Indian AI coding startup Emergent becomes unicorn just over a year after launch
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Stripe and Advent submit joint $53.4bn bid to acquire PayPal
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Uber agrees $14.8bn deal to acquire Foodpanda owner Delivery Hero
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22 July 2026, 17:23 PM Tech & Startup
Ashton Kutcher to launch a new VC firm with Morgan Beller
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Zomato founder raises $54 million for new wearables startup
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1 March 2026, 13:48 PM Tech & Startup
AI-powered insurance brokerage startup raises $46.8 million
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HR app for 'deskless' workers raises $66 million
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24 February 2026, 13:39 PM Tech & Startup
Startups believe earbuds can be the future of AI: report
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7 January 2026, 10:51 AM Tech & Startup
Elon Musk's xAI raises $20 bln funding
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7 January 2026, 10:39 AM Tech & Startup

Move over SpaceX. Bangladesh has its own rockets now

Bangladeshi aerospace company DhumketuX has officially unveiled Bidrohi, a domestically built commercial sub-orbital space rocket made in Bangladesh, on 29 April.
29 April 2025, 15:38 PM

River acquires Pathao co-founder Elius’ Wind app

River, a US-based technology company founded by Bangladeshi-American entrepreneurs, has acquired Wind, a blockchain-based payments application created by Hussain M Elius, the former CEO of Pathao. 
24 April 2025, 08:52 AM

Kicked from Columbia, backed by VCs: AI cheating tool raises $5.3 mln

A controversial artificial intelligence (AI) startup that began as a tool for cheating in job interviews has secured $5.3 million in seed funding, despite its founders being suspended from Columbia University over its creation.
22 April 2025, 12:42 PM

Bangladeshi founders raise $2.6M to launch world’s first self-driving AI CRM

Bangladeshi-led startup Octolane secures $2.6M to launch the world’s first self-driving AI CRM, transforming how sales teams engage with customers.
15 April 2025, 16:58 PM

Former OpenAI leaders join ex-CTO Mira Murati's AI startup

Two former OpenAI researchers have joined Thinking Machines Lab, the new artificial intelligence venture launched by ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati. Bob McGrew, OpenAI's former chief research officer, and Alec Radford, a key researcher behind the GPT technology, are now advising the startup, as per the company's official website.
10 April 2025, 06:58 AM

Bangladesh Bank announces Tk 800 crore equity fund for startups

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H. Mansur today announced two major funds to support the country’s startup ecosystem during the ongoing Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025.
7 April 2025, 09:41 AM

10 biggest tech acquisitions of the decade

The tech world has seen some jaw-dropping deals over the past decade, with companies shelling out billions to dominate markets, expand their ecosystems, and stay ahead of the competition. Here’s a look at the largest tech deals that have reshaped the industry in the last decade.
19 March 2025, 09:38 AM

Chip startup Celestial AI raises $250 million

Celestial AI, a Silicon Valley startup developing technology to speed up artificial intelligence (AI) systems, has recently raised an additional $250 million in venture capital, bringing the company’s total funding to $515 million.
12 March 2025, 05:15 AM

Grubhub to fire 500 employees

Grubhub, the US-based food delivery company, has announced plans to lay off approximately 500 employees, representing more than 20% of its workforce, according to an official letter by Grubhub CEO Howard Migdal.
2 March 2025, 09:23 AM

GP accelerator gala celebrates 20 startups

Grameenphone (GP) hosted the gala event for its GP Accelerator initiative, ‘Jelay Jelay Smart Uddyokta’, in Dhaka, celebrating the achievements of 20 startups. 
28 February 2025, 02:31 AM

Former OpenAI CTO launches new startup; hires several OpenAI employees

Mira Murati, the former OpenAI Chief Technology Officer, has recently launched her new AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab, assembling a team of 30 top researchers and engineers. About 20 of these hires are former OpenAI employees, with additional experts coming from companies such as Meta and Mistral.
19 February 2025, 05:12 AM

Startup Bangladesh invests BDT 11.10 cr in local startups

Startup Bangladesh Limited, the government-backed venture capital firm, has invested BDT 11.10 crore over the past six months, according to a recent press release. From September 2024 to January 2025, the organisation disbursed BDT 9.025 crore across nine startups.
19 January 2025, 07:16 AM

OpenAI to turn for-profit: Here’s what’s happening

OpenAI, the company behind the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, announced on Friday that it plans to restructure as a public benefit corporation (PBC) - shifting to a for-profit company from its previous non-profit structure. Here's what they have planned.
28 December 2024, 10:47 AM

Databricks reaches $62 bln valuation following $10 bln funding round

Databricks, an artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics firm, has reached a $62 billion valuation after completing a $10 billion funding round, one of the largest in venture capital history, according to a recent report by Reuters.
18 December 2024, 11:29 AM

Bangladeshi-Australian CEO gives $65K to employees as year-end bonus

AirTrunk, the data centre company founded by Bangladeshi-Australian entrepreneur Robin Khuda, is distributing $22 million in bonuses to over 300 employees, with each receiving up to $65,000.
11 December 2024, 11:14 AM

Bangladeshi-born Australian named 'Business Person of the Year' by Australian Financial Review

Robin Khuda, a Bangladeshi-born entrepreneur and founder of the data centre company AirTrunk, has been named The Australian Financial Review’s (AFR) Business Person of the Year for 2024.
11 December 2024, 09:28 AM

Elon Musk’s xAI secures $6 bln in equity financing: Report

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has raised $6 billion in equity financing as it intensifies efforts to compete with industry leaders in the AI sector, according to a recent report by Reuters.
7 December 2024, 02:58 AM

Straight out of Shark Tank: Vibe Gaming secures investment from Adcomm

Vibe Gaming, a Bangladesh-based video gaming and electronics retailer, has secured strategic investment from Adcomm Holdings on November 28 following their pitch on Shark Tank Bangladesh.
4 December 2024, 10:39 AM

India’s Zomato raises $1 billion to strengthen quick-commerce leadership

Zomato, one of India's leading food delivery and quick-commerce companies, has raised $1 billion through institutional investors in its first major funding round since its 2021 IPO.
3 December 2024, 05:16 AM

AI firm Nebius secures $700 mln investment from Nvidia and others

Nebius Group, an artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure company, has recently announced that it has raised $700 million in a private funding round led by Nvidia, venture capital firm Accel, and accounts managed by Orbis Investments, according to a recent report by Reuters.
2 December 2024, 14:01 PM