Iterative in Dhaka: Lessons from 120+ Startups
Iterative is heading to Bangladesh!
Join Managing Partners Brian Ma and Hsu Ken Ooi for an evening of candid conversation, founder insights and more.
Brian and Hsu Ken will share how Iterative began and what they've discovered after working with over 120 startups in 3 years. The conversation will be moderated by Ridwan Hafiz, founder and CEO of Go Zayaan, an online travel aggregator and solution for Bangladesh travellers, and Iterative's inaugural investment in Bangladesh.
Format
For the first 30 minutes, Ridwan will moderate a conversation between Brian and Hsu Ken. The remaining time will be for audience Q&A and networking.
Event Details
Date: Friday, 1 March 2024
Time: 5:00-7:30pm BST
Location: Hotel Bengal Canary Park
Address: Plot #08, Rd No 16A, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
About Iterative
Iterative was founded for founders, by founders. Iterative's mission is to increase the GDP of Southeast Asia through entrepreneurship. To do that, we need to (1) make entrepreneurship more accessible to more people and (2) give founders the tools and support to be successful. As part of this mission, we run events like this to help founders solve their biggest problems.
Since Iterative started in March 2020, we have raised $163M across two funds, invested in 65+ companies, 120+ founders and the total value of Iterative companies is now worth $1.2 billion.
Iterative is actively receiving applications to our program. No fees, an upfront investment of USD $150,000 or $500,000, and 3 months of targeted support from experts and visiting partners. Join our event to learn more!
About Speakers
Brian Ma is co-founder and Managing Partner at Iterative. Prior to Iterative, he was the co-founder and CEO of Divvy Homes (a16z, GIC). In 2014, he started Weave (YCS14). In 2009, he started Decide.com an early machine learning company that predicted the future price of consumer goods. It was acquired by eBay in 2013. In 2005, he was one of the first PMs at Zillow before they launched.
Hsu Ken Ooi is co-founder and Managing Partner at Iterative. He was previously the Chief Product Officer of Workmate, an on-demand blue collar staffing platform in Southeast Asia. In 2014, he was VP of Product at Weave (YCS14). In 2009, he started Decide.com an early machine learning company that predicted the future price of consumer goods. It was acquired by eBay in 2013.
Ridwan Hafiz is the founder & CEO at Go Zayaan, an online travel aggregator and solution for Bangladesh travellers. In 2017, he started Go Zayaan (Iterative W21) and has since raised more than $9.2M in funding. Previously, Ridwan was co-founder at Analyzen, Bangladesh's leading digital marketing agency.