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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...
Taslima Miji: A promising entrepreneur
Creating an exciting design for my clients makes me so happy, says Taslima Miji, CEO of Leatherina, the company she founded in 2016. Her signature brand, Gootipa, is now famous for its customised leather products, both in Bangladesh and international markets like...
Bangladesh’s SOLbazaar among 15 finalists for Earthshot Prize
SOLbazaar, Bangladesh, the world’s first peer-to-peer energy exchange network, has been named as one of the 15 finalists for the Earthshot Prize 2021. The Earthshot Prize has announced its first ever shortlist of 15 finalists, each with a chance of winning £1.0...
Silent heroes of ‘Surokkha’: Five local engineers took up the challenge to develop Covid vaccine management app
User-friendly and functioning without any major hiccup, vaccine registration app “Surokkha” is a small statement of capabilities of homegrown information technologists. Created by five local engineers, the app with an access capacity of five crore people at a time,...
Country on a Mission: The Remarkable Story of Bangladesh’s Development Journey
Bangladesh is a relatively young country, having gained independence a little over 50 years ago. Despite its youth, however, the country has made exceptional strides in reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity over the last five decades. Sadia Afrin has her...
Dotlines: A positive force impacting the forward strides in Bangladesh
The company’s founder, Mahbubul Matin, expanded his entrepreneurial mission, made of telecom services and platform, to beyond borders. With Bangladesh’s unprecedented growth in telecom, Matin’s business goals materialised too. Let’s, first, name a few successful tech...