In this edition:
Message from our partner: Sheraspace
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Surge, Sequoia Capital India’s accelerator program, has unveiled the 20 early-stage startups selected for its sixth cohort. 10 Minute School and Shajgoj are two startups from Bangladesh that have made it into the cohort. The group has received a total funding of US$60 million from Surge and its co-investors. Read.
On Innovation Culture, Leadership, and Startup Ecosystem: Sajid Amit
Sajid Amit is an Academic, Researcher, and Development Strategist and has been working at the intersection of academia, education, enterprise, and society. Mr. Sajid currently works as Director, Center for Enterprise and Society and Director, EMBA Program at ULAB. Read.
Shajgoj Raises Seed Funding, 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 the 20 startups that have been selected for Sequoia India’s latest cohort of Surge. Read.
Khondoker Mashuk Ibn Mahfuz is the Vice President of Product and Business Intelligence at fast-growing travel-tech startup Go Zayaan where he and his team look after the product development and management and business intelligence efforts. We talk about his work, product management, business intelligence, how Go Zayaan has built some excellent travel-tech products, the science and art of building great products, autodidactism, and much more. Read.
The 2021 Edition of The Active Investors In The Bangladesh Startup Ecosystem
We’re excited to unveil our first and the 2021 edition of The Active Investors in Bangladesh Startup Ecosystem list — our annual composite list of VC, institutional, and angel/individual investors who made at least one investment in a Bangladeshi startup. Read.
In this collection, we feature answers from three founders. Nazmul Arefin Momel is the Co-founder and CEO of ToguMogu. Tahir Hasan Riddha is the Co-founder and CEO of ROOTS Edu. And Mizanur Rahman is the Co-founder of Dorik. Three of them have built excellent businesses and found growth early on. Read.
GoZayaan Unveils New Brand Identity, Eyes Constant Innovation, and Growth
Dhaka-based fast-growing travel-tech startup GoZayaan has announced a new brand look for the company in an effort to revamp the brand. The rebranding was announced on 27th February 2022. The new brand identity is said to represent constant innovation and growth, which, the company says, has been the key objective of GoZayaan since the beginning. Read.
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Create for Just One Hour Each Day. Link.
Unilever Bangladesh CEO Javed Akhtar Interview. Link.
Book: Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson. Link. (I’m through 40% of the book, excellent read)
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