Startup Bangladesh Limited is the only venture capital fund sponsored by the government of Bangladesh
Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka Division, Dhaka
Employees: 11-50
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Portfolio 27
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 23.12.2024 | Area71 Aca... | area71bd.com | - | - |
| 23.12.2024 | Sokrio Tec... | sokrio.com | - | - |
| 23.12.2024 | Parents Ca... | parentscarebd.com | - | - |
| 23.12.2024 | Dubotech D... | dubotech.com | - | - |
| 23.12.2024 | English Ch... | english-champ.com | - | - |
| 23.12.2024 | Booktionar... | booktionary.com.bd | - | - |
| 14.09.2024 | MyAlice | myalice.ai | $500K | United Ara... |
| 14.09.2024 | Pulse Tech... | pulsetechltd.com | $120K | Bangladesh... |
| 14.09.2024 | Care Nutri... | carenutrition.com.bd | - | - |
| 29.02.2024 | Apon Bazaa... | aponbazaar.co | - | Bangladesh... |
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Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.08.2026 | Startup Bangladesh Ltd Launches BDT 4 Billion Fund of Funds to Unlock New Capital for Bangladesh’s Startup Ecosystem. Here Is Everything You Need To Know | TL;DR: Startup Bangladesh Limited has launched a Tk400 crore Fund of Funds to attract more local and international venture capital into Bangladesh’s startup ecosystem. Unlike Startup Bangladesh’s existing venture capital arm, which invests ... |
| 02.06.2026 | Some Additional Thoughts On BSIC: Potential Risks, Second-Order Consequences, and What Bangladesh’s Startup Ecosystem Still Needs | On May 12th, thirty-nine Bangladeshi commercial banks launched Bangladesh Startup Investment Company PLC (BSIC), unveiling its inaugural fund, Onkur Bangladesh Fund 1, with committed capital of Tk 425 crore — roughly $35 million. In short, ... |
| 13.05.2026 | Bangladesh's Banks-backed VC Firm BSIC Launches With Tk 425 Crore Inaugural Fund Onkur. Here's Everything You Need To Know | Thirty-nine Bangladeshi commercial banks launched Bangladesh Startup Investment Company PLC (BSIC) on May 12th in Dhaka, introducing its inaugural fund, Onkur Bangladesh Fund 1, with committed capital of Tk 425 crore — roughly $35 million. ... |
| 06.11.2025 | Proposed Amendment to Travel Agency Act Seeks to Restrict Foreign Investment: Why This Would Be a Mistake | A draft law responding to fraud cases includes necessary reforms—but also an ownership restriction that will stifle the growth of the sector and contradict Bangladesh's economic priorities. Bangladesh's travel agency sector faces some serio... |
| 13.08.2024 | The Active Early-Stage Investors In Bangladesh Startup Ecosystem 2024 (Q1 & Q2) | Meet the investors backing Bangladeshi startups at pre-seed, seed, and Series A. 2023 wasn’t a good year for the early-stage deal count in the Bangladesh startups. In fact, it was not good for most markets across the world. Global economic ... |
| 21.12.2022 | Best Future Startup Interviews of 2022 | 21 Must-Read Future Startup Interviews Future Startup Interviews, Face to Face, and Founder Stories, became its own distinct brand in 2022, befitting its weekly schedule and increasing the importance of our overall work. Following is a lis... |
| 14.05.2022 | FS Weekly No. 35: Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes | Hi there: I'm Ruhul. I convene Future Startup Weekly to help you understand entrepreneurship and the technology landscape in Bangladesh and beyond. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to our newsletter. If you are enjoying t... |
| 12.05.2022 | The Interview: On the ambition of Startup Bangladesh, startup policy, and startup and venture capital ecosystem of Bangladesh with Sami Ahmed, Managing Director, Startup Bangladesh Limited | Sami Ahmed is the Managing Director of Startup Bangladesh Limited, a Government of Bangladesh-funded VC firm, actively backing local startups. Prior to joining Startup Bangladesh, Mr. Ahmed was the Policy Advisor of the Leveraging ICT for G... |