# Top 50 Enterprise Startup Investors in Bangladesh in October 2023

## Aminur Rashid
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Shopping, Cosmetics, E-Commerce

Aminur Rashid is a co-founder of Pickaboo.com.

## Mohammad Maaz
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Payments, Information Technology, EdTech

Mohammad Maaz

## Nazmul Rupok
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: B2B, B2C, Grocery

Nazmul Hasan Rupok Chief Executive Officer of WPDeveloper

## SBK
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Apps

SBK Tech Ventures is an impact technology fund focusing on early stage, tech-platform companies in emerging markets.

## Bangladesh Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Supply Chain Management, Fashion, SaaS

Bangladesh Angels operates as an angel investing platform. Its mission to nurture innovation and entrepreneurship in Bangladesh, connecting them to both local and global investors.
Bangladesh Angels was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

## Flourish Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Redwood City, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance

We are an early-stage global venture capital firm investing in fintech founders.

## Anchorless Bangladesh
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Mobile Apps, Supply Chain Management

Anchorless Bangladesh is investing in a better Bangladesh by empowering the brilliant founders behind transformative ideas.

## Arun Gupta
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Shopping, Cosmetics, E-Commerce

Arun Gupta, the Founder and CEO of MoMAGIC is a technology veteran turned first generation serial entrepreneur, with 25+ years of experience and multiple patents to his credit, while donning the hat of Director MediaTek, for close to a decade. Arun Gupta is credited with being the architect of the 1st version of MediaTek handset MMI.

## Asymmetry Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology

Asymmetry Ventures invests in scalable early-stage companies with exceptional defensibility.

## Reflect Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Logistics, E-Commerce

Reflect Ventures makes venture capital investments in high-potential startups at the seed and series A/B+ stages. We identify extraordinary founders, companies and opportunities around the world, including in emerging and frontier markets. Our LPs comprise family offices, institutional investors and HNWIs on six continents, along withrecognized sector experts who are instrumental to our portfolio companies' future growth.

## Rezaul Karim
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology

Rezaul Karim

## Cherubic Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce

Cherubic Ventures is an early stage focused venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley and Greater China.

## Axel Peyriere
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Delivery, E-Commerce, Retail

Startups - Mentoring - Advising - Emerging Markets.
I am a enthusiastic entrepreneur and angel investor working with startups all around the world.
Have worked / mentored / coached / partnered / invested in more than 200 startups around the world.
Specially keen on online marketplaces and emerging and frontier markets.

## Mercantile Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing
- Focus: Telecommunications, Optical Communication

Mercantile Bank provides Islamic and other banking services such as deposits and loans.

## Dutch-Bangla Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing
- Focus: Telecommunications, Optical Communication

Dutch-Bangla Bank provides a range of personal and business banking products along with electronic banking services.

## BKash
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1

bKash is the fastest and safest medium of financial transaction, bKash makes your life simple with Send Money, Add Money, Pay Bill, Mobile Recharge, Payment and many more services.

## United Commercial Bank(UCB)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing
- Focus: Telecommunications, Optical Communication

UCB is creating a workplace where our people are empowered and enabled to drive their own careers and development...where our people leaders have the right tools and skills to support their people, and our customers benefit from highly engaged and capable people

## Hustle Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Carlos, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Hustle Fund is a seed fund that seeks to invest in early-stage startups operating in software, business to business, fintech, and digital health sectors.

## Veon Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: B2B, Logistics, E-Commerce

Veon Ventures is a corporate venture arm of VEON.

## Hi2 Global Venture Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, FinTech

Haitou Global is a global asset allocation platform providing asset management, investment banking, digital technology product, and services. Haitou Global manages a Registered Investment Advisor and a Broker-dealer in the U.S., with headquarters in New York and Beijing and operations in San Francisco, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Jakarta.

## M Asif Rahman
- Type: Angel
- Location: Orlando, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Education, Online Portals

M Asif Rahman is the Founder at WP Developer. Attended North South University.

## 7percent Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

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## SAJIDA Foundation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Education, Mobile Apps, EdTech

SAJIDA Foundation is a value-driven, non-government organisation. It embodies the principle of corporate philanthropy, with 51% shareholding of Renata Ltd, one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical and animal health product companies in Bangladesh. The organisation, founded in 1993, aims to empower communities, catalyse entrepreneurship, buildequity and establish enterprises for good with an overarching vision of ensuring health, happiness, and dignity for all. SAJIDA’s operations in Bangladesh have touched over 6 million individuals through its multi-sectoral development programmes which focus on poverty alleviation, community healthcare and climate change. It runs one of the largest financial service operations in Bangladesh and has specialised healthcare enterprises.

## Superangel
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech

Early-stage investments from entrepreneurs to entrepreneurs. Our companies include Bolt, Veriff, Fortumo and many more. 10x@superangel.io

## Märt Kelder
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Public Transportation, Software, Apps

founder at Voog.

## Falcon Network
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, iOS, Android

Falcon Network is a group of emerging markets-based angel investors.

## Shamin Walsh
- Type: Angel
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Software

Shamin Walsh has over 13+ years as an active angel investor who gained experience in the consumer space through her early investments in companies such as Sweetgreen, Flexport, and Sir Kensington’s.Prior to joining BAM Ventures as a managing director, she was a consumer-focused partner at an early-stage generalist firm with tangible assets in3PL/fulfillment, cold storage/co-packing, and manufacturing, giving her a holistic perspective through which to evaluate emerging consumer businesses. She managed the investment portfolio and served on several boards, such as Alchemy 43. She also leveraged her experience as a transactional attorney to assist in contract negotiations, fund formation, and fund construction.

