Shikho

Shikho is the leading and category-defining Bangladeshi education technology (edtech) startup focused on building a hyper-localized digital learning ecosystem centered on modernizing the delivery of supplementary education for school, college, university as well as professionals. Combining expertise across content, instruction, media and technology the company’s products and solutions aim to make online learning accessible, enjoyable, engaging, and effective for a learning age population of 85 million Bengali speaking students below the age of 25. The technology platform addresses each part of the Bangladeshi student journey — covering daily lessons, homework, exam-prep, tutoring, and skill development — in an affordable, convenient, and cohesive way. Shikho’s web and mobile applications include access to interactive live classes conducted by expert tutors, original animated video lessons that help visualize complex concepts, a vast library of in-app questions and solutions, personalized real-time performance tracking, and a recommendation engine that prompts users based on their strengths and weaknesses. The company currently operates out of four offices in Dhaka and Jessore and has 450 employees. It is backed by global venture capital firms, Learn Capital, Wavemaker Partners, Anchorless Bangladesh, Sturgeon Capital, Goodwater, Sajida Foundation, alongside strategic angels and family offices. The company has raised $7m USD of funding and was featured in Forbes Asia 100 to Watch List in 2022 and its Founder, Shahir Chowdhury was listed as a 2023 Bloomberg Catalyst.