# Grameenphone Accelerator

> Grameenphone Accelerator is a VC fund in Dhaka backing SaaS, Lending and Recruiting. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grameenphone-ltd
- Website: https://x.com/Grameenphone
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Grameenphone

Grameenphone Accelerator is a VC fund in Dhaka focused on SaaS and Lending. Grameenphone Accelerator is the largest accelerator program in Bangladesh providing early-stage startups with a host of support.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Lending | 1 | 50% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 50% |
| Credit Cards | 1 | 50% |
| Online Portals | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Grant | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Airwork AI | Hire the world's most deeply-vetted startup talents. Post jobs with AI assessments and interviews. Hire for projects, retainers, or permanent placements in <24 hours. | $12K | Grant | Apr 01, 2022 | https://x.com/airworkai |
| Aamartaka | Aamartaka is an online financial aggregator that allows everyone to compare and apply for loans and credit cards. |  | Seed | Oct 15, 2019 | https://x.com/aamartaka |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Seedstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Grameenphone Accelerator invest in?

Grameenphone Accelerator invests primarily in SaaS, Lending and Recruiting startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Bangladesh. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Grameenphone Accelerator last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Grameenphone Accelerator closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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