A total of 27 impact enterprises have received graduate recognition for their contribution to improve the standard of living, including generating employment, through the creative utilization of Information Technology (IT).
Dhaka Cast, Smart Retina, Traceabl, portechai.com and Romoni are, among the enterprises, said a press release. Dhaka Cast was graduated for providing online service for diabetes patients at home, Smart Retina for initial detection of diabetes, Traceabl for suggestions for cultivation of fish successfully, Romoni as e-learning platform for teaching from primary to varsity level and providing parlour service through app.
BiniyogBriddhi (B-Briddhi) organised the graduation ceremony virtually recently, reports BSS.
BBriddhi is a multi-year partnership between the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh, Roots of Impact, and LightCastle Partners including other stakeholders, such as investors, private sector organizations, incubators, and support organizations for impact enterprises.
Amongst other guests, Maxime Cheng, Lead of Market & Capacity Building Programmes at Roots of Impact; Bijon Islam, Chief Executive Officer of LightCastle Partners; BushraAnjum, Co-Founder of wizkit; spoke at the event.
MehadUlHaque, business consultant of LightCastle Partners, conducted the ceremony.
LightCastle Partners, a business consultancy firm, Roots of Impact, and B-Briddhi are jointly implementing the programme.
As the world went down into pandemic lockdown in 2020, BiniyogBriddhi provided access to the virtual incubation platform to five impactful Bangladeshi incubators- YY Ventures, BetterStories, Bangladesh Angels, Truvalu Enterprises, and BYLC Ventures. With the support of BiniyogBriddhi, each of these incubators launched its own virtual incubation to accelerate the young entrepreneurs of Bangladesh. Cumulatively 27 impact enterprises graduated from the virtual incubation in 2020, equipped with better knowledge and resources to excel.