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🌐 Elevate our executive game! Join us in a key role, supporting our Leadership team with seamless communication and coordination with key stakeholders. 🤝
🔍 Discover the possibilities and find your perfect fit! Learn more about this role & join our dynamic team: https://yy.ventures/talents
✍️To apply, send your latest resume and a one-page cover letter to [email protected]. Hurry, as we're reviewing applications on a rolling basis! ✨

📜 Join us in fueling YY Ventures' global impact through storytelling! Shape narratives, co-design collaterals, and elevate our presence in the startup world. 🚀

🔍 Discover the possibilities and find your perfect fit! Learn more about this role & join our dynamic team: https://yy.ventures/talents

✍️ To apply, send your latest resume and a one-page cover letter to [email protected]. Hurry, as we're reviewing applications on a rolling basis! ✨

🚀 Join us in leading transformation! 🌍 As a Senior Programs Manager at YY Ventures, you'll lead our global portfolio of entrepreneurship support programs and youth engagement initiatives.
🔍 Discover the possibilities and find your perfect fit! Learn more about this role & join our dynamic team: https://yy.ventures/talents
✍️ To apply, send your latest resume and a one-page cover letter to [email protected]. Hurry, as we're reviewing applications on a rolling basis! ✨

🚀 Join us in driving change! As a Programs Associate at YY Ventures, you'll assist our entrepreneurship support programs and youth engagement initiatives in Bangladesh and beyond. 🌍

🔍 Discover the possibilities and find your perfect fit! Learn more about this role & join our dynamic team: https://yy.ventures/talents
✍️To apply, send your latest resume and a one-page cover letter to [email protected]. Hurry, as we're reviewing applications on a rolling basis! ✨

📣 We’re hiring for exciting roles to kick off the new year! 🎆
👉 Associate, Programs
👉 Senior Manager, Programs
👉 Associate, Communications
👉 Executive Business Partner
👉 Manager, Creative Design
👉 Director, Partnerships & Business Development

🔍 Discover the possibilities and find your perfect fit! Learn more about each role & join our dynamic team: https://yy.ventures/talents
📄To apply, send your latest resume and a one-page cover letter to [email protected]. Hurry, as we're reviewing applications on a rolling basis! ✨

🙌 Great turnout at East Delta University in Chittagong yesterday, December 6th! 🎓 Our Managing Director and Founder, Shazeeb M Khairul Islam, was invited to share his insights as an entrepreneur shaping our local entrepreneurial ecosystem since 2016, and guide the inaugural cohort of EDU Foundry as they embark on shaping the future of innovation and entrepreneurship in Bangladesh!

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📣We're hiring a Manager to lead our Creative Design team with
🎯 A sharp eye for design and aesthetics ​
🧠 Profound understanding of branding and communications​
🤝 Deep expertise in managing people and projects​

➡️Learn about the role & join our team: https://yy.ventures/talents​
⌛To apply for this role, send your resume, cover letter, and portfolio including case studies to [email protected] immediately as applications are reviewed on a rolling basis!​

🌍 YY Ventures is on a mission in the Central African Republic! 🇨🇫 As a part of the Integrated Support Project implemented by Welthungerhilfe, Concern Worldwide, and Tearfund for Agro-pastoral Revival and Value Chain Development in the Central African Republic, we're conducting a feasibility study to unlock the potential of entrepreneurship for agro-pastoral production and value chain development in the region. 🚀

💬 As part of our research, we recently held insightful focus group discussions in Bambari to delve into the challenges and opportunities surrounding financial accessibility for youth and women in the agro-pastoral sector. Our goal is to pave the way for vibrant agricultural entrepreneurship, fostering sustainable growth. 🌱

🚀 Brace yourself for a day of transformation! Join Shazeeb M Khairul Islam, the Founder and Managing Director of YY Ventures at Elevate & Innovate: The Next Level at 1:30 PM tomorrow, December 6. Hosted by the EDU Foundry at the eco-friendly and green campus of East Delta University, we eagerly anticipate sharing the stories of success and setbacks that have shaped our work in Bangladesh and beyond since 2016. 🌟
➡️RSVP at the Event Page: https://fb.me/e/3jZYdtBLo

