LightCastle Partners envisions a knowledge-driven economy that inspires businesses and changes lives. Our entrepreneurial journey started back in 2013 with a simple vision: to inspire businesses in Bangladesh to advance the economy. To date, we have consulted for 150+ development partners & private organizations on 300+ projects, collaborated with 1200+ SMEs & startups, mobilized US$150 million+ in investments, and supported 50+ accelerator/incubator programs across Bangladesh. LightCastle also hosts the largest market and industry datasets in Bangladesh across 30+ industries. We believe the Bangladesh opportunity is exciting – led by your goals and accomplishments. See our client list here: www.lightcastlebd.com/about/clients
Our core services include:
i) Management & Development Consulting – where we provide research, consulting, project management, strategy support, policy analysis and technical assistance to multilateral/bi-lateral development partners, corporate foundations, NGO/INGOs and the private sector. Private sector engagement remains at the core as we support projects in the areas of agriculture, WASH, financial inclusion and women's economic empowerment among others. ii) Entrepreneurship Ecosystem & Investments – where we manage one of the largest accelerator/incubator networks in the country, both in the public and private sector and closely work with the government in promoting an enabling investment environment. Additionally, we do buy-side advisory for multi-million dollar international, local private and public funds in impact investing, venture capital and private equity. Lastly, we also help support, develop and implement inclusive and sustainable business models. iii) Digital Transformation – where we help select clientele and the business ecosystem gain credible access to decision making data, data visualization, business intelligence systems - circling back to our goal of democratizing data. We leverage technology for good, utilizing digitalization to solve critical problems for our clients in the private, public and development sectors. iv) Market Entry Strategy & Support Services – where we support international companies planning to enter Bangladesh as well as top-tier local business conglomerates looking to invest into new sectors. As part of our advisory services, we provide business and market intelligence, market entry & growth strategy, post-entry strategy and financing solutions. We are also the exclusive partner to Larive International in Bangladesh - a 46 year old international consulting firm headquartered in the Netherlands and present across 23 countries in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe
