Bangladesh Bank Startup Fund
Status not published
Applications are made to a scheduled bank in Bangladesh, which lends under the Bangladesh Bank Startup Fund circular. Confirm the current ceiling, tenor and interest cap in the latest SMESPD circular.
Refinance scheme with a BDT 500 crore central fund, plus 1% of each scheduled bank's annual operating profit contributed to bank-level startup funds. Loans are extended to startups at a concessional rate (capped at 4% to the borrower) with a ceiling in the order of BDT 10 crore per startup, without collateral.
Bangladesh Bank (central bank)
public · national
Deadline: rolling — Applications are made to a scheduled bank in Bangladesh, which lends under the Bangladesh Bank Startup Fund circular. Confirm the current ceiling, tenor and interest cap in the latest SMESPD circular.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
Who can apply
- Under 12 years old
- Locally registered entity required
Bangladeshi entrepreneurs, broadly aged 21-45 at first application, with an innovative and scalable business. Collateral-free. The exact age band, tenor and ceiling are set in the operative Bangladesh Bank circular - verify before applying.
How to apply
- Approach a scheduled bank operating the Startup Fund.
- Submit the business plan and required documents.
- Bank appraises under the Bangladesh Bank Startup Fund policy and sanctions the loan.
- Refinance is claimed by the bank from Bangladesh Bank.
Source. https://www.bb.org.bd/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked