The Founder Institute, world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, is committed to narrowing the gender gap in high-tech startups.
As such, the Dhaka Founder Institute is excited to announce that over 10 of the area's top female entrepreneurs and executives have pledged to mentor and help new founders build their dream company in the upcoming Bangladesh Virtual 2020 program.
The impressive list of female mentors includes;
- Alyssa Ransbury: Manager, Business Development, Bikroy.com
- Anita Ghazi Rahman: Founder & Partner, The Legal Circle
- Ankita Vashistha: CEO, Tholons
- Farhana Rahman: CEO & Chairperson, Upload Yourself Systems
- Ivy Russell: Investment Counselor , Fisher Investments
- Luna Shamsuddoha: Chairman, Dohatec New Media
- Rezwana Khan: Director & COO, Star Computer Systems Limited
- Samira Himika: Dreamer (Founder & Managing Director), team engine - a social good company
- Sarah Jabeen: Partner, Business Innovator , Ennovision
- Sonia Bashir Kabir: Country Director, Microsoft Bangladesh
- Syeda Gulshan Ferdous Jana: co-founder of the 1st social media company in bangladesh, editor, blog pioneer and freedom of expression activist, somewhere in...
Click here to see the full list of mentors in the Dhaka Founder Institute.
The Founder Institute is about practical, actionable training and feedback - not theory. To achieve this, we bring in experienced Founders and CEOs to give our companies the most relevant and valuable advice. In a confidential setting, they share horror stories, best practices, and realistic feedback to help our Founders avoid "rookie mistakes" and be successful.
I want to see a point in the not too distant future where 50% of all the new startups are founded by women or have women in the founding team"
- Adeo Ressi, Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute
