Accenture and Microsoft in Bangladesh are supporting two local startups that focus on social impact and sustainability, by helping them to scale their emerging solutions and business models.
The joint initiative, called "Project Amplify", spans across the Asia Pacific and accelerates the growth of 33 startups from the region, according to a press release.
The two Bangladeshi startups are Niramoy Health and Praava Health.
As per the release, both startups demonstrated how their products, services, and operations address significant social or environmental problems and have shown early signs of impact.
The initiative extended its activities launched in South Asia in 2020, welcoming business ventures from Singapore, Australia, Japan, Sri Lanka, and more.
It has a long-term goal of accelerating Asia’s potential and improving millions of lives in the region and globally by addressing diverse societal challenges, the release also said.
Purpose-driven startups from Bangladesh participating in Project Amplify include Niramoy Health and Praava Health.
Through Project Amplify in Bangladesh, startups will have the opportunity to access the latest technologies as well as know-how, expertise, and mentoring from both Accenture and Microsoft.
Both Niramoy Health and Praava Health will use the enterprises' assistance to evaluate proofs-of-concept to re-imagine and enhance the effect and societal value of their solutions.
Sanjay Podder, managing director and technology sustainability innovation lead at Accenture, said that social enterprises faced many challenges, including access to technology and innovation expertise to scale their solutions.
“By leveraging the technical expertise and networks of both Accenture and Microsoft, we can help bridge this gap. As these social enterprises expand their reach, we hope to see significant improvement in the status of vulnerable groups in our communities that need support in sustainability, healthcare, education, and agriculture," he added.
Md Yousuf Faruqu, country managing director at Microsoft Bangladesh, said: “At Microsoft, we empower organizations and individuals to achieve more through co-innovations and trusted partnerships.”
“Many of the social enterprises in Project Amplify are focused on solving these issues, and we are honoured to support them with the technology, expertise, and ecosystem they need to scale and make meaningful change. Collaborating with Accenture will help turn lifelong passions of mission-driven enterprises into reality and deliver greater positive change for millions of people in our region," he added.
Accenture will focus on helping startups apply technologies to address critical challenges facing the environment and society and to advance organizations’ sustainability agendas.
Microsoft’s involvement in Project Amplify is part of its Global Social Entrepreneurship program, designed to help social enterprises build and scale their companies to do good globally.
The Global Social Entrepreneurship program offers qualified startups access to technology, education, customers, and grants.
