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Thirteen years of reporting on Bangladesh's business and entrepreneurship landscape has produced an audience, an archive, and a set of capabilities. Below is everything we offer — to founders telling their story, brands reaching our readers, and organisations that need to understand this market.

13+
Years publishing
11,900+
Newsletter subscribers
120,000
Monthly reach across channels
300+ interviews published
60,000+ monthly readers
27,000+ Facebook followers
25,500+ LinkedIn followers
~70% of stories get further media pickup
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For founders & brands

FS Storylab — Brand Narrative Studio

Every great business is a great story — but stories don't tell themselves. After 13+ years writing about entrepreneurship in Bangladesh, we've seen the same pattern: exceptional companies with remarkable stories that never get told strategically enough to matter.

FS Storylab designs the narrative strategy and writes the branded stories — articles, profiles, white papers, reports — that shape opinion, build awareness, and earn attention from customers, investors, and the press. Every piece is published on futurestartup.com in perpetuity and distributed through our newsletter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

From BDT 90,000
  • Narrative strategy session included in every package
  • Articles 1,000–2,500 words, fully reported and edited
  • Published on futurestartup.com in perpetuity as Brand Story
  • FS newsletter link placement for every piece
  • LinkedIn and Facebook posts for every piece
  • Corporate and Startup/SME rates available
  • We maintain editorial control — honest, balanced, not advertising copy
Starter
BDT 1,05,000Corporate · BDT 90,000 Startup/SME
3 stories/campaigns. A focused campaign to build an initial narrative presence.
Growth
BDT 1,80,000Corporate · BDT 1,50,000 Startup/SME
6 stories/campaigns. Sustained presence across a full campaign cycle.
Scale
BDT 2,40,000Corporate · BDT 1,84,000 Startup/SME
12 stories/campaigns (8 deliverables). Narrative as ongoing infrastructure.
Partner
BDT 5,40,000/yrCorporate · BDT 3,90,000/yr Startup/SME · quarterly billing
Up to 16 stories/year. Monthly advisory call. Priority scheduling. Facilitated interview feature.

Add-ons — available across all packages

Add-onPrice
Standalone positioning/strategy documentBDT 25,000
Content/editorial calendar (3–12 months)BDT 15,000–30,000
Social content bank (10 posts)BDT 20,000
Photography (half-day, Dhaka)BDT 15,000
Video/audio production (per piece)BDT 30,000–60,000
Travel outside DhakaAt cost + BDT 5,000 coordination fee
Bangla translation/adaptation (per story)BDT 8,000

Past partners include Brain Station 23, Chaldal, Shikho, iFarmer, Grameenphone, Pickaboo, IDLC, ShareTrip, Banglalink, GoZayaan, and more.

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For brands

FS Weekly Newsletter Sponsorship

FS Weekly is Bangladesh's largest entrepreneurship and tech-focused email newsletter. Every week, 11,900+ people receive our newsletter — founders, operators, investors, business and technology professionals, and people with a deep curiosity in business and technology.

Each newsletter sponsorship includes your logo and link at the top of the newsletter, a banner and description in the sponsor section, publication on the FS website, and 2 Facebook and LinkedIn posts spotlighting your brand.

From BDT 25,000
  • Your logo + link at the top of the newsletter
  • Banner (800×300px) + description + link in sponsor section
  • Newsletter published as an article on futurestartup.com
  • 2 Facebook and LinkedIn posts spotlighting your sponsorship
  • 25–35% open rate — well above industry average
  • Past sponsors: ShareTrip, ISHO, Probaho, BRAC SIL, IDLC, Appsumo
Single
BDT 25,0001 newsletter
One-off sponsorship.
Monthly
BDT 40,0004 newsletters
One month of consistent presence.
Quarterly
BDT 84,00012 newsletters
Three months, steady visibility.
Half-yearly
BDT 1,44,00024 newsletters
Six months of audience reach.
Yearly
BDT 2,40,00048 newsletters
Full-year sustained presence.

To book we'll need: a banner (800×300px, JPG or PNG), 3 sentences about what you offer (20–30 words), an action you'd like readers to take, and a destination link. Fill in the booking form →

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For brands & institutions

Series Sponsorship — Founder Stories & The Art of Enterprise

Founder Stories and The Art of Enterprise are Bangladesh's most-read long-form interview series — a 300+ conversation archive read by the founders, investors, and operators who shape this ecosystem.

