Today, the Founder Institute, the world's premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Bangladesh 2024 Semester!
If you want to build a startup in Dhaka and could use expert training and feedback, then apply to the Dhaka Founder Institute today, or attend a free event.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Jul 28, 2024) will have their application fees waived (typically $50), and if you enroll by the Early Deadline you are also eligible for Founder Institute Fellowships.
Since launching in Dhaka in 2015, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, and our efforts in Dhaka have also been profiled by several high profile media channels.
To celebrate the launch, the Dhaka Founder Institute will several free startup events for the general public, where you can meet top entrepreneurs and learn more about the program:
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas : 11:00pm, Jul 29, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349408
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- Asia Regional Founder Showcase : 4:00pm, Aug 01, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/353627
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 6:00am, Aug 06, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349409
- How to Achieve Product-Market Fit: Insights from Seedstars: 11:00pm, Aug 07, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349410
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 11:00pm, Aug 12, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349411
- The Startup Founder’s Guide to Building AI Products Quickly & Easily : 11:00pm, Aug 14, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349412
- Launching a U.S. Company: Insights & Pitfalls to Avoid with Mark Milastsivy: 10:00pm, Aug 15, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/353868
- Pitch Lounge: Practice Pitching Your Business Idea to Startup Experts : 11:00pm, Aug 19, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349413
- Venture Trailblazers, featuring Warren Packard (Operating Partner at AI Fund): 10:00pm, Aug 22, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/351666
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 6:00am, Aug 27, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349414
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 6:00am, Aug 29, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349401
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 6:00am, Sep 03, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349446
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 6:00am, Sep 10, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349447
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 11:00pm, Sep 16, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349448
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 11:00pm, Sep 23, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349449
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 11:00pm, Sep 25, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349450
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 11:00pm, Oct 02, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349451
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 6:00am, Oct 15, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349452
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 6:00am, Oct 24, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349453
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 11:00pm, Oct 30, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349454
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder : 12:00am, Nov 05, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349455
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 7:00am, Nov 07, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349456
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 7:00am, Nov 19, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349457
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 7:00am, Nov 26, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349458
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 12:00am, Nov 28, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349459
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 12:00am, Dec 03, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349460
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 12:00am, Dec 05, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349461
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 12:00am, Dec 10, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349462
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 12:00am, Dec 17, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349463
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 7:00am, Dec 24, 2024 (Asia/Dhaka): https://FI.co/e/349464
Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to transition from employee to entrepreneur, test their startup ideas, build a team, get their first customers, raise funding, and more - like Udemy, Realty Mogul, iCarsClub, Itembase, goplaceit, and Appota. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Running the Founder Institute's efforts in Dhaka are local startup leaders Nayeem Ashrafi, and M Asif Rahman.
In addition, some of Dhaka's top entrepreneurs will mentor founders in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Bangladesh 2024 includes:
- Aabith Sabeer: Founder/CEO, Simplebooks.com
- Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
- Abdul Rahman: Venture Capital Analyst, InnMind
- Abdulla Mamun
- Abdulla Musthafa: Co-founder and CTO , forloop coding academy
- Abdullah Al Noman: Senior Product Manager, Pathao
- Abu Naser Md. Shoaib: Chief Technology Officer, Sheba Platform Limited
- Abu Safowan Mohammad Bakee: Country Manager, Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe e.V.
