The promising world of startups

Startup Dhaka along with U.S State Department and CRDF Global held an intensive 3-day bootcamp and demo day, to give startups get that winning edge they need to grow as an organization and as a team.
The GIST initiative builds entrepreneurial ecosystems in countries across the Middle East, Turkey, Asia and Africa by identifying, coaching, and funding the most promising technology entrepreneurs through its flagship competitions, startup acceleration services, online social media platform and interactive mentorship programs.
Speakers attending the event were Jim Bagnola, President of Leadership Group International, Jim Chung, Executive Director of Entrepreneurship, George Washington University and Thor Ernstsson, Founder of Casual Corp and former Lead Architect, Zynga.
Buckets Engineer, CityScope, SobjiBazaar, LightCastle Partners, Bongo, Panacea and Singularity, were the seven finalists who made it to Demo Day, where they got pitch their startups to a panel of investors from abroad and Bangladesh.