🔥 Get ready for a day of transformation! EDU Foundry presents 'Elevate & Innovate: The Next Level' with Shazeeb M Khairul Islam, founder of YY Ventures at the eco-friendly and green campus of East Delta University.
Immerse yourself in the world of groundbreaking ideas, startup insights, and success stories that define YY Ventures.
Elevate your knowledge, innovate with purpose, and step into the future of entrepreneurship! 🌟

✨ We had a great turnout at the panel discussion, "Growth Unleashed: Strategies for Early-Stage Success," at the EMK Center on November 23, 2023!

📣 Together with a power-packed panel, we talked about different ways founders in Bangladesh can elevate their entrepreneurial journey, unveiling growth strategies for early-stage enterprises, innovative scaling approaches, and real-world success narratives that resonate. 🚀 Our insights also touched upon the transformative impact of incubation programmes like Orange Corners Bangladesh, designed to empower young founders by fostering skills, relationships, and a funding pipeline. Kudos to our wonderful panelists and the audience for making the conversations incredibly relevant, dynamic, and inspiring!

🟧 If you're a young founder with an early-stage enterprise in Bangladesh, seize this opportunity! Apply for our Incubation programme, offering world-class training, coaching, mentorship, on-demand business development services, and funding of up to 50,000 Euros to boost your business. 🌱 Apply here by December 9, 2023! 👉 https://www.orangecorners.com/country/bangladesh/

🌟 Join us in celebrating Sylvana Q. Sinha's journey with Praava Health and her commitment to innovative healthcare solutions that are making a global impact at this panel discussion! ➡️ Book your seat now https://tinyurl.com/OCBNov23

💪 At this panel discussion, we'll talk about proven growth tactics for early-stage businesses, innovative approaches to scaling your business, navigating challenges on the path to growth, and real stories of success and setbacks, complete with actionable takeaways, and more! 🟧 Learn how young founders with early-stage enterprises can build skills, connections, and a funding pipeline of up to 50,000 Euros through Orange Corners Bangladesh to grow their businesses.

🤩Get ready to supercharge your entrepreneurship journey. Book your seat now! ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/OCBNov23

🎤 Meet our panelist, Sylvana Q. Sinha, the powerhouse Founder, Chair, and CEO of Praava Health – a lawyer and an entrepreneur on a mission to redefine healthcare! 🏥Sylvana's journey began by building Praava Health from scratch, fueled by first-hand experiences with the challenges in Bangladesh's health system. Now, Praava is a patient-driven force, disrupting healthcare standards for 170 million citizens and serving over half a million patients.

💡 Praava's tech-forward model is not just efficient and accessible; it's designed to be scalable across emerging markets, reaching 85% of the world's population. 🌍 From the "brick-and-click" healthcare platform to integrating digital health with in-clinic experiences, Sylvana's vision is transforming lives where people live, work, and click. Praava's groundbreaking work hasn't gone unnoticed – featured in case studies by Harvard Business School and Columbia Business School, recognized by Forbes Magazine, Financial Times, and crowned a World Changing Idea by Fast Company in 2020. In 2021, the World Economic Forum hailed Praava Health as a Technology Pioneer.

🌟 Join us in celebrating Sylvana's unwavering commitment to innovative healthcare solutions that are making a global impact at this panel discussion! 💚👩‍⚕️We'll talk about proven growth tactics for early-stage businesses, innovative approaches to scaling your business, navigating challenges on the path to growth, and real stories of success and setbacks, complete with actionable takeaways, and more! 🟧 Learn how young founders with early-stage enterprises can build skills, connections, and a funding pipeline of upto 50,000 Euros through the Orange Corners Bangladesh to grow their businesses. Get ready to supercharge your entrepreneurship journey! 🤩 Book your seat now ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/OCBNov23

🌟 Join us in celebrating Fahad Ifaz's at iFarmer.asia journey, where passion meets purpose and innovation transforms lives. ➡️ Book your seat now https://tinyurl.com/OCBNov23

💪 At this panel discussion, we'll talk about proven growth tactics for early-stage businesses, innovative approaches to scaling your business, navigating challenges on the path to growth, and real stories of success and setbacks, complete with actionable takeaways, and more!

