A private community of the people building Bangladeshi startups, the investors who back them, and the operators who've done it before. In Dhaka and across the diaspora.
More than half the room runs a company. Everyone else is here because founders asked for them: investors writing cheques into Bangladesh, operators who've scaled, and the partners who make the ecosystem work.
From the founders' own directory listings. Climate, fintech and software lead, but the spread is the point: whatever you're building, someone here has hit the same wall.
Startups with a founder in the community and a sector on file. Members also work at a further 126 organisations: funds, DFIs, agencies and global tech firms.
Local VCs, regional funds, DFIs and global seed investors. They're members, not sponsors: they read the same threads, answer the same questions, and meet founders before the deck goes out.
Founders and investors talk through what actually happened. The raise that nearly didn't close, the pivot, the layoffs.
Dinners, rooftops and seasonal gatherings. Where the WhatsApp names become people you'd call.
Tactical sessions run by members who do the thing for a living.
If you're a member and you know a founder who should be here, put them forward. We'll check them against the bar and reach out ourselves.
A member recommends themFrom the members area, with a line on why.
The admin team reviewsFounders of operating companies, active investors, and operators with something to give.
We send the inviteA welcome note, the guidelines and the WhatsApp link.
Recommendations come from signed-in members, so we know who's vouching. Sign in with the email you joined with; there's no password, we email you a link.
Sign in to recommend →Not a member yet? Ask someone in the community to put you forward.
| # | Item | What it does | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Founders chat | The main WhatsApp group, plus topic groups | Live |
| 02 | Events calendar | Unfiltered, socials and workshops on Luma | Live |
| 03 | Recommend a founder | Member-to-admin recommendations, reviewed in one place | In build |
| 04 | Member directory | Find members by sector, stage, role and city. Members only | In build |
| 05 | Wins | Rounds, launches, hires and exits, shared by members | Next |
| 06 | Intro requests | Ask the room for a specific investor, customer or hire | Next |
| 07 | Investor office hours | Book 20 minutes with a member investor | Next |
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