- Adnan Khan: Head of Truck Operations, Ticket & Ride at Shohoz, Shohoz
- Afshin Moayed: Partner, Razor Capital
- Ahamed Nishadh: Subregional Digital Expert, UNDP in Asia and the Pacific
- Ahamed Faheem: CEO, Adrotec
- Ahmed Fahad: VP at Product, Pathao
- Ahmed Irfan: Founder, Innovation Quotient
- Ahmed Numan: Manager, Customer Experience, Ooredoo Maldives
- Ahmed Azaan Hassan: Co-founder/CTO, Ewity, Inc
- Ahmed Yaamin Mohamed: Co-Founder, Spark Hub
- Aishath Adnan: Leader, FI Maldives
- Akkie Okma: Founder, OkmaAdvies
- Alagan Mahalingam: CEO, Rootcode Labs
- Alex Levin: Founder & CEO, Regal.io
- Al Farooque Shubho: Founder & CEO , Zantrik Limited
- Ali Haris: Product Manager, LottieFiles and Co-Founder & CEO, Payer
- Ali Hisam: Head of Growth Innovation, Dhiraagu
- Allen Hossain Selima: Director, BetterStories & Ambassador, Seedstars
- Allen Selima Hossain: Director, Panorama Management Advisory Services Ltd
- Aloka Gunasekara: Director - Startup & Business Ecosystem Innovation, YouLead / IESC
- Alyssa Ransbury: Manager, Business Development, Bikroy.com
- Aminath Ali: Founder, HaliAli Coaching and Consultancy Services (H.A.C.C.S)
- Aminath Shooza: Product Development and Innovation Manager, Dhiraagu
- Amit Damani: Founder, Vista Rooms
- Amit Saberwal: Founder and CEO, RedDoorz
- Amithe Gamage: Co-Founder, Quantum Leap
- Amun Thapa: Founder & CEO , sastodeal.com
- Anas Hussain: Business Development Manager, Consultant
- Anayet Rashid: Founder & CEO, Truck Lagbe
- Anayet Rashid: CEO, TruckLagbe
- Andrew Crawford: Director of Finance & HR, Founder Institute
- Anish Shrestha: CEO, Events Mo
- Anisha Karn: CEO , SmartPaani
- Anita Ghazi Rahman: Founder & Partner, The Legal Circle
- Anjali Malhotra: Founder & CEO, C-Xcel
- Anjana Somathilake: Founder, Nuclei Technologies & CTO, InsureMe
- Anna Lindbäck: CEO & Founder, Startup Strats
- Anup Dutta: UX Designer, GrameenPhone
- Anurag Maloo: Regional Director - Asia Pacific & VP - Global Partnerships & Business Development, Seedstars
- Aref Ali: CEO, Panorama Management Advisory Services Ltd
- Armin Zaman Khan: Founder, Romoni.xyz
- Arshad Uzair: Founder, BESolution
- Arunoda Susiripala: Founder and CEO, Kadira.io
- Arushad Ahmed: Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Javaabu Pvt. Ltd.
- Asanka De Mel: CEO, LOVI Ceylon
- Ashok G: CEO & Co-founder, STARTUP360 India
- Ashok Verma: Founding Partner/CEO, nVentures
- Asif Mahmood: Managing Partner, SEAF
- Ayami Wanasinghe: Regional Director - South Asia, Founder Institute
- Ayesha Ratnayake: Co-Founder, Show & Tell
- Ayman Sadiq: Founder & CEO, 10 Minute School
- Azara Lantra
- Bernard Arulanandam: Consultant, Innovation/Entrepreneurship, PwC Sri Lanka
- Bhanuka Harischandra: Founder/Chief Growth Officer, Surge Global
- Bijon Islam: CEO and Co-Founder, LightCastle Partners Ltd
- Biplob Ghosh Rahul: Founder & CEO, eCourier Ltd
- Breity Sabrin: CEO, Just Storys Ltd.