🟧 Learn how young founders with early-stage enterprises can build skills, connections, and a funding pipeline of up to 50,000 Euros through Orange Corners Bangladesh to grow their businesses. Get ready to supercharge your entrepreneurship journey! 🤩 Book your seat now ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/OCBNov23

🎤 Meet our panelist, Fahad Ifaz, the visionary Co-founder and CEO of iFarmer, an award-winning agri-fintech business revolutionizing financial services for smallholder farmers. 🌱 Leveraging agriculture expertise, agronomic machine learning, remote sensing, and mobile technology, iFarmer delivers financing, top-notch agriculture inputs, optimized farm advice, and market access, boosting profitability for millions of farmers.

🚀 Fahad's mission? To democratize agriculture financing and supply chains! 🌍 Former development worker turned entrepreneur, he's dedicated to pioneering innovative solutions for emerging economies. With a decade of experience in market systems and private sector development across South Asia, Fahad believes in the power of human decisions, from impoverished farmers to corporations, guided by emotion and intuition.

🌟 Join us in celebrating Fahad's journey, where passion meets purpose, and innovation transforms lives. 💪 At this panel discussion, we'll talk about proven growth tactics for early-stage businesses, innovative approaches to scaling your business, navigating challenges on the path to growth, and real stories of success and setbacks, complete with actionable takeaways, and more! 🟧 Learn how young founders with early-stage enterprises can build skills, connections, and a funding pipeline of upto 50,000 Euros through the Orange Corners Bangladesh to grow their businesses. Get ready to supercharge your entrepreneurship journey! 🤩 Book your seat now ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/OCBNov23

📣Calling our entrepreneurial community in 🇧🇩 to join the conversation on growth strategies for early-stage success! 🚀

📅 Date: Thursday, November 23, 2023
🕔 Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
📍Venue: EMK Center, Level 6, Grand Delvistaa, CES(A) 1A, Road 113, Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka
📝Registration form: https://tinyurl.com/OCBNov23

Presenting our power-packed panel for this discussion: Sylvana Q. Sinha, Founder, Chair, and CEO of Praava Health; Sebastian Groh, Managing Director of ME SOLshare Ltd; and Fahad Ifaz, Co-founder and CEO of iFarmer. Moderated by Sadia Hossain, COO of YY Ventures, our conversations will revolve around proven growth tactics for early-stage businesses, 🌱 innovative approaches to scaling your business, 🚀 navigating challenges on the path to growth, 🛤️ and real stories of success and setbacks, complete with actionable takeaways.💡

🟧 We will also talk about how young founders with early-stage enterprises can grow their businesses, and raise funding up to 50,000 Euros through Orange Corners Bangladesh. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn how to build your business, raise funding, and network with like-minded people. ⌛Seats are filling up fast, so register now to book your spot: https://tinyurl.com/OCBNov23

📣Embark on your entrepreneurship journey now! Bring your business idea to life through the Orange Corners Bangladesh Ideation Challenge, which is open to all Bangladeshis aged under 35! Apply today and see where your entrepreneurial adventure takes you - take this chance to win upto BDT 1 lakh and prototype your idea! 🚀Applications close tomorrow, Nov 20! ⏰Apply here: https://forms.gle/QEv6RC8zKftzcGMo8

Your journey to build your startup starts here. Give your idea a chance and discover its potential by participating in the Orange Corners Ideation Challenge. Apply now and see where your journey leads.

