Rahat Ahmed

Founder & Managing Partner, Anchorless · Global Capital for Bangladesh

📍 United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 7 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Oct 2022
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Venture Investor & Board Member
Oct 2022
Agroshift is a technology platform transforming the agri-supply chain of Bangladesh. Our goal is to equip & empower farmers with improved access to the market, provide better prices for consumers and eliminate inefficiency in the supply chain. We are building a marketplace for fresh produce connecting our farmer network to businesses through demand aggregation, micro-fulfillment and serving clustered user groups.
Venture Investor & Board Member
Aug 2022
HypeScout is a data-driven, automated solution for businesses to manage their influencer marketing efforts. HypeScout enables brands to have a seamless experience finding, managing, and paying the best influencers in their industry. No more bargaining and going back and forth justifying influencer payment. HypeScout algorithm automatically takes care of the negotiation and compensation to the influencers.
Venture Investor & Board Member
Jul 2021
Shikho is a pioneering Bangladeshi education technology startup on a mission to revolutionise the way Bangladesh learns today and democratise access to a high quality education. The Shikho Learning App allows students to learn at their own pace, test themselves and get ahead with our expert teachers anytime and anywhere. By offering high-quality animated video lessons, interactive live classes, visualised learning journeys, continuous assessment and performance analytics, Shikho is changing the way Bangladesh learns outside the classroom.
early stageE-learning
Venture Investor
May 2021
Premier customer engagement platform built for online businesses of the region. Power up your customer support and increase your online sales through Myalices powerful all-in-one platform that includes: - Customer support Platform - Whatsapp marketing - Whatsapp catalog - Complaint and ticket management - Workflow automations - Gen AI driven chatbots - Integrate with Zid, Salla, Shopify or any other CRM. Official Shopify, Salla and META Partners.
Venture Investor & Board Member
May 2020
Loop is a technology enabled marketplace for truckload freight services. The platform connects businesses to available fleet owners looking to optimize their workflow and digitize their logistics. Our vision is to redesign the movement of commercial goods for the next generation of shippers and carriers Loop improves the logistics experience by increasing visibility and providing better communications by leveraging software and data points across the in-land supply chain. Our vision is to redesign the movement of commercial goods for next generation shippers and carriers. Technology with the aid of trusted people with incredible customer service can bring ease and efficiency to the broken supply chain industry. As more trucks become part of our network, our technology along with our operations will create smarter routes that efficiently match shipments for the shippers and carriers, thus helping their small and mid-sized businesses to save on insurance, transportation and environmental costs.
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Jun 2016
Pathao is the fastest growing technology company in Bangladesh solving some of the country’s most challenging problems in logistics and transportation. We are dreamers, scientists, operators, and entrepreneurs. Our culture is progressive, non-hierarchical, meritocratic, and collegial. We are looking for high achievers who will go above and beyond their job descriptions to fulfil a shared vision. If you are entrepreneurial, seek to change society with technology, and want to super-charge your career out of the regular 9 to 5, then Pathao is the place for you.
Experience · 12 entries
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2023
Co-Founder
Apr 2023
Connecting the Bangladeshi diaspora + taking control of our global narrative.
2022
Venture Investor & Board Member
Oct 2022
Agroshift is a technology platform transforming the agri-supply chain of Bangladesh. Our goal is to equip & empower farmers with improved access to the market, provide better prices for consumers and eliminate inefficiency in the supply chain. We are building a marketplace for fresh produce connecting our farmer network to businesses through demand aggregation, micro-fulfillment and serving clustered user groups.
Strategic Partner, Investment Advisory and Promotion
Sep 2022
Investment promotion agency under the Prime Ministers Office
Advisory Committee Member, Impact Investments
Sep 2022
SAJIDA Foundation is a national NGO currently operating in 36 districts with microfinance, health and other development initiatives.
Venture Investor & Board Member
Aug 2022
HypeScout is a data-driven, automated solution for businesses to manage their influencer marketing efforts. HypeScout enables brands to have a seamless experience finding, managing, and paying the best influencers in their industry. No more bargaining and going back and forth justifying influencer payment. HypeScout algorithm automatically takes care of the negotiation and compensation to the influencers.
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