YGAP Bangladesh, the largest impact accelerator program in Bangladesh that operates under a partnership between Build Bangladesh and YGAP Australia, has been awarded the “Best Incubator/Accelerator Program of South Asia” in the SAARC Startup Awards 2020 on March 10th, 2021.  SAARC Awards is part of the Global Startup Awards, which focuses on celebrating the spirit […]

In this excellent conversation with Future Startup’s Ruhul Kader, Pickaboo CEO Morin Talukder, shares about the latest developments at the leading omnichannel company post our conversation about a year ago and its recent strategic changes. We cover Pickaboo’s omnichannel strategy, retail expansion, evolving operation and business model, expansion, strategic ambition, and growth plans and priorities for 2021.

Accelerating Asia, the Singapore-based international accelerator VC for pre-Series A startups, has unveiled its fourth cohort of startups today, deepening its presence in the region.  The 11 new portfolio companies cover ten verticals and include companies from Singapore, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. New industry verticals include property, online dating, and marketing/advertising.  Bangladeshi startups have been […]

Accelerating Asia, an international accelerator VC for pre-Series A startups, has unveiled its fourth cohort, deepening its presence in the region.  The 11 high-growth startups from Singapore, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh have raised over S$6 million coming into the program.  Since 2018 Accelerating Asia has worked with more than 70 founders from 36 startups in the […]

Over the last decades, the internet, an open medium that empowers consumers, has changed how advertising works. Consumers today have greater freedom in what they want to watch and attend to. On youtube, it is easy to skip an ad and a video if one doesn't like it. Distractions abound. The attention span of average […]

“The ache for home lives in all of us”, writes American poet Maya Angelou in All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes. “The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” Everyone wants a home. Without our abode, we are rootless, always transient, and never belong. A secured house provides us […]

Sheba is a Dhaka-based on-demand service marketplace that connects households and businesses with the service provider companies and individuals under one platform so that users can compare and choose their ideal solution without going through the hassle of searching multiple websites or physical locations. Sheba started its journey in 2015. It is one of the […]

DataBird, a Dhaka-based technology holding company, sees this as its opportunity to build dominant tech enterprises and serve the market. The company currently has bets in four verticals: communication, online travel, online advertisement, and payments and describes itself as “the leading Internet group with products across online travel, news, keyboard, eReader, and lifestyle mobile applications.”

Fahim Siddique and Shourov Barua are co-founders of Ostad, a Dhaka-based education technology company that provides live online courses and skill development solutions.  Ed-tech continues to gain popularity across markets. In Bangladesh, there has been a growing conversation around online education over the years and the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the growth. As computer technology […]

Dr. Faruqul Islam is the Founder of Unique Pain and Paralysis Centre, a Dhaka-based pain management and rehabilitation center that has built an excellent reputation in the space of physiotherapy within a short period of time with excellent patient service and quality care. Mr. Islam started his career at CRP where he worked in several […]