startups bangladesh

Part: 3 BUDGET IN FOCUS / Startups neglected in proposed budget

The proposed budget for fiscal year 2024-25 offered no relief to startups and neglected their long-standing demands, in sharp contrast with the government’s vision for a Smart Bangladesh, where startups are key economic drivers.

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.

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.

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.

Bytes / 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.

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.

HOW ARE THEY DOING? / A peek inside SHEBA Platform

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

ShopUp secures funding of more than Tk 300cr in debt financing

ShopUp, a full-stack B2B commerce platform in Bangladesh, recently announced that it had received USD $30 million in debt funding, according to a report by Asia Tech Daily.

June 26, 2024
June 26, 2024

Startups neglected in proposed budget

The proposed budget for fiscal year 2024-25 offered no relief to startups and neglected their long-standing demands, in sharp contrast with the government’s vision for a Smart Bangladesh, where startups are key economic drivers.

July 14, 2023
July 14, 2023

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.

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.

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.

February 2, 2023
February 2, 2023

ShopUp secures funding of more than Tk 300cr in debt financing

ShopUp, a full-stack B2B commerce platform in Bangladesh, recently announced that it had received USD $30 million in debt funding, according to a report by Asia Tech Daily.

December 30, 2022
December 30, 2022

A brief recap of how local startups fared in 2022

With so many events taking place throughout 2022, we can hope that the coming year will provide more opportunities for the local startups to flourish further in the grand scheme of things.

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