Maya Gilliss-Chapman (born Ratha Rath) is a Cambodian-Americansocial entrepreneur and startup advisor. She is currently the founder and CEO of Cambodians in Tech,[1] a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Silicon Valley, California. She was Cambodia's representative in international beauty pageants between 2016 and 2017.
Maya Gilliss-Chapman
Maya Gilliss-Chapman discussing Cambodians in Tech in February 2017.
Gilliss-Chapman was born in the Kandal Province of Cambodia. She was brought to the capital city of Phnom Penh as an orphan. The circumstances around her transport from Kandal to Phnom Penh remain unknown. She was brought to the United States in 1991 and resided in the city of Oakland, California.
Gilliss-Chapman is a technology analyst focusing on emerging markets and sporting technology.[2][3] After working in Silicon Valley, Gilliss-Chapman returned to Cambodia to help develop the Cambodian technology sector. Later, she broadened her focus to the greater Southeast Asian region.[4][5]
In 2014, Gilliss-Chapman founded Cambodians in Tech.[6]
Cambodians in Techedit
Cambodians in Tech was founded in 2014 to help Cambodian refugees obtain jobs in the technology industry.[7] It was considered the first worldwide technology movement for Cambodians. In 2016, Cambodians in Tech became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Filmedit
In 2019, Gilliss-Chapman was cast as Peuv in the English version of Funan which was sold to Netflix.[8] In 2020, the English-dub version of Funan was released on Netflix.[9]
Referencesedit
^Soeung, Sophat. "Initiative Seeks to Build a Bridge Between Silicon Valley and Cambodia". voacambodia.com/. Voice of America. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
^de Gaumer, Matthieu. "Startups turn heads in Silicon Valley". phnompenhpost.com. Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
^Chia, Cheyenne. "WHAT CAMBODIA STARTUPS CAN LEARN FROM THE WORDS OF SILICON VALLEY INVESTOR PAUL BRAGIEL". Geeks in Cambodia. Geeks in Cambodia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
^Rougheen, Simon. "Promises and pitfalls in Cambodia's online business world". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^"Interview: Maya Gilliss-Chapman, Founder of Cambodians in Tech". Geeks in Cambodia. 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^Soeung, Sophat. "The Cambodians at the Heart of the Technology Revolution". VOA Cambodia. Voice of America. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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