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How a young girl from Khulna is tackling mental health in the city
Fairooz was honoured with the ‘Goalkeepers Global Goals Changemaker Award’ from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for her work with Moner School, making her the first Bangladeshi ever to receive the award for commendable work on mental health Fairooz Faizah Beether...
Hasnaeen Rizvi Rahman an Astute Leader committed to deliver innovative software solutions
Hasnaeen Rizvi Rahman is a first-generation entrepreneur at 25 years of age. He is the Founder and CEO of Astha IT which was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Astha IT is a custom software development company that specializes in building...
BUET grad’s AI startup raises $4.1 million
AI startup Gray Matter Robotics, headed by BUET graduate Ariyan Kabir, has raised $4.1 million in seed round funding. Stage Venture Partners and Calibrate Ventures led the round, along with 3M Ventures, OCA Ventures, Pathbreaker Ventures and B Capital Group. The...
Woodpecker: Carving out a business from a leap of faith
Today Woodpecker is one of the largest F-commerce platforms in Bangladesh with 353,903 followers and an astounding user rating of 4.9. Moreover, the business recently reported Tk2.1 crore in yearly revenue and a 15.7 percent profit margin. In November 2014, Nasir...
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Bangladeshi-American Durreen Shahnaz now on Forbes 50 Over 50 list
Earlier, the Asia Society had honored her with the Asia Game Changer Award in 2016 and she bagged the Oslo Business for Peace Award 2017 Amid the continuing recognition for her priceless role as a financial changemaker, Durreen Shahnaz, a Bangladeshi-American investment banker-turned-entrepreneur, professor, and speaker, has now made it to the list of Forbes 50 Over 50. The prestigious journal published what it termed the 50 Over 50: Investment list on Tuesday, highlighting the female investors and financial leaders who are leading high-growth businesses in the male-dominated spaces of Wall Street, venture capital, and impact investing. Born in Bangladesh and educated in the US, Shahnaz...
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Hasnaeen Rizvi Rahman an Astute Leader committed to deliver innovative software solutions
Hasnaeen Rizvi Rahman is a first-generation entrepreneur at 25 years of age. He is the Founder and CEO of Astha IT which was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Astha IT is a custom software development company that specializes in building...
Truck Lagbe Raises $4 Million Series A, Aims to Transform Trucking Market of Bangladesh
Truck Lagbe, the Dhaka-based digital trucking startup that connects people and corporate customers with truck owners and drivers through an app and a website, has raised $4 million in Series A funding round led by International Finance Corporation, an investment arm...
Chaldal Raises a $10M Series C, Eyes to Become the Online Grocery Leader in Bangladesh Through Dark Stores
Chaldal, a Dhaka-based grocery delivery platform, has raised $10 million in a Series C funding round. The round was led by Taavet Hinrikus (co-founder of Wise), Sten Tamkivi (CPO of Topia), and Xploration Capital, with the participation from Mir Group. Bangladesh is...