Today, the Founder Institute, the world's premier pre-seed startup accelerator, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Bangladesh - South Asia 2025 program!
If you could use a structured process and feedback from Dhaka's top entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Bangladesh - South Asia 2025 Founder Institute today.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities worldwide, the Founder Institute provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the critical support network and structured process needed to build an enduring company. Since 2009, the program has helped over 7,500 Graduates raise over $1.85BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more.
To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events in Dhaka, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:
- Lessons Learned Raising from Top Silicon Valley VCs: AMA with Rajeev Behera: 9:00pm, May 29, 2025 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/371187
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 10:00pm, Jun 02, 2025 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/370534
- How to Build Your MVP Using Artificial Intelligence : 10:00pm, Jun 04, 2025 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/371322
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 5:00am, Jun 10, 2025 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/370872
- Meet the FI Alumni Scaling Startups in Asia: 4:00pm, Jun 16, 2025 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/371525
- FI Alumni Panel: Meet Portfolio Companies and Ask Questions: 10:00pm, Jun 23, 2025 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/371869
- Startup Finance & Banking Basics: AMA with Grasshopper Bank: 10:00pm, Jun 25, 2025 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/372097
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 10:00pm, Jun 30, 2025 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/371718
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 10:00pm, Jul 07, 2025 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/370307
- Founder’s Guide to AI: Using Agentic Workflows to Automate Repetitive Tasks: 10:00pm, Jul 23, 2025 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/373559
The Dhaka program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Joya Chowdhury (Investment Readiness Lead, BetterStories), Minhaz Anwar (Chief StoryTeller, BetterStories), and Muhaimin Khan (COO and Director, BetterStories).
In addition, some of Dhaka's top entrepreneurs, CEOs, and investors will be participating in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Dhaka Founder Institute includes:
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Adeo Ressi: Founder/CEO, Founder Institute
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Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister, ICT Division
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Zia Ashraf: Founder & COO, Chaldal
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Siffat Sarwar: Co-founder, ShopUp
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Sheikh Shourav: MD, SpaceSoft Limited
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Shah Paran: Founder & CEO, HandyMama
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Sajid Rahman: CEO, Telenor Health
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Reyasat Chowdhury: Co-founder and CEO, Shuttle
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Khobaib Chowdhury: Founder, StylineCollection
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Hussain Elius: Founder, Pathao
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Anita Ghazi Rahman: Founder & Partner, The Legal Circle
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Armin Zaman Khan: CEO, Romoni.xyz
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Al Farooque Shubho: CEO & Mastermind , Zantrik Limited
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And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute is designed for founders and teams all throughout the pre-seed stage, including aspiring founders with a full-time job, solo founders, teams, and founders of established companies that are pre-funding. The Founder Institute's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Join us in Dhaka to build a great company in 2019.
Apply to the Bangladesh - South Asia 2025 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
