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Funding Illusion : Learnings from Bangladesh’s Startup Boom
Grounded in a review of 50 of Bangladesh’s most funded startups from 2020–2022 and informed by ecosystem analyses from institutions such as LightCastle Partners, World Bank, and McKinsey & Company, this piece examines the structural realities behind rapid growth and long-term fragility.
Through Development
Women-led NGOs across Bangladesh are working on gender rights, labour protection, violence prevention, and economic inclusion, shaping development efforts at the community and national levels.
Learning
Explore how gamified learning, guided by strategic frameworks, is transforming education across coding, language, STEM, and music.
as the Next Global Startup Frontier
A forward-looking assessment of Bangladesh’s startup ecosystem as it moves from promise to performance in an increasingly competitive global market.
Profits With Purpose
An analysis of the commercial ecosystems proving that industrial resilience and social imp
- Fatema Noor
The
Funding Illusion : Learnings from Bangladesh’s Startup Boom
Grounded in a review of 50 of Bangladesh’s most funded startups from 2020–2022 and informed by ecosystem analyses from institutions such as LightCastle Partners, World Bank, and McKinsey & Company, this piece examines the structural realities behind rapid growth and long-term fragility.
BY Tahiya Islam
Empowerment
Through Development
Women-led NGOs across Bangladesh are working on gender rights, labour protection, violence prevention, and economic inclusion, shaping development efforts at the community and national levels.
BY Tanvir Alam
Gamifying
Learning
Explore how gamified learning, guided by strategic frameworks, is transforming education across coding, language, STEM, and music.
BY Afia Anjoom
Bangladesh
as the Next Global Startup Frontier
A forward-looking assessment of Bangladesh’s startup ecosystem as it moves from promise to performance in an increasingly competitive global market.
BY Samuel Mursalin
Startups in Bangladesh : Pioneering a Sustainable Future
Taking on urgent environmental issues from water scarcity to plastic pollution, and encouraging sustainable practices, these startups are breathing life into the country’s goals for building resilience, adapting, and mitigating climate impacts.
Hustlers, and Disruptors
Exploring four tiers of Bangladesh’s rental intermediaries, from casual dealmakers to capital-driven disruptors reshaping the market.
Compassion, and Change
From home nursing to doorstep doctors and affordable hospitals, new models of care are filling the gaps in Bangladesh’s healthcare system with innovative, patient-centred solutions.
Us to the Future
How tech-enabled businesses are branding Bangladesh as a ‘nation of innovation’.
the Money Goes
How small businesses fall into the trap of spending more than they earn, chasing growth, prestige, or efficiency, without a clear plan.
Chatbot Conundrum
A cautionary overview of the potential downfalls of AI chatbots for small businesses.