- Chalinda Abeykoon: Managing Partner, nVentures
- Chamara Peiris: Founder and CEO, Next Digital Innovations (Pvt) Ltd - Leeg.live
- Chamira Jayasinghe: Founder & CEO, Arimac Digital
- Chandika Jayasundara: Co-Founder & CEO, Cinergix
- Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
- Chris Foltz: Entrepreneur In Residence, Founder Institute + Responsible Solutions Ltd + IRG 100 CMO's & Change Agents
- Damitha Ginigaddarage
- Daoud Ghannam: Founder & CEO, uMake
- Daoud Ghannam: Founder & CEO, uMake
- Dewdrop Shaheena: CEO , Meticulous Consultancy
- Dhanika Perera: Founder/CEO, Bhasha & PayHere
- Dhanish Athif: Co-Founder and COO, MyBump Media
- Didar Islam: Managing Director
- Dinusha Kornkaduwa
- Dinushka Medagoda: Founder/Managing Partner/CEO, eLawyers
- Dr. Faisal Rahman: Medical Director, PraavaHealth
- Dr. Pallavi Singh: IP and Technology Lawyer and Consultant, Founder, Episteme Legal
- Dulith Herath: Founder & Chairman, Kapruka Holdings
- Dulitha Wijewantha: CTO/Co-Founder, Aristotle, Co-Founder, Cabbage Apps
- Eedham Rasheed: CEO, Hologo World Inc
- Enosh Praveen: Founder, Arteculate
- Erad Kawsar: Country Director at YGAP | Impact entrepreneurship + Investment + Policy | Recruiting for BI, BA & HR, YGAP
- Eranda Ginige: Founder/Director, Social Enterprise Lanka
- Ershad Hossain: CEO, 2 Attachments
- Fahim Mashroor: CEO, Bdjobs.com Ltd.
- Fahim Ahmed: CFO, Pathao
- Fareeha Shareef: Co-founder and Managing Partner, FJS Associates LLP
- Farhana Rahman: CEO & Chairperson, Upload Yourself Systems
- Farhana Khan: Partner, AS & Associates
- Fathhi Mohamed: Co-Founder, PickMe
- Fathmath Neesha: Leader, FI Maldives
- Fayaz Hudah: Consultant, Business Coach, Founder of Spiralation & Board Member (Sri Lanka), Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN)
- Gabriel Yohendran: Director - Sri Lankan , Founder Institute
- Gajan Vinothan: Founder CEO, Stripes & Checks Inc.
- Gayantha De Zoysa: Founder, Strive & CTO, Healthnet
- Guns (P. R.) Ganapathy: Regional Director - South Asia, Stanford Seed
- Hamidul Mishbah: A B M Hamidul Mishbah
- Hanah Tran: Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, Fyber V, FHH Ventures
- Hariharan Padmanaban: Director SE Asia / Africa , Hyla Mobiles ( An Assurant Company ) USA
- Harinda Fonseka: Founder & CEO, Gudppl
- Harsha Purasinghe: Founder and CEO, Microimage
- Hasanga Abeyaratne: Founder & CEO, Amplifyn
- Heminda Jayaweera: COO, SLINTEC & Co-Founder, Venture Frontier Lanka
- Hempal Shrestha: Co-Founder , Nepal Entrepreneurs Hub
- Heshan Fernando: Founder & CEO, oDoc
- Hifnaz Jiffrey: CEO/Co-Founder, Yoho
- Hiraash Thawfeek: CTO, Multiplier
- Hussain M. Elius: Founder & CEO, Pathao
- Hussain Elius: Founder, Pathao
- Hussain Jinan: CEO, SparkHub
- Hussain Shafiu: Managing Director, Arcils
- Ibrahim Inaz: Owner and Co-Founder of Kalhu Odi, CEO of Jobsicle
- Imran Raja: Head of Core Operations, Pathao
- Imran Zahir: Director, AI Think Lab
- Imthiyaaz Hassim: CEO/Co-Founder, SIXER Tech Private Limited
- Indika De Zoysa: Vice President, Huawei Technologies Lanka
- Indu Nanayakkara: Co-Founder & Social Media Strategist, Consultant & Speaker, IN Consulting | Impactr
- Iraj Islam: Co-founder and CTO, NewsCred Ltd.
