Accelerating Asia, the Singapore-based international accelerator VC for pre-Series A startups, has unveiled its fourth cohort of startups today, deepening its presence in the region. The 11 new portfolio companies cover ten verticals and include companies from...
Bangladesh-based healthtech firm Maya announced it has raised US$2.2 million in a seed round of financing that was jointly led by local private equity firm The Osiris Group and New York-based VC fund Anchorless Bangladesh. The company provides artificial...
A startup that is aiming to digitize millions of neighborhood stores in Bangladesh just raised the country’s largest Series A financing round. Dhaka-headquartered ShopUp said on Tuesday it has raised $22.5 million in a round co-led by Sequoia Capital India and...
Technology entrepreneurs feature heavily in this year’s Australian Financial Review Young Rich List, with many from humble beginnings. Ashik Ahmed moved to Australia from Bangladesh as a 17-year-old and soon began flipping burgers at a fast-food chain in...
