AI & Deep-tech Seed funding in Bangladesh

Sector context

BD's AI vertical splits into enterprise AI services (retail, BFSI, telco) and applied research in computer vision and Bengali-language NLP. The National AI Policy 2026–2030 sets the procurement and infrastructure backdrop.

• 2025-06-20
  Intelligent Machines

  Seed · AI & Deep-tech · Startup Bangladesh Limited, Anchorless Bangladesh
  $1.5M

Active investors

• Startup Bangladesh Limited
  VC Fund · Pre-seed to Series A · BDT 10M – 500M

  State-backed flagship venture vehicle investing in BD-incorporated startups across fintech, deep-tech, healthtech, and climate. Operates with public-sector mandates plus private-style diligence.

• iDEA Pre-Seed Startup Grant
  Government Grant · Pre-seed · Up to BDT 10M

  Government of Bangladesh pre-seed grant program under the iDEA Project (ICT Division). Non-dilutive funding for ideation and early product stages, gated on local incorporation and milestone reporting.

• BIRDI Innovation Grant
  Government Grant · Industrial R&D · Large-scale (program-defined)

  Bangladesh Industry Research Development & Innovation grant portal funding industrial-scale innovation projects. Targets deep-tech and applied-research initiatives that require beyond-pre-seed capital.

• Bangladesh Bank Startup Directives (2025)
  Regulator/Policy · All stages · n/a

  Updated 2025–2026 BB directives covering startup financing, cross-border share swaps, and outbound investment. Materially reshapes the legal mechanics of BD founders raising offshore.

Notable companies

• Intelligent Machines
  AI & Deep-tech · Dhaka, Bangladesh

  Enterprise AI and computer vision solutions provider.

• Omega Solution
  AI & Deep-tech · Dhaka, Bangladesh

  Local AI consultancy in Goodfirms' BD AI rankings.

• Abdullah Al Nasim — R&D Portfolio
  AI & Deep-tech · Dhaka, Bangladesh

  Researcher portfolio focused on NLP and applied AI R&D.