Registration link: https://forms.gle/QEv6RC8zKftzcGMo8

📈Are you an early-stage founder navigating through the challenges of your startup's growth? This one is for you! ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/OCBNov23

👋 Join us for a power-packed panel with industry leaders - Sylvana Q. Sinha, Founder, Chair, and CEO of Praava Health; Sebastian Groh, Managing Director of ME SOLshare Ltd; and Fahad Ifaz, Co-founder and CEO of iFarmer, with whom we will talk about proven growth tactics for early-stage businesses, 🌱 innovative approaches to scaling your business, 🚀 navigating challenges on the path to growth, 🛤️ and real-world success stories and actionable takeaways.💡

🟧 Through this conversation, you will also learn how young founders with early-stage enterprises can grow their business and raise funding up to 50,000 Euros through the Orange Corners programme in Bangladesh. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn how to build your business, raise funding, and network with like-minded people. Learn from real stories of successes and setbacks, and actionable takeaways from our stellar panel, so register now to book your spot. ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/OCBNov23

✨ We had a great turnout at the panel discussion, "Unlocking Capital: Fundraising Strategies for Early-Stage Startups" we hosted as a part of our Orange Corners Bangladesh programme at the EMK Center on November 15, 2023!

📣 We explored critical questions such as, when is the right time to raise seed capital, how to identify the right investors, what are the implications of raising capital, how to prepare for fundraising, how long is the usual fundraising process, and so on. We also discussed how incubation programmes like Orange Corners Bangladesh are designed to help young founders with early-stage enterprises grow their businesses by building skills, relationships, and a funding pipeline for success. Kudos to our wonderful panelists and the audience for making the conversations incredibly relevant, dynamic, and inspiring!

🟧 If you're a young founder with an early-stage enterprise in Bangladesh, seize this opportunity! Apply for our Incubation programme, offering world-class training, coaching, mentorship, on-demand business development services, and funding of up to 50,000 Euros to boost your business. 🌱 Apply here by December 9, 2023! 👉https://lnkd.in/gW6Baax8 🚀

🟧 Join us for a riveting panel discussion on fundraising for early-stage enterprises, and learn how founders can unlock up to 50,000 Euros with the Orange Corners Bangladesh Incubation Programme! Get ready to supercharge your startup journey 🤩 Register for the event now: ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/OCBEventNov15
📅 Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023
🕔 Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
📍 Venue: EMK Center, Level 6, Grand Delvistaa, CES(A) 1A, Road 113, Gulshan Avenue

📣 Are you a young founder in 🇧🇩 eager to grow your early-stage enterprise? 🚀The Orange Corners Bangladesh Incubation Programme could help you with valuable skills, finances & resources to do just that!
🍊Access world-class training, funding of up to 50,000 Euros, networking opportunities with potential partners and investors, and pro-bono office space. Learn more and apply now!➡️https://www.orangecorners.com/country/bangladesh/​

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📢 Don't miss this exciting opportunity to turn your business ideas into reality! 💡📈

📣 Are you a young founder in 🇧🇩 eager to grow your early-stage enterprise? 🚀 Our Incubation Programme could help you with valuable skills, finances & resources to do just that!

📬 Apply for the 2nd Cohort of our Incubation programme to access world-class training, funding of up to 50,000 Euros, networking opportunities with potential partners, and pro-bono office space. Unlock your potential and turn your ideas into successful businesses! 🔓 ​

​🍊 Learn more about the Orange Corners programme in Bangladesh, and apply now!➡️https://www.orangecorners.com/country/bangladesh/​
📧If you have any questions, write to us at [email protected] ​

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🤓 Have you registered for the Global Brand Convergence® 2023 yet? 👉https://shorturl.at/dwCP1

📝 Book your spot for this free online experience for marketing and public relations ​students, faculty and professionals showcasing global thinkers, creators and artists! This year, the focus is on Artificial Intelligence (AI), which has become a central conversation in the boardroom and the classroom. This event on November 29th will showcase some great minds involved with AI applications and issues in various dimensions. ​🌐To learn more about the event, visit www.globalbrandconvergence.com

📣Calling all young founders with early-stage enterprises! 🇧🇩
✍️4 weeks left until applications for the Orange Corners Bangladesh Incubation programme close on December 9, 2023! ⌛Learn more about this unique programme & apply now to unlock world-class training and funding upto 50,000 Euros! 🚀 https://www.orangecorners.com/country/bangladesh/

