Nagad now a billion dollar venture: ICT State Minister Palak
The ICT State Minister mentioned this during the official inauguration of the ‘Meghna Pay’ banking service at The Westin Dhaka recently.
Shikho raises funding worth US $900,000
Shikho has raised US $6.5 million to date, the most by any edtech startup in the country.
ShopUp secures funding of more than Tk 300cr in debt financing
ShopUp, a full-stack B2B commerce platform in Bangladesh, recently announced that it had received USD $30 million in debt funding, according to a report by Asia Tech Daily.
Uber completes 1 billion km in trips in Bangladesh
The popular ride-sharing platform recently made the announcement as it celebrated 6 years of operations in Bangladesh.
Spotlight / Gorillamove: e-commerce improving accessibility to “good food” for everyone
Gorillamove is currently serving over twenty thousand customers with a team of over 180 people, operating only in Dhaka City. The service is available on the web, as well as on Android and iOS devices.
Spotlight / Meet Dorik, a Sylheti startup that can help you build a website in minutes
Dorik, a Sylhet-based startup, recently launched its white-label website-building platform and raised pre-seed funding from US-based investors.
Nagad now a billion dollar venture: ICT State Minister Palak
The ICT State Minister mentioned this during the official inauguration of the ‘Meghna Pay’ banking service at The Westin Dhaka recently.
Shikho raises funding worth US $900,000
Shikho has raised US $6.5 million to date, the most by any edtech startup in the country.
BASIS SoftExpo 2023: Bringing on the SmartVerse
BASIS SoftExpo 2023, one of the largest IT events in Bangladesh, kicked off on February 23 with a wide range of activities and events that spanned four days.
Everything that happened during the Startup Conference 2023
BASIS recently organised the Startup Conference during its 4-day long SoftExpo exhibition held at the Big Tent, Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in Purbachal.
Growth vs profitability: what does a startup need more?
On Day 2 of BASIS SoftExpo 2023, a lively debate session was held, with each side discussing the importance of 'growth' and 'profitability' in startups.
A peek inside SHEBA Platform
In 2017, Sheba Platform Limited received The Daily Star ICT Awards in the ‘ICT Startup’ category.
ShopUp secures funding of more than Tk 300cr in debt financing
ShopUp, a full-stack B2B commerce platform in Bangladesh, recently announced that it had received USD $30 million in debt funding, according to a report by Asia Tech Daily.
A brief recap of how local startups fared in 2022
With so many events taking place throughout 2022, we can hope that the coming year will provide more opportunities for the local startups to flourish further in the grand scheme of things.
Uber completed 150 million km in trips in 2022 in Bangladesh
According to the annual report, users of Dhaka were the busiest with most late-night trips and office-hour trips taken through Uber.