The Edge Malaysia Spotlight - RPG Commerce 'Bottle Royale'

Hibiscus Fund portfolio company RPG Commerce was recently featured in The Edge Options, spotlighting co-founder and CEO Melvin Chee's journey from early e-commerce ventures to building Montigo, RPG's drinkware label, into a household name across Malaysia and the region. The feature traces Chee's entrepreneurial beginnings, Montigo's rise from a single Starling Mall kiosk to 58 outlets, and RPG's ambitions to take the brand global.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): Melvin Chee, co-founder and CEO of RPG Commerce, has built a career on turning consumer habits into commercial instinct, with Montigo making a case for drinkware as daily utility and desktop trophy. Now he is testing whether a Malaysian company can hold water as an international business.

“We each have our own capability and should never be discounted based on where we’re from. RPG is currently navigating in the lane that feels most swimmable to us... but if we do it right, there’s no stopping us from becoming a billion-dollar player. One day, if I make it, I’ll be proud knowing I have built a truly local brand that can stand on the world stage. That is the story I want to tell.”

Read more in the July 13 issue of The Edge Malaysia weekly here:

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RPG Commerce CEO Melvin Chee is turning its local drinkware brand Montigo into a global powerhouse

Having built a career on translating consumer habits into commercial instinct, the Perak-born entrepreneur is now taking his colourful bottles to the international stage.