In this excellent conversation with Future Startup, Truck Lagbe co-founder and CEO, Anayet Rashid, shares about the latest developments at the fast-growing digital trucking startup, the impact of the pandemic on the trucking industry, and lessons he has learned in entrepreneurship over the past years. We cover Truck Lagbe’s growth, evolving product and operation, business […]
Chaldal Mango Mania is an on-demand mango delivery service from Chaldal, the largest online grocery service in the country. The service is available in all four markets where it operates: Dhaka, Narayanganj, Chittagong, and Jashore. How the service works is simple: Chaldal works with mango producers across the country to source high quality, chemical-free mangoes […]
In recent years, with the rapid growth of e-commerce, the global logistics industry has seen significant advancements in fields of artificial and augmented intelligence, advanced analytics, and automation, to name a few. Amazon, the King of E-commerce, has won approval to operate its fleet of delivery drones which is undoubtedly a move closer to its […]
DoorDash is a San Francisco-based food delivery company that was founded in January 2013 by four Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni: Tony Xu (CEO), Stanley Tang, Andy Fang, and Evan Moore. The four co-founders of DoorDash met in the second year of their university and decided to build something meaningful. To understand the market […]
Next week, Visa, the leader in digital payments, is set to launch its new program for startups and fintech in Bangladesh. Recognizing the challenges that fintech and startups in Bangladesh often face in different stages of their journey, the program aims to help enhance their product propositions and develop better user experiences. Visa’s fintech initiative […]
Daktar Bondhu, a Dhaka-based health-tech startup that offers services to patients, especially those who suffer from Diabetes, Hypertension, and other chronic illnesses, announced that it has raised a pre-seed investment from SBK Tech Ventures, a technology fund focusing on early-stage, tech-platform companies in emerging markets. The company did not disclose detail of the funding. Daktar […]
Uber has added and made CNG auto-rickshaws available on its platform for hire for its users in Dhaka city, per The Daily Star. Uber users now can see and hire CNG auto-rickshaws along with regular UberX, Premier, Moto, and UberXL options. The company, however, did not make any announcement of the launch. Uber has been […]
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