- Iranthi Gomes: Co-founder and CEO, Serviceform
- Ish Anand: Founder CEO, Business Doctors India
- Ishraq Dhaly: Director, Magnito Digital
- Ismadi Ismail: Senior Manager - Corporate Finance and Valuations, PwC Sri Lanka
- Ismail Kaleem: Co-Founder, OXIQA
- Ivdad Ahmed Khan Majlish: Co-founder & Managing Director
- Ivy Huq Russell: CEO, Maya.com.bd
- Iyaz Waheed: President, Universal Foundation
- Jan-Cayo Fiebig: Co-Founder, CodersTrust
- Janeeth Rodrigo: General Manager, IdeaHell & Derana Macroentertainment
- Janne Saarikko: Director, Food Ecosystems Accelerator, Founder Institute
- Jatin Kataria: Founder & MD, InMeSta + JK Venture Studio
- Jayomi Lokuliyana: Co-Founder & CEO, zMessenger
- Jehan Wijesinghe, Unicorn Factory
- Joe Lenora: CTO, Vudoir Hub & Founder, We Are Designers
- Jonathan Abeywickrema: Director, Lanka Impact Investing Network (LIIN)
- Jonathan Clarke: Director of Engineering, Houzz.com
- Josh Hinkle, Forecastr
- Josheph Adhikari: Co-Founder, Sampanna Capital & Advisory Nepal
- Kanchana Senanayake: Founder/Managing Partner, JK Chambers
- Kanishka Weeramunda: Founder, PayMedia & DirectPay
- Karolis Pranckevicius: CEO, Blue Orange
- Karolis Panckevicius: Analyst, Blue Orange Agency
- Kavi Raj Joshi: Founder & Managing Director, Next Venture Corp
- Kazi M Hassan: CSTO, GrameenPhone
- Keerthi Kodithuwakku: CEO, Jendo Innovations
- Keith De Alwis: CTO, PraavaHealth
- Kesang Wangchuk: Country Manager, Secure Link Services Bhutan Pvt. Ltd
- Kesang Om: CEO, Institute for Learning Solutions
- Keshni Morar: Managing Director, Founder Institute South Africa + Investable
- Keshni Morar: Managing Director, Founder Institute South Africa + Investable
- Kevin Tan: Managing Partner, Upsilon Family
- Kezang Kezang: Chief Managing Associate, TingKarr Associates
- Khobaib Chowdhury: Founder, StylineCollection
- Kirthisri Wijeweera: Head of Knowledge & Research/Senior Economic Advisor, UNDP SDG Innovative Finance
- Kishan Nadarajah: Principal, BOV Capital
- Kokularajah Sundararajah: Former COO, The Serendipity Collection & CEO, Genesis Hospitality & Tech
- Lahiru Pathmalal: Co-Founder & CEO, Takas.lk
- Lamia Hafiz: Community Manager, Seedstars
- Lavina Ramkissoon: Africa's Voice - Chairperson and Director #aiMom, Founder Institute
- Leonika Hannan: Head of HR, Dhaka, NewsCred
- Lien Keerthisinghe: Founder/CEO, LienKay Coaching
- Love Yadav: General Partner, Lion Ventures
- Luna Shrestha Thakuri: Founding Director, Change Fusion Nepal
- Mafaz Ishaq: CEO, Innovation Quotient
- Mahmud Alam: Director- Operations, DHL Worldwide Express
- Maksudul Islam: Chief Financial Officer, Shohoz
- Maliha Quadir: Founder and Managing Director, Shohoz
- Mangala Karunaratne: Founder and CEO, Calcey Technologies (calcey.com)
- Mangala Yapa: Former Chairman , Board of Investments Sri Lanka
- Manish Thapa: Managing Partner, Global Equity Fund
- Manoj Ranaweera: Founder & CEO, SkilledUp Life
- Marco De Biasi: Managing Partner, Latin American Angels Society
- Martin Malmström: Managing Director, Bikroy.com
- Matiullah Rahmaty: Founder/President , BrightPoint Consulting Services
- Md Karim: Senior Investment Manager, Aavishkaar Capital
- Md. Ashequr Rahman: Managing Director, Midway Securities
- Md. Naimuzzaman Zaman: Head Of HR, PraavaHealth
- Md. Nazmul Haque Sarker: Co-founder & CEO, Tech Hive Limited
- Md. Shazzad Hosain: Director & Professor , North South University
- Mehedi Reza: Founder, Jobike
- Miikke Abaysinghe: CEO, Townchic Global Ventures (Pvt) Ltd.
