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Rahat Ahmed
InvestorInvestor at Anchorless Bangladesh · Advisor, Impact Investments at SAJIDA Foundation
Dhaka
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Rahat Ahmed is an investor and writer focused on capital, culture, and the Bangladeshi diaspora. Describing himself as a New Yorker-Texan back in Dhaka, he runs Anchorless Bangladesh, a Bangladesh-focused investment firm, and has built community projects including B/deshi, which connects the Bangladeshi diaspora, and ExitStack, a startup and technology news outlet for Bangladeshis. He publishes research and data projects such as the Colonial Hangover Index and Capital Origins, and has been writing personally online since 1998.
Invests in
ConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Beyond investing
- Communities
- Runs B/deshi, a project connecting the Bangladeshi diaspora. Created ExitStack, a startup and technology news outlet for Bangladeshis.
- Hobbies
- Keeps a film diary and writes commentaries on Letterboxd. Maintains a photography archive called Expired by Sunlight.
- More
- Has been writing personally online since 1998. Describes himself as a New Yorker-Texan back in Dhaka.
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Experience
- Anchorless BangladeshFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2019 — presentGreater New York City Area
- B/deshiCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
- PathaoVenture Investor & Board Membercurrent2024 — presentDhaka, Bangladesh
- PathaoInvestor2016 — 2024Dhaka, Bangladesh
- SAJIDA FoundationAdvisor, Impact Investmentscurrent2024 — presentDhaka, Bangladesh
- SAJIDA FoundationAdvisory Committee Member, Impact Investments2022 — 2024Dhaka, Bangladesh
- AgroshiftVenture Investor & Board Membercurrent2022 — presentDhaka, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA)Strategic Partner, Investment Advisory and Promotioncurrent2022 — presentDhaka, Bangladesh
- ShikhoVenture Investor & Board Membercurrent2021 — presentDhaka, Bangladesh
- MyAliceVenture Investor & Board Membercurrent2021 — presentDhaka, Bangladesh
- U.S. Chamber of CommerceMember, U.S.-Bangladesh Business Councilcurrent2021 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- Loop FreightVenture Investor & Board Membercurrent2020 — presentDhaka, Bangladesh
- NSU Startups NextSenior Advisorcurrent2020 — presentDhaka, Bangladesh
- Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & IndustryConvenor, Financial Institutions Committee2022Dhaka, Bangladesh
- TrinityVRCo-Founder + Chief of Strategy2014 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- DKMS USPrimary Strategist2012 — 2014Greater New York City Area
- Prince Street Capital ManagementSenior Investment Analyst2003 — 2008Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
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DerivativesResearchEconomicsHedge FundsFinancial RiskAsset ManagmentAsset ManagementVirtual RealityFrontier MarketsStrategyMentoringManagementLanguages Bengali
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Investments
Investor
PathaoTrinityVR
Per the firm's website.
Writing
All posts ↗Rahat Ahmed has been writing poetic, essay-style reflections on themes of colonialism, exile, and generational self-determination, addressing gatekeeping and artificial scarcity, the longing of diaspora and homeland, and the legacy of oppression and war.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rahat Ahmed?
- Rahat Ahmed is an investor and writer focused on capital, culture, and the Bangladeshi diaspora. Describing himself as a New Yorker-Texan back in Dhaka, he runs Anchorless Bangladesh, a Bangladesh-focused investment firm, and has built community projects including B/deshi, which connects the Bangladeshi diaspora, and ExitStack, a startup and technology news outlet for Bangladeshis. He publishes research and data projects such as the Colonial Hangover Index and Capital Origins, and has been writing personally online since 1998.
- Where does Rahat Ahmed work?
- Rahat Ahmed is Investor at Anchorless Bangladesh.
- What does Rahat Ahmed invest in?
- Rahat Ahmed invests in Consumer, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation.
- What check size does Rahat Ahmed write?
- Rahat Ahmed typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies has Rahat Ahmed invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Pathao, TrinityVR.
- Where did Rahat Ahmed go to school?
- Rahat Ahmed studied at NYU Stern School of Business (BS, Finance); New York University (BS, Finance); Dobie High School.
- What has Rahat Ahmed written?
- Rahat Ahmed has 1 tracked post on dequinix.com, including "The Fall of Colonel Blimp".
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