Accelerating Asia has announced its Cohort 11, featuring nine early-stage startups from seven countries across South and Southeast Asia. Among the selected, two companies from Bangladesh—Aunkur (formerly known as iPAGE) and Inovace Technologies—have secured their spots in the accelerator’s latest batch. This year’s selection was quite competitive, with only a 2% acceptance rate, highlighting the traction both companies have built within their respective sectors.

• Aunkur offers AI-powered farm analytics and ecosystem linkages to smallholder farmers, aiming to improve productivity and income through data-driven insights. According to co-founder and CEO Mashrur Shurid, Accelerating Asia helped the team “sharpen [their] narrative” and transform their story into a strategic, investable pitch. He believes that for “South Asian founders—especially those from Bangladesh—Accelerating Asia offers not just credibility but clarity and confidence.”
  
  
• Inovace delivers SaaS and IoT-based solutions for workforce and industrial management, including biometric tool Tipsoi and monitoring platform SensorTrail. Co-founder Asif Aminur Rashid noted that with Tipsoi, they are building “more than a biometric device—it’s a full-stack HR tech ecosystem designed for the schools, factories, and frontline teams powering emerging economies,” reflecting the company’s focus on intelligent, human-centric workforce solutions.
  

Cohort 11 companies will receive pre-seed investment, hands-on support, and access to a global investor network. The inclusion of two Bangladeshi startups reflects the country’s growing pipeline of tech ventures addressing local and regional challenges through scalable innovation.