- Mike Soertsz: Founder, Drifter
- Minhaz Anwar: Founder and Chief StoryTeller, BetterStories Limited
- Misa Nikolic: CEO, Resonator – Creative Tech Hub
- Misha Ali: Dhaka Lead, Uber Eats
- Mohamed Shamheel: CEO, Loopcraft
- Mohamed Saameen: IT Director, Fenaka Corporation
- Mohamed Afzal: Engineering Manager, Mindvalley
- Mohamed Jailam: CEO and Managing Director, Javaabu Pvt Ltd
- Mohamed Thoyyib: CTO, WOLFCOM Enterprise
- Mohammad Abdullah Ibney Anwar: Director - Data Engineering & Machine Learning, Pathao
- Mohammed Mafaz Ifharm: Co-founder/Chief Story Teller, Show & Tell
- Muhammad Nazimuddaula: Co-Founder & CEO, G&R
- Murad Hassan: Regional Director Key Accounts, APAC, Agoda
- Murtaza Tajbhoy: Chief Strategy Officer, Leo Burnett Solutions Inc.
- Mustafizur Khan: Chief Executive Office, UpSkill
- Naail Abdul Rahman: Managing Partner, Intellea Partnership
- Nadit Khatri: CEO, Pankh
- Nahid Hossain: Managing Associate, Old Bailey Chambers
- Najiba Wajiha Mahboob: CEO, Toureela
- Naresh Abeyesekera: Founder and CEO, SECQUORO
- Nasheet Islam: CEO, G&R Technologies Ltd.
- Nashid Ali: CEO, Cloud Creative
- Nasif Nm: Evangelist & Community Lead, FI Kochi
- Nasima Aktar Nisha: CEO , Women and e-commerce Trust (WE)
- Nasrat Ahmed Khan: Director , BetterStories Limited
- Nathan Sivagananathan: Co-Founder, Hatch
- Nattu Adnan: Co-Founder & CTO, Lottiefiles
- Naveed Mahbub: Columnist, The Daily Star
- Navid Khan: Product Manager , Pathao
- Nazim Farhan Chowdhury: Managing Director, Adcomm Limited
- Nazmin Nesa, Recycle it
- Nazmul Ahmed: Founder and CEO, Ennovision LLC
- Neeraj Saxena: Managing Partner, XScale
- Nelly Yusupova: Founder, TechSpeak.co
- Nevindaree Premarathne: Founder & CEO, The Makers
- Nevindee Amarasinghe: Founder, Good PR
- Niki Gomez: Founder, Maximise Me
- Nilendra Weerasinghe: Chief Corporate Advisory Officer, NDB Investment Bank Limited
- Nilushi Thenuwara: Deputy General Manager - Business Development, DIMO
- Nio Liyanage: Co-founder, Launchr
- Nirjhor Rahman: CEO, Bangladesh Angels Network
- Nisha Kotecha: CoFounder & CEO, GloCal CoWorking & InkDiVo
- Nishan De Silva: Founder, Jumpbook.lk
- Nuzha Naashidh: Manager, Business Center Corporation
- Ondrej Lang, Feelo
- Ovi Kazi: Managing Director, Kazi Equities
- Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
- Parveen S. Huda: CEO, Consulting & Research Gateway
- Prakat Khati: Attorney and Managing Partner, Artemis Law
- Pramod Poudel: Founder, Kundalini Ayurbeda
- Prassanna Pathmanathan: Founder & CEO, Ultimma Consulting
- Pravin Jayasinghe: CEO, SkyEye
- Pravin Raj Joshi: Co-founder, CTO , Rooster Logic
- Preeti Adhikari: Senior Manager, Policy and Implementation, Innovations for Poverty Action
- Priscilla Alexander: Co-founder, ArthurAI
- Rahat Ahmed: Founding Partner & CEO, Anchorless Bangladesh
- Rahat Afroze: Head Organization Development, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited
- Rahath Ahmed: Director and Chief Marketing Officer, Paperfly
- Rahmathullah Abdulfaththah: Co-Founder & CTO, Solid Tree Private Limited
- Raisul Amin: Senior VP - Strategy & Corporate Finance, Pathao
- Ram B Gurung: Chief Advisor & Master Trainer, CEFE International & Chief Entrepreneur, Startup First
