#44: Pathao - From Ride Sharing & Food Delivery to building the largest mobility platform in Bangladesh
Afrobility: Africa Tech and BusinessShow Notes
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 [email protected]
Founders looking for funding: If you're a B2B founder working on Education, Health, Finance or Food, please contact me for funding at [email protected]
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 [email protected], we’d love to partner or get your feedback.
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