Orange Corners Bangladesh
Orange Corners (Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs) / Impact Hub Dhaka · Incubation + Innovation Fund
$58KIncubation grant up to €5,000; Innovation Fund up to €50,000 (~$58k) blended grant + soft loan
Dutch-funded programme in Dhaka: 6-month incubation with up to €5k grant and co-working, an acceleration track, and an Innovation Fund of up to €50k blended finance for established companies.
Key terms
- Incubation: ≥1 founder a Bangladeshi national aged 18–35 based in Bangladesh; sector-agnostic, SDG-linked; women-led prioritised
- No application fees and no equity taken
- OCIF (up to €50k grants + soft loans, milestone tranches) needs a registered Private Limited Company with 2 years of operations and audited financials, profitability and positive cash flow
- Incubation applications twice a year; closed at verification, next round stated for 2026
Eligibility
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Stages
- idea, pre-seed, seed
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- No
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Founder aged 18–35 (incubation)
- OCIF requires 2 years of audited financials
How to apply
Apply via the link at the top of the Orange Corners Bangladesh page when the next incubation round opens; OCIF applications prioritise OC graduates.
- Benefit
- mixed
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Twice-yearly incubation intake (next round TBA)
- Status
- Paused — next round TBA
Verified 2026-10 · source