Priyo

www.priyo.com
প্রিয়.কম
Type of business Private
Type of site
 News & Web portal
Available in Bengali
Founded January 1, 2011 (2011-01-01)
Headquarters Silver Tower (10th Floor), Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Founder(s) Zakaria Swapan
Industry Digital Media
Employees 80
Website www.priyo.com
Alexa rank Positive decrease 9876 (September 2017)[1]
Current status Active

Priyo.com (Bengali: প্রিয়.কম), often referred to simply Priyo meaning "Dear" in English (Bengali: "প্রিয়"), is a Bengali internet portal and news media company that was founded by Zakaria Swapan in 2011.[2] Based in Bangladesh and intended primarily for local readers, it features pop cultural news, local interest stories and political and cultural commentary in Bengali.

History

In 2011, Priyo was founded in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a foreign subsidiary (FDI) of Priyo Inc USA by Zakaria Swapan.[3] It is one of the enlisted companies of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Services (BASIS), listed as Priyo Ltd.[4] It is financed primarily by FENOX Venture Capital.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Priyo.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Priyo.com gets funding from a Silicon Valley based firm". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  3. ↑ "Zakaria Swapan Founder & CEO @Priyo.com in crunchbase". crunchbase. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  4. ↑ "Member Profile: Priyo Ltd (priyo.com)". BASIS. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  5. ↑ "Silicon Valley companies join hands to enable Bangladesh startups". Tech in Asia. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
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