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GoZayaan quietly embarks on a South Asia expansion
“Bangladesh has the potential to create not just local, but also regional and global companies,” said GoZayaan CEO Ridwan Hafiz after it acquired Pakistani startup FindMyAdventure. Although Ridwan didn’t mention GoZayaan’s regional ambition before, it has always been...
Indonesian earned wage access platform Wagely raises $8.3M in pre-series A funding as it expands in Bangladesh
Wagely, Indonesia-based fast-growing financial wellness platform announced that it has raised $8.3 million in an oversubscribed pre-series A funding as the company scales its platform to help workers access their earned salaries on-demand in Indonesia and Bangladesh....
LEADing the way: One of Bangladesh’s leading IT companies is gearing up for the future
In 1992, global software giant NCR Corporation decided to cease their direct operations in Bangladesh and handed over exclusive distributorship, as well as the support service here, to a small IT firm named Leads Corporation. Back then, Leads only had a 12 member...
10 Minute School Raises $2 Million In Funding Led By Sequoia India’s Surge
10 Minute School, on Tuesday announced to have raised $2 million of seed funding from Surge, Sequoia India’s rapid-scale up program. This investment makes 10 Minute School the first EdTech company in Bangladesh to secure funding from Surge. Funds will be utilized to...
Shajgoj: The story of an ‘engineer-turned-lipstick-seller’
Co-founders of Shajgoj, one of the most successful e-commerce platforms in the country, explain how to tap into an uncharted market and build an empire out of belief, merit and hard work. When Nazmul Sheikh graduated from Bangladesh University of Engineering and...
Shajgoj Raises $2 Million in Seed Funding Led by Sequoia India’s Surge, Content, Commerce and Community Trifecta and Shajgoj’s Flywheel
Shajgoj, Dhaka-based beauty and personal care startup, announced on December 25th that it has raised $2 million in seed funding led by Sequoia Capital India’s Surge and participated by Dhaka-based tech-focused venture capital fund SBK Tech Venture. Shajgoj is one of...
Taalpata: A NASA engineer’s dream to make Tk12,000 laptops caught in bureaucracy’s web
Around four years ago, Hasan Rahman, a retired NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) engineer, came to Bangladesh on vacation when his friend took him to the local schools of Bashbari in Gazipur for a short visit. His presence brought life to the school...
Group led by Bangladeshi scientist develops edible coating: Fruits, veggies to last longer
Led by a Bangladeshi scientist, a group of researchers at Rice University in Texas developed a way to enhance the shelf life of fruits and vegetables using an entirely edible and washable protein-based coating. The coating, prepared mixing egg white, yolk, cellulose...
10 Minute School Raises $2m in Seed Funding from Sequoia’s Surge
Dhaka-based ed-tech startup 10 Minute School announced that it has raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by Sequoia Capital’s Surge. This is Sequoia India’s second investment in Bangladesh and first investment in a Bangladeshi ed-tech startup. Previously, the...