Rubel Ahsan

Serial Entrepreneur, Investor and Co-Founder @ Blaze

📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 5 investments📅 16 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2020
VC🌍 United States
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Advisor and Angel Investor
May 2020
Barikoi is building the location data (geospatial) infrastructure for Bangladesh and similar economies that are needed for enabling location-based experiences 200M people. The nature of complexity in developing markets like Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, and Africa is far greater than in developed countries. Underdeveloped infrastructure, the rapid pace of urbanization, complex addresses, or ambiguous addressing systems and an ever changing road network make things even more challenging and we are trying to solve these extremely complex problems using data, integrated platforms, and people and AI. Barikoi at core believes hyperlocal is the future of location technology. Were a deep tech startup based in Bangladesh
Angel Investor and Advisor
Jul 2018
ShopUp is Bangladeshs leading full-stack B2B commerce platform for small businesses (online and offline). We provide easy access to B2B sourcing, last-mile logistics, digital credit and business management solutions to small businesses. Why should one work for ShopUp? Simply, to be a part of a positive force that brings change to the economy of Bangladesh. Small businesses have always been the back bone of our economy, and when we facilitate their growth, not only do we help the micro entrepreneurs, but we ourselves grow leaps and bounds. Our backers at Flourish ventures, Omidyar Network, Sequoia Capital think the same! At ShopUp we dream big, grow fast, work smart, and at the same time change thousands of lives for the better!
Advisor and Angel Investor
Jul 2018
ShopUp is Bangladeshs leading full-stack B2B commerce platform for small businesses (online and offline). We provide easy access to B2B sourcing, last-mile logistics, digital credit and business management solutions to small businesses. Why should one work for ShopUp? Simply, to be a part of a positive force that brings change to the economy of Bangladesh. Small businesses have always been the back bone of our economy, and when we facilitate their growth, not only do we help the micro entrepreneurs, but we ourselves grow leaps and bounds. Our backers at Flourish ventures, Omidyar Network, Sequoia Capital think the same! At ShopUp we dream big, grow fast, work smart, and at the same time change thousands of lives for the better!
Co Founder and Board Member
Dec 2010
Digicon Technologies Ltd is a leading outsourcing organization in Bangladesh, with an industry leading edge in the vertical of BPO and IT/ITES solutions. Through our dynamic solution mechanism, we list among our clients some of the world’s most prestigious firms and companies as well as diverse government agencies. Our company is a pioneer in paving the way for the rise of the BPO industry in Bangladesh and our experience gives us an edge in delivering an excellent customer experience. Our multinational team of experts and specialists allow us to offer a full spectrum of business process management services with a global outlook that sets us apart from the rest.
Board Member
Dec 2010
Digicon Technologies Ltd is a leading outsourcing organization in Bangladesh, with an industry leading edge in the vertical of BPO and IT/ITES solutions. Through our dynamic solution mechanism, we list among our clients some of the world’s most prestigious firms and companies as well as diverse government agencies. Our company is a pioneer in paving the way for the rise of the BPO industry in Bangladesh and our experience gives us an edge in delivering an excellent customer experience. Our multinational team of experts and specialists allow us to offer a full spectrum of business process management services with a global outlook that sets us apart from the rest.
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2020
Advisor and Angel Investor
May 2020
Barikoi is building the location data (geospatial) infrastructure for Bangladesh and similar economies that are needed for enabling location-based experiences 200M people. The nature of complexity in developing markets like Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, and Africa is far greater than in developed countries. Underdeveloped infrastructure, the rapid pace of urbanization, complex addresses, or ambiguous addressing systems and an ever changing road network make things even more challenging and we are trying to solve these extremely complex problems using data, integrated platforms, and people and AI. Barikoi at core believes hyperlocal is the future of location technology. Were a deep tech startup based in Bangladesh
2018
Angel Investor and Advisor
Jul 2018
ShopUp is Bangladeshs leading full-stack B2B commerce platform for small businesses (online and offline). We provide easy access to B2B sourcing, last-mile logistics, digital credit and business management solutions to small businesses. Why should one work for ShopUp? Simply, to be a part of a positive force that brings change to the economy of Bangladesh. Small businesses have always been the back bone of our economy, and when we facilitate their growth, not only do we help the micro entrepreneurs, but we ourselves grow leaps and bounds. Our backers at Flourish ventures, Omidyar Network, Sequoia Capital think the same! At ShopUp we dream big, grow fast, work smart, and at the same time change thousands of lives for the better!
Advisor and Angel Investor
Jul 2018
ShopUp is Bangladeshs leading full-stack B2B commerce platform for small businesses (online and offline). We provide easy access to B2B sourcing, last-mile logistics, digital credit and business management solutions to small businesses. Why should one work for ShopUp? Simply, to be a part of a positive force that brings change to the economy of Bangladesh. Small businesses have always been the back bone of our economy, and when we facilitate their growth, not only do we help the micro entrepreneurs, but we ourselves grow leaps and bounds. Our backers at Flourish ventures, Omidyar Network, Sequoia Capital think the same! At ShopUp we dream big, grow fast, work smart, and at the same time change thousands of lives for the better!
2017
Co-Founder and Group CEO
Jul 2017
Bangladesh's leading Fintech infrastructure company with single API services for real-time cross-border and local payments and identity verification. All leading financial institutions and Fintech companies in Bangladesh and many major global payment platforms use HomePay's API-based payment and identity verification services.
www.homepay.io
Co Founder and CEO
Jun 2017
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