Season sponsorship puts your brand across every touchpoint for ~6 months: opening credit lines on every episode, newsletter sends to 11,900+ subscribers, social co-branding, and the series page. Not a one-off impression — sustained, credible association with the most trusted editorial content on the platform.

Custom packages available — tell us your timeline and budget and we'll design around it.

  • 24-episode full season across ~6 months
  • Opening credit line on every sponsored episode
  • Newsletter sends to 11,900+ subscribers
  • Co-branded social assets for every episode
  • Presenting tier: one dedicated newsletter send to all subscribers
  • Presenting tier: facilitated access to a flagship interview feature
Starter
BDT 3,00,000
12 episodes · half-season · ~3 months
  • "A [Company] Initiative" credit on 12 episodes
  • 6 newsletter sends
  • Social co-branding, 6 episodes
  • First right of refusal to continue at a higher tier
Associate
BDT 6,00,000
24 episodes · full season · ~6 months
  • "Supported by" credit on all 24 episodes
  • 12 newsletter sends
  • Social co-branding, 12 episodes
  • Series page sponsor logo
Presenting
BDT 7,20,000
24 episodes · full season · ~6 months
  • "Presented by" credit — highest placement
  • All 24 newsletter sends
  • 1 dedicated newsletter send to all subscribers
  • Social co-branding, all 24 episodes
  • Series page presenting sponsor badge
  • Facilitated access to a flagship interview feature
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For investors, NGOs & institutions

Future Research — Custom Market Research

Custom, on-demand research on Bangladesh's entrepreneurship, startup, and technology landscape — built on 13 years of reporting and a 300+ interview archive most research firms don't have access to.

We support companies, investors, NGOs, academic institutions, and government bodies trying to understand and act in this market. Past clients include fintech companies, development finance institutions, international organisations, and corporate strategy teams.

  • Sector briefings and market intelligence reports
  • Ecosystem mapping — players, investors, dynamics
  • Primary interview research via our founder network
  • White paper co-production, published on futurestartup.com
  • Industry surveys and competitive landscape analysis
Sector Briefing
$800 – $1,500
1,500–3,000 words. 1–2 week turnaround. Focused analysis of a specific market development, company, or trend.
Market Intelligence Report
$2,000 – $5,000
3,000–8,000 words. 3–6 weeks. Data, analysis, and strategic implications for a specific sector or market.
Ecosystem Mapping
$3,000 – $8,000
Comprehensive mapping of players, investors, and dynamics. Used by development organisations and investors entering Bangladesh.
White Paper Co-production
$4,000 – $10,000
Co-produced research reports, published on futurestartup.com and distributed to our full audience under both brands.
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For founders & the curious

FS Talk — Community & Events

FS Talk brings together entrepreneurs and professionals who support each other in building consequential enterprises. Through bi-monthly community events and workshops, we create a space where serious thinking about business and entrepreneurship happens in person.

Event sponsorship puts your brand in the room with the people who matter — founders, operators, and investors in a high-trust, high-attention environment. Consistently more effective than equivalent digital spend for B2B brands.

  • Bi-monthly community gatherings, 50–80 attendees
  • Featured founder conversation + moderated Q&A + networking
  • Exclusive event sponsorship: $1,000–$2,000 per event
  • Sponsorship includes: venue branding, 5-min welcome, all communications
  • Workshop and masterclass formats also available
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Free — for everyone

FS Weekly — The Newsletter

Bangladesh's largest entrepreneurship and tech-focused newsletter. 11,900+ active subscribers get our best reporting, analysis, and interviews delivered weekly — free, directly in their inbox.

Free — always
  • Weekly delivery — no spam, unsubscribe anytime
  • 11,900+ active subscribers (24,000+ total)
  • 25–35% open rate — well above industry average
  • The same audience your brand could be reaching
  • Advertising & sponsorship available — see Section B above
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For readers

Books — Publishing on Business & Work

We publish important books on business, management, and work — extending the same editorial standard we apply to futurestartup.com into longer-form, durable publishing. If you have a book project relevant to Bangladesh's business and entrepreneurship landscape, we'd love to hear about it.

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A short conversation is usually enough to know which product fits — or whether something custom makes more sense. We respond to every inquiry within 48 hours.

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Phone:+880 1814 379595

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Editorial Independence

All FS Storylab work maintains the same editorial standards as our independent journalism. We retain final editorial control over every piece — because that credibility is what makes the work valuable to you.

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