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Shikho is an education technology company based in Bangladesh, focused on transforming the learning experience and making high-quality education accessible to all. Its primary offering is a mobile learning application tailored to the Bangladeshi national curriculum, targeting a potential market of 35 million students. The application allows learners to study at their own pace, offering features such as live classes with expert tutors, original animated video lessons, and gamification elements that reward progress with points and badges. By providing flexible and engaging educational resources, Shikho aims to enhance the learning journey for students across the country.

Shikho is an education technology company based in Bangladesh, focused on transforming the learning experience and making high-quality education accessible to all. Its primary offering is a mobile learning application tailored to the Bangladeshi national curriculum, targeting a potential market of 35 million students. The application allows learners to study at their own pace, offering features such as live classes with expert tutors, original animated video lessons, and gamification elements that reward progress with points and badges. By providing flexible and engaging educational resources, Shikho aims to enhance the learning journey for students across the country.

'Maya Apa' is re-inventing the way people in developing countries access specialist advice. Maya Apa is a knowledge sharing/messaging platform available on Android, Web, and WAP. Their intelligent technology connects users to expert advice, allowing anonymity. They’ve been helping anonymous user questions get relevant expert advice since 2011. They currently services 500+ questions a day, encompassing a wide range of topics, primarily; Public Health, Psycho-social and Legal. With a MoM growth rate of 10%+ they’re constantly on the edge of chaos and looking to grow further. In countries like Bangladesh, where there are many barriers to accessing reliable advice (particularly for women), their service is easy-to-use and very user friendly. Both men and women can ask questions in English, Bangla, Banglish and or Voice. Questions are then routed to a vetted network of experts (doctors, therapists etc.) through a real-time, uber-like backend.

'Maya Apa' is re-inventing the way people in developing countries access specialist advice. Maya Apa is a knowledge sharing/messaging platform available on Android, Web, and WAP. Their intelligent technology connects users to expert advice, allowing anonymity. They’ve been helping anonymous user questions get relevant expert advice since 2011. They currently services 500+ questions a day, encompassing a wide range of topics, primarily; Public Health, Psycho-social and Legal. With a MoM growth rate of 10%+ they’re constantly on the edge of chaos and looking to grow further. In countries like Bangladesh, where there are many barriers to accessing reliable advice (particularly for women), their service is easy-to-use and very user friendly. Both men and women can ask questions in English, Bangla, Banglish and or Voice. Questions are then routed to a vetted network of experts (doctors, therapists etc.) through a real-time, uber-like backend.

Gaze Pte. Ltd. specializes in developing application programming interface solutions that utilize artificial intelligence for visual recognition. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Singapore, the company also has operations in Canada and Bangladesh. Gaze offers a range of modules including face detection, recognition, and comparison, as well as spoof detection, landmark detection, license plate recognition, identity card detection, gun detection, identity card OCR, and product recognition. Additionally, Gaze is focused on creating a passwordless, one-click authentication system to enhance security and user experience.

Loop Freight is a technology-driven logistics company based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, that focuses on truckload freight. Founded in 2017, it offers a web and mobile platform that enables real-time tracking and visibility for all participants in the shipping process, including shippers, brokers, drivers, and fleet owners. The platform allows shippers to efficiently book, track, and pay for shipments, while carriers can select loads that are nearest to them, thereby minimizing deadhead miles and reducing transportation costs. Loop Freight's goal is to enhance the user experience in freight movement and streamline logistics operations for both shippers and carriers.