance to win S$50,000 Startup SG grant.
But while only one received an award, there will be three others representing Team Cambodia on Echelon’s TOP100 stage. These companies will also enjoy intimate investor meetings and inclusion to corporate business matchings on top of five starter tickets and TOP100 Tour access in Singapore.
Without further ado, here’s more on the winning pitch:
SALATECH
For the 70,000 students in Phnom Penh entering adulthood, pursuing a university degree seems like the next viable step to take. However, costly travel expenses and administration fees, coupled with paper-based enrollment methods have become a big deterrent for choosing the most suitable university.
Fortunately, SALATECH recognises their plight and seeks to automate the enrollment system and lower administrative costs so that more K-12 graduates can have access to quality education.
With SALA’s digital platform, all prospective students need to do is log in, find a suitable university, enrol in it, and manage their curriculum from there. No paper and pens required!
Its freemium business model provides free university listings and admission, and has already been rolled out across 19 universities and five K-12 schools.
An upgrade to its ‘Basic’ mode for just US$10 a year will add scoring, timetabling and attendance-taking services to the student’s account. For US$20 a year, an ‘Enterprise’ mode will help manage bills, HR issues and transport fares.
Founders Leap Sok, Thavorac Chun and Matt Rybin, who hail from IT and software engineering backgrounds, plan to tap on Cambodia’s market opportunity of three million students.
Their ultimate goal? Transforming and automating educational systems for affordable quality education.
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Hats off to SALATECH! Now, here are the other three qualifiers who scored themselves a discounted exhibition booth space in the TOP100 Zone at Echelon Asia Summit 2019.
- Sousdey Cambodia
This tech company provides you with the tools to profile your users and improve marketing engagement via a 1-1 approach.
- Cryptoasia
Cryptoasia is the leading digital currency innovator in Cambodia and is a platform for merchants to buy and sell digital moolah.
- Muuve
Founded by youths, Muuve is a local-food delivery service that makes the whole ordering and delivering process much simpler and convenient.
Congratulations to all who have qualified! Catch us at our next qualifiers in Kazakhstan! Get your Echelon 2019 tickets here.
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