Startup Bangladesh Limited, the government-backed venture capital firm, has invested BDT 11.10 crore over the past six months, according to a recent press release. From September 2024 to January 2025, the organisation disbursed BDT 9.025 crore across nine startups.
10 Minute School, an online educational platform in Bangladesh created in 2015 by Ayman Sadiq, has suspended their online and offline classes for an indefinite period
Following violent clashes between student protesters and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists at different public universities around the country, celebrities have voiced their support for the quota reform movement. The July 15 incident left approximately 300 people injured, including female students and BCL members. As of July 17 (3:00pm), six fatalities have been reported due to the ongoing unrest.
Startup Bangladesh Limited has announced today that it has canceled an investment proposal of Tk 5 crore for 10 Minute School, Bangladesh’s largest edtech platform
Currently, SBK has 46 startups in their portfolio
This is the highest seed-stage funding for a Bangladeshi startup, bringing 10MS's total funding to Tk78 crore to date
The Founder and CEO of 10 Minute School, Ayman Sadiq, and English teacher Munzereen Shahid are preparing to get married, according to sources with close ties to the couple.
BASIS recently organised the Startup Conference during its 4-day long SoftExpo exhibition held at the Big Tent, Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in Purbachal.
With so many events taking place throughout 2022, we can hope that the coming year will provide more opportunities for the local startups to flourish further in the grand scheme of things.
10 Minute School, the leading Bangladeshi ed-tech startup, has recently appointed Mirza Salman Hossain Beg as its Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Online educational platform 10 Minute School has raised $2 million in seed funding from Surge, Sequoia Capital India’s rapid scale-up programme, to increase investment in product and technology.
Two Bangladeshis are put on the 2018 version of Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 Asia list for their contributions towards solving problems through their business initiatives.