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#44: Pathao - From Ride Sharing & Food Delivery to building the largest mobility platform in Bangladesh artwork

#44: Pathao - From Ride Sharing & Food Delivery to building the largest mobility platform in Bangladesh

Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business
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Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Pathao - the largest mobility tech platform in Bangladesh. This episode was co-hosted with Shammi Quddus and recorded on Nov 21 & Dec 5, 2021. Conversation highlights: (10:15) - Motorbike sharing platforms in emerging markets - GoJek (11:00) - Bangladesh context (44:40) - Pathao founding story (1:05:20) - Fundraising and growth (1:19:10) - Product & monetization strategy (1:49:13) - Competition & Exit options (2:10:30) - Overall thoughts (Bankole, Shammi & Olumide) (2:32:04) - Recommendation &small wins Companies discussed: Pathao, bKash, Uber, GoJek, Shohoz, Tootle, Chalo, RC Ventures & Battery Road Digital Holdings Business concepts discussed: Ride-sharing platforms, Transportation in emerging markets, Transportation + FinTech Super apps Olumide’s recommendations & small wins: Recommendation: Mastery (George Leonard) & Derek Sivers’ wonderful article about emotions and life Win: Hung out with a bunch of folks at Miami Art Basel Interested in investing in Africa Tech with Olumide: Read about Adamantium fund & contact me at olumide@afrobility.com Founders looking for funding: If you're a B2B founder working on Education, Health, Finance or Food, please contact me for funding at olumide@afrobility.com Bankole’s recommendations & small wins: Recommendation: Ozumba Mbadiwe - Reekado Banks & 52 things I learned in 2021 by Tom Whitwell Win: First real corporate party in a while - Other: Nigeria highest importer of used vehicles in Africa & F-commerce: a double-edged sword Shammi’s recommendations & small wins: Recommendation: Beginner’s Moonshot: Podcast on Bangladeshi tech founders (English) by Salman Hossain Win: Watching comedian Hassan Minhaj perform. The King’s Jester is on the road now! Other: Registered vehicles in Dhaka, Pathao GoJek raise and write-off, Uber launch story in Dhaka Listeners, Operators & Investors: Email info@afrobility.com, we’d love to partner or get your feedback. All episodes on Afrobility.com

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