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📣Calling all young founders with early-stage enterprises! 🇧🇩 Apply for the Orange Corners Incubation programme to access world-class training, unlock funding of up to 50,000 Euros & join a global community of entrepreneurs shaping the future! 🚀Learn more & apply here: https://www.orangecorners.com/country/bangladesh/

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🎉 Welcome to YY Ventures, Farhia! ​
📣 We are excited to introduce Farhia Tabassum Hoque, who has recently joined our team as Programs Coordinator. Farhia is a social entrepreneur passionate about building sustainable solutions with social impact. She brings 6+ years of experience in project management and business-building through her work as the Co-founder of CHAYA, and the former Manager for Shuttle. In her free time, she works on growing the Working Women Bangladesh community, and serves as the current vice-curator of Global Shapers Dhaka Hub.
🤔 Interested in joining our team? Check out our vacant roles at YY Ventures! ➡️ https://yy.ventures/talents

🏆 Meet the Winner of our Social Fiction Design Competition - Amit Kumar Mishra!

🎉On July 28, 2023, we proudly announced Amit Kumar Mishra from Nepal as the winner of the global Social Fiction Design Competition in Langkawi, Malaysia. Amit, a medical student and advocate for eco-friendly living, wowed us with his vision for the year 2050.

🌠 A Sneak Peek into Amit's Social Fiction
Parth, a blind boy from 2050, returns to Earth after life on Mars, experiencing a transformed planet – greener, eco-friendly, and united in culture. It's a testament to the collective human effort to reverse global warming and create a brighter future.

🌟 Calling the Visionaries of Tomorrow!
The Social Fiction Design Competition 2022-23 united visionaries, writers, and storytellers worldwide in the pursuit of a world where social and environmental injustices are a thing of the past. Join us in this extraordinary journey toward a brighter tomorrow! Our goal was to spark imagination and creativity to envision a better world for the youth of 2050. From 656 applicants from 43 countries, the top 10 finalists emerged after multiple evaluations, each with a unique vision of the future. They used animation, personal experiences, music, and culture to showcase their creative tales, addressing critical issues like social justice, gender equality, education, mental health, and family dynamics. Check out their stories here: https://yy.ventures/sfdc 🌎

🎊 Congratulations, Ilma! We are super happYY to announce that Ilma Chowdhury has been promoted to the role of Manager, Finance and Accounts at YY Ventures. ​

Since she joined our team last year, Ilma has been instrumental in keeping our organization's financial management on track as we juggled multiple projects and priorities in Bangladesh and beyond. Join us in congratulating Ilma on her well-deserved promotion. We're incredibly proud of her, and look forward to witnessing her continued growth and success in the years to come! 🙌

If you’re interested in joining our staff team, check out the vacancies and apply today! 👉 https://yy.ventures/talents

Catch The Global Brand Convergence® 2023 on November 29, 2023, at 8 AM EST (7 PM Dhaka Time)!​

The Global Brand Convergence® was conceived by Jacqueline Strayer, its Founder, a global C-Suite executive in marketing and public relations and professor, in response to the isolation and alienation in the pandemic she saw in the classroom. This year the program will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), which has become a central conversation in the boardroom and the classroom. The event will showcase some great minds who are involved with AI applications and issues in various dimensions. ​

Register for the event at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9mXUnRZLSB6rveFUO5wxuQ #/registration ​

Learn more about the event, visit https://www.globalbrandconvergence.com/

Welcome to YY Ventures, Iloera! 🎉​

We are super happYY to introduce Iloera Muqtadir Era who has recently joined our team as an Associate, Creative Design. She brings in 4+ years of experience through her work with Uber, Yellow Raptor, and Studio Dorset. ​

Iloera is passionate about developing creative solutions by blending her artistic skills with strategic marketing elements. She looks forward to creating impactful and engaging brand experiences that resonates with the YY community!​

🤔Interested in joining our team? Check out the positions open at YY Ventures ➡️ https://yy.ventures/talents

✨ May the spirit of Durga Puja fill your life with boundless joy and positivity. Here's to a splendid and blessed celebration!🎉

🤝 A wonderful morning with Her Excellency Irma van Dueren, the Ambassador-Designate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bangladesh, and Sara van Hoeve, First Secretary at the Netherlands Embassy today! We had the privilege to discuss the incredible journey of YY Ventures since 2016. Our conversations revolved around our dynamic entrepreneurship development initiatives right here in Bangladesh, and our ecosystem-building endeavors that are advancing entrepreneurship support organizations in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Central African Republic.

🚀 We are excited about collaborating more closely with the Netherlands Embassy as we continue to shape and nurture the vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in Bangladesh through the Orange Corners programme and beyond. Visit https://yy.ventures/ if you want to know more about our work!

Embassy of the Netherlands in Bangladesh

📣 Newsletter alert!

💥We've had an action-packed Q3 at YY Ventures from July to September 2023. Dive into our newsletter for a peek at our highlights!

📜Read the Q3 Newsletter here: https://yy.ventures/news-views-more/newsletter/quarterly-newsletter-july---september-2023

📲Follow us on social media for the latest updates! 💬

Quarterly Newsletter July - September 2023 YY Ventures is an incubation and investment Social Business. We believe that a more equitable and just world is possible if we foster ‘Social Business’ while leveraging young people’s talents and ideas.

📢 Event alert!

On October 12, we hosted a community pitch event for the participants of the Young Water Fellowship Springboard Bangladesh 2023 - Shah Rafayat Chowdhury from Dreamwater Enterprises Limited, MD. Rohan Kamal from , Bushra E Anjum, Baishakhi Alam & Samiur Ahmed from Shapla Wellbeing, Mubasshir Tahmid & Farha Binte Firhoz from Tetra and Md Irfan from at Impact Hub Dhaka last week! 🎉

This cohort had the opportunity to showcase their products in front of key stakeholders in the ecosystem of Bangladesh, including representatives from Max Foundation Bangladesh, Bopinc Water.org, Climate Innovation Challenge, Mumble Bangladesh Angels Save the Children in Bangladesh UNFPA Bangladesh Inspira Advisory & Consulting Limited Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI) SBK Tech Ventures BetterStories Limited and United Nations Development Programme - UNDP. They asked questions about the products and services offered by the participants, which will help refine how the entrepreneurs highlight their unique value proposition and tell that story to potential partners and investors.

👍We wish them the best as they continue to avail mentorship support from this springboard program to prepare for the acceleration phase and raise funding for their enterprises! Learn more about this program here: https://yy.ventures/advisory-services/young-water-fellowship-springboard-bangladesh

🌍👤✨ Mental Health is a universal human right. Yet, 1 in 8 people globally are living with mental health conditions, which can impact their physical health, their well-being, how they connect with others, and their livelihoods. ​

Good mental health not only forms an essential component of our overall well-being, but also plays a pivotal role in our professional lives.​

💼 Why Workplace Mental Health Matters:​

🌟 A ‘mentally healthy’ workplace is more productive, innovative, and compassionate.​
🧠 Your mental well-being at work affects your overall quality of life.​
🤝 It's about fostering a culture of support, where employees thrive both personally and professionally.​

🎉Exciting partnership! 🤝

​We are back in the Central African Republic (CAR), this time with Welthungerhilfe, Concern Worldwide, Tearfund and the to conduct a Feasibility Study on Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Access to Sustainable Financial Services for Young People and Women. 🙌

​Delving into how entrepreneurship can be harnessed to enhance agro-pastoral production and value chain development in the CAR, we are conducting a comprehensive study to understand how we can leverage the power of social entrepreneurship to sustainable development in the region. Follow us for more updates from the ground! 👀

📣We are looking for a Manager to lead our Creative Design team, who will ideally have​

🎯A sharp eye for design and aesthetics ​

🧠Profound understanding of branding and communications​

🤝Deep expertise in managing people and projects​

Are you ready to join a passionate team to amplify our visual storytelling of the work we do in Bangladesh and beyond? Learn more about the role here: https://yy.ventures/talents​

To apply for this role, send your resume, cover letter, and a portfolio including case studies to [email protected] latest by October 15, 2023!​ ⌛