THESIS · FULL

We build
ours.

Most of the technology Cambodia runs on is made somewhere else.

PHNOM PENH · 7 COMPANIES · 6 FOCUS AREAS

THE ARGUMENT

01 TO 03

01

RECORD

We opened Phnom Penh's first co-working space in 2011. In 2016 we reorganized as smallworld and started building companies ourselves.

02

WHAT WE MAKE

Machines for classrooms. An operating system. Payment rails. Tools for people to sell.

Our companies
hardwarekoompi
blockchainselendra
fintechbaray
commerceriverbase
sportstadiumx
sustainabilityvitaminair
servicesvirtual office space

03

OWNERSHIP

The builder who leads a company holds equity in it. The whole team holds a piece of smallworld.

Terms
built in house4
co-built with the builder3
equity agreedbefore you start

FOCUS AREAS

I TO VI

  • AREA I

    Hardware

    Computers and tools for Cambodian students and engineers.

  • AREA II

    Open Source

    Software anyone can use, change, and improve.

  • AREA III

    Education

    Computer labs and learning platforms for Cambodian schools.

  • AREA IV

    Fintech

    Payment APIs for Cambodian businesses.

  • AREA V

    AI

    Tools in Khmer, a language most machines still handle badly.

  • AREA VI

    Blockchain

    A public network for records that must be trusted.

WORK WITH US

If you're building something useful in Cambodia, we'd like to hear from you.

Get in touch

PHNOM PENH · CAMBODIA · START@SMALLWORLD.XYZ