## ACE & Company
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

ACE & Company (“ACE”), founded in 2005, is a global investment group specialized in private investments with total assets of over $1.6 bn across three investment strategies and investment solutions. With headquarters in Geneva and offices in London, New York, and Cairo, ACE’s global presence brings the company in direct contact with sourcingpartners, investment firms, as well as entrepreneurs and provides investors unparalleled access to a network of opportunities. ACE’s passion is for finding investment opportunities where we have an advantage through many years of relationship building, a carefully developed position of knowledge in the sectors which we are active, and a culture of efficiency to gain first mover’s advantage.
ACE’s purpose is to offer investors a long-term and collaborative investment approach that values honesty, transparency and rigorous execution, so that our strategies not only provide unique access to value accretive, risk-managed deals, but fosters what we consider our bedrock—trust.ACE’s progress has been marked by a globally respected track record since the Company was founded in 2005. In the last four years we have increased our total assets by fivefold and in 2017 received the Swiss Financial Supervisory Authority (FINMA) authorization.

## The City Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1

From 1983 till date, City Bank has been a case study in evolution, having transformed over time from a traditional organization to a critically acclaimed multi-faceted institution that embraces global best practices and chooses to be at the forefront of technological initiatives. Unlike many, the Bank's criteria for success are not only thebottom-line numbers but also the milestones set towards becoming the most complete bank in the country.

## Trust Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing
- Focus: Telecommunications, Optical Communication

Trust Bank Limited (TBL) is a commercial banks in Bangladesh. The bank is sponsored by the Army Welfare Trust (AWT) first of its kind in Bangladesh. With a wide range of corporate, retail, SME, and Islamic Banking products TBL has been operating in Bangladesh from 1999 and has since achieved public confidence as a sound and stable financialinstitution.

## Andrus Purde
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Public Transportation, Internet

Experienced startup marketer. Co-founder and CEO of Outfunnel. Skype and Pipedrive alumni. Angel investor.

## One Bank Ltd
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing
- Focus: Telecommunications, Optical Communication

OBL is a Private Sector Commercial Bank

## Brain-Too-Free Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Internet, Apps, Software

Idling Minds at Their Best.

## Sabr Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: B2B, Financial Services, Information Technology

Sector agnostic early stage investment partner for Shariah Compliant ventures based in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Middle East and Africa.

## Mutual Trust Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing
- Focus: Telecommunications, Optical Communication

The Company was incorporated as a Public Limited Company in 1999, under the Companies Act 1994, with an Authorized Share Capital of BDT 1,000,000,000 divided into 10,000,000 ordinary shares of BDT 100 each. At present, the Authorized Share Capital of the company is BDT 10,000,000,000 divided into 1,000,000,000 ordinary shares of BDT 10 each.

## Bank Asia Limited
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing
- Focus: Telecommunications, Optical Communication

Bank Asia is a third generation public limited commercial bank. It received the Certificate of Incorporation on September 28, 1999 and came to operation on November 27, 1999. Now after 19 faithful years of dedicated and reliable services

## Prime Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing
- Focus: Telecommunications, Optical Communication

Prime Bank, is a local commercial bank in Bangladesh.

## Tahseen Consulting
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Information Technology, E-Commerce, Consumer Goods

We're a boutique firm bridging consulting, government relations, and international development committed to transformational change in the Middle East and North Africa +

## Meghna Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing
- Focus: Telecommunications, Optical Communication

Meghna Bank's Pay-Off line "Together we Sail"​ exemplifies our commitment to contribute towards building up an enlightened and prosperous nation. Meghna Bank is one of the recognised as a fastest growing commercial bank in the country and continuously stepped forward in financial inclusion process through technology based product& services.

## Jamuna Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing
- Focus: Telecommunications, Optical Communication

Jamuna Bank is a commercial bank that offers a range of banking products and services such as personal banking, foreign trade, etc.

## Commercial Bank of Ceylon
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
- Relevant deals: 1

Commercial Bank of Ceylon is a commercial banking in financial services company.

## Habib Bank Limited
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Debt Financing
- Focus: Telecommunications, Mobile, FinTech

Habib Bank Limited is a financial institution of Pakistan.

## Dhaka Bank Limited
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing
- Focus: Telecommunications, Optical Communication

Dhaka Bank offers a complete range of banking, lending and investment services for individuals and business institutions.

## NCC Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing
- Focus: Telecommunications, Optical Communication

NCC Bank offers saving and current accounts, house, personal, car, education, and health loans, lockers, credit, and debit card services.

## Gustavo Fuchs
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Transportation, Apps, Internet

Gustavo Fuchs

## Runner Trading Ltd
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Corporate Round
- Focus: Internet, Software, Logistics

RML has organized its dealer network and well covered service supports countrywide and is now having around 20% market share in overall commercial vehicle industry and 35% market share in the Light and Medium (LMD) segment in Bangladesh.

## ODX Flexport
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Logistics

ODX Flexport is an incubator program by Flexport and On Deck, designed to accelerate the next wave of logistics startups across the world.

## Jahangir Alam
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: B2B, B2C, Grocery

Jahangir Alam COO of eFoli.

## Angel
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Angel

## South Asia Tech Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oak Ridge, North Carolina, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Logistics, Transportation, Information Technology

South Asia Tech is a post-accelerator growth platform.   We provide capital, counsel and connections that help startups grow revenues from $1M to $100M.  We focus on logistics and e-commerce in South Asia.

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