- Ramesh Shanmuganathan: Executive Vice President / Group CIO, John Keells Holdings
- Randhula De Silva: Founder/CEO, GoodLife X & Director - Programs and Partnerships, Hatch
- Ranjit Acharya: CEO, Prisma Advertising
- Rashed Mujib Noman: Country Director, Augmedix
- Ravi Phuyal: Director , ING group
- Ravihans Wetakkepotha: Founder, HypeHash
- Revan Weerasinghe: Legal Consultant, SLINTEC (Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology)
- Reyasat Chowdhury: Co-founder and CEO, Shuttle
- Ridwan Hafiz: Founder & CEO, Go Zayaan
- Rikesh Gurung: Founder/Chairman, The Green Road
- Rishabh Singhi: Founder/CEO, Dishserve
- Riyad Husain: CEO, Magnito Digital Ltd.
- Rohan Jayaweera: Assistant Vice President, John Keells Holdings & Co-Founder, Antyra
- Rohantha Athukorala: CEO, Clootrack
- Roshaan Ranasinghe: Founder at Tribefunds, Director, Gradient Alliance
- Rupak Mainali: Proprietor, R. Mainali and Associates
- Russell Ahmed: CEO
- Russell Brand: CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited
- Ruwindhu Peris: Managing Director, Stax
- Ryan Mendonca: Legal Consultant & Founder, Your Virtual Legal Counsel
- Sabbir Mahbub: Founder and Chairman, Devnet Ltd.
- Saiba Singh: Manager, Accenture, Ex- KFC, Ex-Google & Founder, Sugar Rush
- Sajid Amit: Director, Center for Enterprise & Society (CES), ULAB
- Sajid Rahman: Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Digital Healthcare Solutions
- Sajini Jayawardena: Expert-in-Residence: Growth Strategy & Design Thinking, Imperial College London
- Sam De Silva: Co-Founder, Common Edge & Advisor, Loki Network
- Sameer Sortur: Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
- Samira Himika: Dreamer (Founder & Managing Director), team engine - a social good company
- Sanjiv Ahangama: Founding Partner, Third Lane Ventures
- Sanju Peramuna Arachchi: Co-founder / CEO, Aenigm3 Labs
- Sarinda Unamboowe: CEO/Managing Director, MAS Kreeda
- Sayeda Nabila Mahabub: Director of Marketing, Pathao
- Sayyed Ahmad Masud: CEO, Change Mechanic
- Semal Luthra: Co-Founder & CEO, HomeTree Coworking
- Senela Jayasuriya: Global CEO, Women Empowered Global
- Shaer Hassan: Co-founder and CEO, Nascenia
- Shafqat Asif: Vice President - Engineering, Pathao
- Shah Paran: Founder & CEO, HandyMama
- Shah Sufian: Co-founder & CTPO, Shuttle
- Shahnaz Sultana: Chief Consultant & CEO FINSALLIANCE, Risk Advisory I Founder WE Global, Women's Career Advancement I Former Country Manager Bangladesh and Regional Risk Officer, APAC in Wells Fargo Bank, N.A
- Shahram Anver: Co-Founder, DataCue
- Shahriar Shahid: Director Product Management & Head Of Product, Shohoz
- Shahwar Nizam: Partner & Managing Director , DFDL Bangladesh
- Sharmilan Somasundaram: Co-Founder & CEO, Niftron
- Shashi Bhattarai
- Shazif Adam: Co-Founder — Designer & Illustrator, Encreare
- Sheikh Shourav: CEO, Apploye Ltd
- Shifat Adnan: Chief Technology Officer, Pathao
- Shihan Anwer: CEO, Ortus Capital (Pvt) Ltd
- Shuaib Yusoof: Founder, Likuid Ventures
- Shyikh Mahdi: Advocate, Vertex Chambers
- Siffat Sarwar: Co-founder, ShopUp
- Simon Turner: Founding Partner, Groundbreaking, Managing Director, FI Ghana
- Sk. Tanvir Ahmed: Vice President, Head of Operations, Sheba.xyz
- Snehasish Barua: Partner, Snehasish Mahmud & Co.
