Investor brief
Bangladesh's digital economy, indexed for capital.
deshi.bd is the structured intelligence layer over Bangladesh's startup and consumer-app ecosystem. We catalogue, verify, score and surface what's actually shipping — built for founders, partners and global investors.
$170B
Digital economy TAM
BD, 2030 projection
173+
Apps indexed
173
Publishers
81
Verified
Market opportunity
A 170M-person digital market, still early
Bangladesh has 130M+ internet users, the 8th largest in the world. Smartphone penetration is past 60% and rising. Mobile money handles $80B+ in annual volume. Yet the .bd app ecosystem is under-indexed globally — that's the gap deshi.bd closes.
Fintech
$15B28% CAGR
E-commerce
$8B21% CAGR
Logistics
$5B19% CAGR
Edtech
$2B32% CAGR
Healthtech
$3B24% CAGR
SaaS / Dev tools
$1.2B35% CAGR
Ecosystem map
17 verticals, fully indexed
Roadmap
2026 — from directory to intelligence platform
Q1 2026
Verified founder profiles
Identity-checked founder pages with portfolio history and equity disclosures.
Q2 2026
Rankings & intelligence API
Programmatic access to category rankings, trust scores, and weekly trends.
Q3 2026
Investor deal-flow portal
Curated startup intros, fundraising signals, and quarterly market reports.
Q4 2026
Cross-border bridge
Diaspora and foreign investor onboarding into the BD digital economy.
Partnership inquiries
Talk to us
Investors, partners and journalists — reach the team for a full data room, quarterly Bangladesh tech reports, or a one-on-one ecosystem briefing.
investors@deshi.bd