Top 5 startups meet investors at Demo Day

After 4 months with the GP Accelerator program, 5 startups got the opportunity to present their businesses in front of 100+ attendees, including investors and professionals, on Demo Day held on May 31, 2016 at GP House.

Before the speeches, an introductory session titled 'Startup Bazaar' was organised, where attendees were able to meet and chat with the 5 startups.

In October 2015, Grameenphone partnered with SD Asia to launch the GP Accelerator in search of 5 talented tech startups in Bangladesh. After a rigorous process of reviewing hundreds of applications, face-to-face interviews and demo presentations, the GP Accelerator team unveiled the top 5 startups on February 7. The top 5 startups (Ennovision, Sheba, Repto, Kandy, and Share) received a seed funding of over BDT 10 lakh each, and got the opportunity to work inside GP House with full logistical support. The teams were also mentored by SD Asia's panel of startup ecosystem experts.

Ennovision Limited is a web design company that serves as the one-stop solution for businesses looking to create a solid online presence through their websites.

Kandy is an intelligent personalisation mobile advertising application that puts delightful content on users' lock screens and employs time-saving tools.

Shareis a carpooling application looking to disrupt the way people commute around Dhaka city.

Sheba is a service platform for solving day-to-day household problems.

Repto Education Centre is an online course marketplace, where you can create courses with state-of-the-art web tools and sell your courses online.

Investors, entrepreneurs, and social media specialists from all over the world attended GP Accelerator Demo Day, which brought the Bangladeshi startup ecosystem to the forefront.