AI & Deep-tech in Bangladesh
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.
Companies
Intelligent Machines
Enterprise AI and computer vision solutions provider.
Omega Solution
Local AI consultancy in Goodfirms' BD AI rankings.
Abdullah Al Nasim — R&D Portfolio
Researcher portfolio focused on NLP and applied AI R&D.
Capital & policy
Startup Bangladesh Limited
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 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
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)
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.
Insights
How strategic investment in a digital ecosystem pays off — the bKash case
bKash's compounding moat shows what it actually takes to build a payments rail at country scale: agents, KYC, merchants, and regulator alignment.
Top software companies in Bangladesh, 2026
How the 2026 ranking is shaping up between Brain Station 23, DataSoft, ADDIE Soft, and the next tier.
Top AI startups in Bangladesh, 2026
From enterprise AI to computer vision and Bengali NLP — the BD AI startup landscape mid-2026.
National AI Policy 2026–2030 — what founders need to know
The draft policy framework defines compute, data, and procurement priorities founders should design around.
Bangladesh Bank's 2025 startup directives — cross-border share swaps explained
The new directives finally formalise the mechanics of flipping or share-swapping a BD startup into an offshore HoldCo.
Global signal: Baidu's AI cloud growth and Ernie 5.1 vs GPT/Gemini
Why a Chinese frontier-AI operator's earnings matter to BD AI founders pricing model access.
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