AcceleratorEquity-free

Grameenphone Accelerator (GP Accelerator)

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh's telecom-backed accelerator connecting startups with Grameenphone's distribution network and mentorship.

The offer:
$12k per company
Location:
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Duration:
26 weeks

What you need to qualify

  • Early-stage technology startups
  • Registered with RJSC (Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms, Bangladesh)
  • Minimum two co-founders, at least 1 full time co-founder
  • Founders 18 years old or above
  • Any gender, nationality and education level
  • Must be its own product or service, not a reseller or agency build
  • National or global reach
  • Something tangible to show: a prototype, an MVP or traction

Eligibility

Eligible stages
All stages
Countries
Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval

How to apply

  1. 1

    Register the company with RJSC

    The published eligibility list requires the startup to be registered with RJSC, so complete that registration before the application round.

  2. 2

    Wait for the application round to be announced

    The programme timeline lists the application round, selection round and final announcement all as "Will announce later", so no window is currently open. Grameenphone directs questions to msrana@grameenphone.com.

  3. 3

    Submit the application in the application round

    The application round is the first of three filtration rounds. The page publishes no form URL and does not state which documents an applicant must submit.

  4. 4

    Attend the selection bootcamp and in person interviews

    Shortlisted teams go through a selection bootcamp and in person interviews as the second filtration round.

  5. 5

    Face the final jury process

    A final jury process picks the 7 to 8 teams announced as the batch, after which the six month programme starts at GP House.

Frequently asked

Up to $12,000 in grant funding, split as $7,000 cash and $5,000 in kind, plus six months working mainly from GP House, expert mentors, a curriculum covering customer development, product development and sales and marketing, investor introductions, media exposure and lunch at the Grameenphone cafeteria. There is no rent and no equity stake.

$7,000 is deposited on acceptance into the programme, and the remainder is awarded after graduating through Demo Day.

No. The programme is described as grant funding with no equity requirement and no rent for the GP House workspace.

Early-stage technology startups registered with RJSC, with a minimum of two co-founders and at least one working full time, founders aged 18 or above, of any gender, nationality and education level, building their own product or service with national or global reach and something tangible to show.

The accelerator runs for six months, worked mainly from GP House. Applications pass through three filtration rounds, an application review, in person interviews and a final jury, and 7 to 8 teams are selected.

Grameenphone has not published dates. The timeline on the programme page lists the application round, the selection round and the final announcement all as "Will announce later". Questions go to msrana@grameenphone.com.
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Stage
Pre-seed, Seed
Where it runs
Bangladesh. In person, so you need to be able to take part there
What you give up
No equity stated
Deadline
Not confirmed. Check the official page

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