Established 2025

Built for the technology economy of Bangladesh.

The national representative body for the country’s technology startup ecosystem. Built by founders, for founders.

2025Founded
14Member companies
4Membership classes
2yrCouncil term
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Initiatives

Six initiatives.

Founder support, policy, research, talent, capital, and international outposts. All in formation.

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Founders/01

Founders Forum

Closed-door peer sessions and operator dinners for member founders, nationwide.

Cohort 01 · 2026In formation
Policy/02

Policy & Advocacy

Working groups and submissions on taxation, capital markets, intellectual property, digital trade, and ease of doing business.

Council-ledIn formation
Research/03

Sector Research

Reports on Bangladesh's technology sectors — performance, investment flows, sectoral benchmarks, and trends.

First report · 2026In formation
Capacity/04

Talent & Capacity

Acceleration, leadership, and reskilling for Bangladeshi founders, operators, and youth.

2026In formation
Capital/05

Capital Access

Structured introductions to Bangladeshi and South-Asian capital — venture, growth, and strategic.

2026In formation
International/06

Global Outposts

Relationships with foreign embassies, international agencies, development finance institutions, and multilateral organizations.

Council-ledPlanned
Members

14 member companies.

Founder-led, technology-enabled Bangladeshi companies. Sector- and geography-agnostic — open to any company that meets the membership criteria in the Articles.

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Ecosystem in data

The state of capital.

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USD 124Macross 12 deals.

Bangladesh’s technology startup funding in 2025 — driven by the USD 110M ShopUp–Sary merger that formed SILQ Group. Funding in 2024 was USD 41M; the gap is concentrated in late-stage and strategic deals.

Source: Bangladesh Startup Investments Report 2025, LightCastle Partners.
Calendar

Upcoming

Inaugural events and statutory meetings. The first AGM falls within six months of fiscal year close, per the Articles.

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TBCBy Dec 2026

Inaugural Annual General Meeting

Voting members · Per AOA, Part III

Planned
TBC2026 H2

Founders Forum · Cohort 01

Member founders · Members only

Planned
TBC2026 H2

Policy Roundtable · Capital Markets

By invitation · Council & advisors

Planned
TBC2027

SAB Summit · Inaugural

Members and guests · Agenda TBC

Planned
Charter

Built by founders.
For founders.

“To serve as the national representative body for the startup ecosystem — advancing innovation-driven entrepreneurship, a conducive policy environment, access to capital and global markets, and talent and capacity development — to accelerate Bangladesh’s transition toward a competitive, technology-enabled, and knowledge-based economy.”