- Sonam Choden: Consultant, GiANT Bhutan
- Sonia Bashir Kabir: Country Director
- Srishti Jain: Co-Convenor, Startup Jalsa
- Suhartha Weragoda: Chemist | Executive - Technology Transfer, SLINTEC (Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology)
- Sumaiyah Mousinin: Co-founder, Deshifarmer
- Syed Taj: Founder & CEO, LegalSeba
- Syed Almas Kabir: President, BASIS
- Sylvana Sinha: Founder , Praava Health
- Tamasha Fernando: Senior Manager - Startup Ecosystem Development, ICTA
- Tamzid Siddiq Spondon: Managing Director, ZANALA Bangladesh Ltd.
- Tanveer Ali: CIO, Constellation Asset Management
- Tanvir Sourov: Co-founder & CEO, Socian Ltd.
- Tanvir Sourov: Co-Founder & CEO, Socian Ltd.
- Tanvir Hossain Khan: Founder & CEO, Dreamerz Lab
- Tasvir Faheem: Founder & CEO, InsureCow
- Tausif Ahmad: Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Hungrynaki
- Teesha Wickramatunga: Founder/CEO, Workout.lk
- Thanuja Ranasinghe: Co-Founder / CEO, Company NameBetterBiz Global (Private) Limited
- Tharindu Dassanayake: Founder & CEO, ShoutOUT Labs
- Thariq Hamad: Co-Founder & CEO, FieldR - Match Analyzing Tool
- Tina Jabeen: Managing Director, StartUp Bangladesh
- Trevor Longino: Founder & CEO, CrowdTamers
- Trevor Longino - DO NOT USE THIS ACCOUNT: Owner , Crowd Tamers
- Tshering Namgyay Wangchuk, FI Mentor
- Tshewang Dorji
- Uday Krishna: Venture Capital Advisor, Seed Invetsor
- Umair Sheikh: Managing Director, Innovate47
- Uthpalie Thilakaratna: Co-Founder, Tracified
- Vadiraj Aralappanavar: Vice President of Product Management, Acko
- Vidushan Cherneka: Founder, Elon Venture Catalysts
- Vinav Bhanawat: Founder, Build From Zero
- Waliullah Bhuiyan: CEO, Light of Hope
- Waseem Alim: Founder & CEO, Chaldal
- Wasik Mursalin: CTO, Styline Collection
- Wishanth Wijesinha: Assistant Vice President - Head of John Keells X, John Keells Holdings
- Yasisurie Kiribandara: CEO/Head of Creative, Yasisurie Kiribandara Couture
- Yatan Blumenthal Vargas: Co-founder, Berlin Hardware Accelerator
- Yemi Oluseun: Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive
- Yusra Aziz: Founder & CEO, SecondTeam/Podi Jobs
- Zaki Omar: Director and Head of Legal & Compliance , GrameenPhone
- Zareen Mahmud Hosein: Founder, HerStory
- Zia Ashraf: Founder & COO, Chaldal
- Zunaid Ahmed Palak: State Minister, ICT Division, Ministry of Post, Telecom and ICT
- And many more to be announced.
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