# Anchorless Bangladesh

> Anchorless Bangladesh is a VC fund backing Information Technology. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 62%
- Last fund: Jan 2020
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/anchorless
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/AnchorlessBD
- Website: https://www.anchorless.vc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnchorlessBD

Anchorless Bangladesh is an early-stage venture investment fund focused on fostering the startup ecosystem. The fund empowers founders, investors, the startup community, and other stakeholders to realize their objectives as well as strengthening the economy. In 2019, Rahat Ahmed launched the firm in New York, New York.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $300k–$4M |
| Pre-Seed | $280k–$1.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 3 | 23% |
| Payments | 2 | 15% |
| Logistics | 2 | 15% |
| Mobile Apps | 2 | 15% |
| Transportation | 2 | 15% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 38% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 23% |
| Series B | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 46% |
| Canada | 1 | 8% |
| Singapore | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rahat Ahmed | Founding Partner & CEO | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rahat-ahmed |
| Dan McMurtrie | General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-mcmurtrie |
| Faheem Ahmed | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/faheem-ahmed-2095 |
| Peter Findley | General Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-findley |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MyAlice | Alice is a omni-channel conversational AI based SAAS platform to Boost Sales, Automate Support and Reduce Cost! | $2M | Seed | Jun 24, 2026 |  |
| Shikho | Shikho is a Bangladeshi education technology company on a mission to revolutionise the way Bangladesh learns today and democratise access to a high quality education. It is building a hyper-localised digital learning ecosystem designed specifically for the Bangladeshi national curriculum to serve a growing total addressable market of ~42 millionstudents. "Shikho - The Learning App" is available on the Google Play Store. | $300K | Seed | Dec 20, 2024 |  |
| Pathao | Pathao is a digital platform for entrepreneurs, based out of Dhaka, with a vision of Moving Bangladesh forward. It is the market leader in 2W/4W ride-sharing, food delivery, e-commerce and e-com fulfilment in Bangladesh and Nepal. | $12M | Series B | Sep 15, 2024 |  |
| Shikho | Shikho is a Bangladeshi education technology company on a mission to revolutionise the way Bangladesh learns today and democratise access to a high quality education. It is building a hyper-localised digital learning ecosystem designed specifically for the Bangladeshi national curriculum to serve a growing total addressable market of ~42 millionstudents. "Shikho - The Learning App" is available on the Google Play Store. | $810K | Seed | Jun 27, 2024 |  |
| HypeScout | HypeScout is a technology platform that helps brands to design, launch & manage influencer marketing programs at scale. | $280K | Pre-Seed | Nov 07, 2022 |  |
| Agroshift | Agroshift helps farmers sell their produce to businesses and consumers by providing a tech-enabled supply chain. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Oct 25, 2022 |  |
| Shikho | Shikho is a Bangladeshi education technology company on a mission to revolutionise the way Bangladesh learns today and democratise access to a high quality education. It is building a hyper-localised digital learning ecosystem designed specifically for the Bangladeshi national curriculum to serve a growing total addressable market of ~42 millionstudents. "Shikho - The Learning App" is available on the Google Play Store. | $4M | Seed | Mar 29, 2022 |  |
| Shikho | Shikho is a Bangladeshi education technology company on a mission to revolutionise the way Bangladesh learns today and democratise access to a high quality education. It is building a hyper-localised digital learning ecosystem designed specifically for the Bangladeshi national curriculum to serve a growing total addressable market of ~42 millionstudents. "Shikho - The Learning App" is available on the Google Play Store. | $1.3M | Seed | Jul 28, 2021 |  |
| MyAlice | Alice is a omni-channel conversational AI based SAAS platform to Boost Sales, Automate Support and Reduce Cost! | $500K | Seed | May 11, 2021 |  |
| MyAlice | Alice is a omni-channel conversational AI based SAAS platform to Boost Sales, Automate Support and Reduce Cost! | $500K | Pre-Seed | May 11, 2021 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [B/deshi Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b-deshi-invest) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [HOF Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hof-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Wavemaker Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wavemaker-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Learn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/learncapital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Anchorless Bangladesh invest in?

Anchorless Bangladesh invests primarily in Information Technology, Payments and Logistics startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Bangladesh. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Anchorless Bangladesh's check size?

Anchorless Bangladesh typically joins rounds of $300k–$4M at Seed and $280k–$1.8M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Anchorless Bangladesh participates in.

### How do I contact Anchorless Bangladesh?

Public channels for Anchorless Bangladesh include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Anchorless Bangladesh?

The team at Anchorless Bangladesh includes Rahat Ahmed (Founding Partner & CEO), Dan McMurtrie (General Partner) and Faheem Ahmed (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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