Startups

Edtech startup Interactive Cares raises $100k funding

Interactive Cares, a Dhaka-based ed-tech startup, has $100,000 in funding from a seed round in the 9th cohort of Accelerating Asia's accelerator program.

Paperfly likely to shut down

One of the post-pandemic period’s top logistics firms, Paperfly is poised to close down having stopped accepting orders since last week, in a grim reminder of the current challenges faced by Bangladesh's e-commerce sector. .“The company has stopped taking new orders since last week. After

Bangladeshi startup MedEasy raises $750K in seed funding

MedEasy, a Dhaka-based online pharmacy startup, has successfully closed a seed funding round, raising $750,000. The investment is aimed at expanding its services and bridging the healthcare gap for Bangladesh’s 30 million chronic patients. The funding round was led by Seedstars International Ventures, Doha Tech Angels, Startup Bangladesh Limited, Accelerating Asia, and nVentures, with additional participation from various angel investors.

Local startup Zatiq receives $1.6 mil in pre-seed round

Zatiq, a local startup, has recently raised $1.6 mil in a pre-seed funding round led by Dekko ISHO Venture Capital (DIVC), as per a press release. The round was also participated by local and foreign angel investors.

Bangladeshi, Indian startups vow to strengthen collaboration

Bangladesh and India reiterated their commitment to strengthening collaboration in the startup sector, including expanding exchange programmes.

Cover Story / Unravelling the challenges behind bridging the digital healthcare gap

Despite being a relatively nascent concept in the country, digital health bears the potential to fundamentally redefine healthcare access for Bangladesh's 160 million residents, making healthcare available within the palm of their hands.

Two local startups win BDT 1 Crore of Govt's startup grant

The top 52 startups received BDT 7 crore in the 3rd iteration of the Bangabandhu Innovation Grant (BIG) 2023,  organised by the Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) Project of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under the ICT Division.

Spotlight / Relaxy - the mental health platform that's here to help

Relaxy, a locally-based mental health app, aims to provide instant, affordable, and personalised mental health care all over Bangladesh.

KhelaHobe: Bringing the sports community of Bangladesh under one roof

KhelaHobe is a sports-community platform that enables you to engage in sports activities throughout your daily life.

June 17, 2023
June 17, 2023

Two local startups win BDT 1 Crore of Govt's startup grant

The top 52 startups received BDT 7 crore in the 3rd iteration of the Bangabandhu Innovation Grant (BIG) 2023,  organised by the Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) Project of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under the ICT Division.

June 9, 2023
June 9, 2023

Relaxy - the mental health platform that's here to help

Relaxy, a locally-based mental health app, aims to provide instant, affordable, and personalised mental health care all over Bangladesh.

June 2, 2023
June 2, 2023

KhelaHobe: Bringing the sports community of Bangladesh under one roof

KhelaHobe is a sports-community platform that enables you to engage in sports activities throughout your daily life.

April 13, 2023
April 13, 2023

Agri-tech startup Fashol secures Tk 10 Crore pre-seed investment

Fashol is a tech-enabled agri-startup that empowers farmers with direct access to markets and provides small holder retailers with last-mile delivery service.

April 7, 2023
April 7, 2023

Riseup Labs: Putting the gaming industry of Bangladesh on the map

Riseup Labs is also known internationally as a provider of IT solutions including Quality Assurance (QA), Mobile App Development, Solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) Mixed Reality (MR), blockchain, web development, software development, game development and R&D services.

March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023

3rd edition of Bangabandhu Innovation Grant 2023 gets underway

The opening ceremony of the Bangabandhu Innovation Grant (BIG) 2023 was recently held at the BCC Auditorium, Agargaon, Dhaka.

March 20, 2023
March 20, 2023

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.

March 3, 2023
March 3, 2023

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.

February 26, 2023
February 26, 2023

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.

February 17, 2023
February 17, 2023

A peek inside SHEBA Platform

In 2017, Sheba Platform Limited received The Daily Star ICT Awards in the ‘ICT Startup’ category.