Light of Hope Ventures Program
Supporting SME & Startups with Mentorship and Financial Matchmaking for Sustainable Business Growth.
The 6-Month program is filled with online LIVE sessions, face-to-face workshops and one-to-one mentorship with the opportunity for Small & Medium-sized Companies to become Large-sized Companies to create more employment, especially among Youth in Bangladesh.
Our Focused Sectors
We are sector agnostic. We are focusing on Sectors that creates more employment, earn foreign currency, and offers strategic value for the country’s overall economic growth. Innovative and high-growth sustainable businesses are given priority.
Agriculture & Agro-tech
Education & Skill Development
Tech, SaaS, Software
E-Commerce
Service Sector
Manufacturing
Health & Wellbeing
Emerging Sector
Mentorship Program
During 6-month Mentorship program, the Founders will get direct one-to-one and group mentorship from the most successful founders and entrepreneurs from relevant industries.
They will pitch their business to investor and financer also after graduating.
Who is our Ideal Founder?
The founder/s and business should meet most criteria.
- Full time founder/s
- Doing business for minimum 2-3 years
- Has a Team of minimum 8-10 people
- Annual Revenue is minimum 50 lakh+
- Export-oriented or product that replaces import will given priority
Our Supports for Founders
No proper business growth program available for Founders that offers one-to-one mentorship and access to capital for business growth. We found the Founders are asking for these 3 Supports:
What will you get?
Online & in-person strategy sessions
1:1 mentorship with us
Hands-on business scaling playbooks
Opportunity to raise BDT 10 lakh in investment + access to credit line
Support for international expansion
In-residence Mentors & Coaches
Waliullah Bhuiyan
Founder, Light Of Hope
Nazmul Arefin Momel
Founder,ToguMogu
Omer Sharif Ibney Hai
Founder, Next Leaders
Program Mentors
Founders will get direct one-to-one and group mentorship from the most successful founders and entrepreneurs from relevant industries.
Ayman Sadiq
CEO, 10 Minute School
Shahir Chowdhury
Founder & CEO, Shikho
Ishmam Chowdhury
COO, Shikho
Diptha Saha
Co-founder & COO, Agroshift
Mahmud Rahman
Co-founder, WeGro
Mujahidul (Jahid) Islam
Founder, FresieFarm
M Asif Rahman
Serial Tech Founder, WPDeveloper, Startise, xCloud
Morin Talukder
Co-Founder & CEO, Pickaboo
M Majur Mahmud
President, Datasoft System
Banking and Financial Institution Partners
We are working with Banks, NBFIs to explore special loan products, SME loans, Startup loans to offer flexible and low-cost financing options for founders.
Startup Loan
Work order Financing
Sustainable Financing
SME Foundation Financing from Banks
SME Loan without Collateral
Women Entrepreneur Loan
Investment & Financing Matchmaking
Founders will get access to necessary financing from our partners for their business growth.
Up to 10 lakh equity investment.
Access to capital for business growth.
Necessary support for international expansion.
Knowledge sharing for Shariah-approved financing.
Access to halal financing for business growth.
Financing to agro-based businesses.
Support Access for Your Business Growth
For connecting development funds
Business Model, Investment Readiness
150 Million Customers
500+ Businesses
3 Financing Partners
8000+ Individual Investors
Cohort 1 Businesses
List of our Cohort 1 businesses whom we are directly mentoring and providing Access to Finance.
