Take your shot at getting your new business off the ground or expanding your existing business, with prize money and mentorship from the Innovation Hub’s upcoming Business Pitch Competition. This is an opportunity designed to support entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life, through financial and mentorship support. The focus of the competition will be businesses with social impact: Doing well by doing good. Businesses with social impact combine purpose and ethics into their heart of their work. This may include providing solutions for social, environmental or community challenges, while generating profits to reinvest into their cause. This enables a sustainable business, whose positive impacts ripple into the community and beyond.
Contestants will prepare their business pitch and submit it online to the Innovation Hub, no later than May 1, 2026, 11:59pm Cambodia time. Finalists will be chosen and contacted no later than May 9, 2026; the finalists will be invited to make their pitch live to a panel of judges during the Innovation Hub Seminar on May 16, 2026 at the Tribe Hotel.
Business applications and pitches will be evaluated for:
business viability
potential for growth
impact in the community
clarity of business plan
effective use of funding
Awards
Up to three winning entrepreneurs will receive awards of up to: $1,000 USD each plus mentorship support.
These funds are intended to help businesses expand production, reach new markets, or invest in equipment.
Who Should Apply
Entrepreneurs who:
own or lead a small business
have an established product or service
have a great idea that will have social impact
are seeking funding to grow their business
are committed to ethical and sustainable enterprise
Preparing your Business Pitch Submission
Submission for the competition will include:
Registration form
Business summary details
Description of the new/expansion idea you’re pitching
How this idea demonstrates social impact/what problem does your business solve
How will you use the funding
Business pitch deck
No more than 10 presentation slides, and ensure you include details like an overview of your business idea, who your target market is, your timeline from design to marketplace, budget, and how your product or service will have social impact.
Please use these links for reference when building your pitch deck:
Marketing video: your business pitch in 3 minutes (can be in either Khmer or English)
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