Startup Bangladesh Limited (government venture capital)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Government-sponsored venture capital company investing equity in Bangladeshi startups from pre-seed through Series A. Capitalised with a government allocation of BDT 500 crore; individual ticket sizes are negotiated per deal.
Startup Bangladesh Limited, ICT Division, Government of Bangladesh
public · national
Deadline: rolling — Applications for investment are accepted on a rolling basis through the Startup Bangladesh website; the company also runs periodic thematic calls.
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.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
Who can apply
- Sectors: fintech, health, agri, ai, any
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a
- Locally registered entity required
Bangladesh-registered companies with a scalable technology-enabled business model and a founding team based in Bangladesh.
How to apply
- Submit the pitch through the Startup Bangladesh website.
- Initial screening and analyst review.
- Due diligence and investment committee approval.
- Term sheet, definitive agreements and disbursement.
What you will need
- Pitch deck
- Company incorporation documents (RJSC)
- Financial statements and projections
- Cap table
- Founder national IDs
Source. https://www.startupbangladesh.vc/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked