YY Ventures

YY Ventures is a Bangladesh-based incubation and investment Social Business. Operating from Dhaka, it describes itself as an organization that incubates early-stage, cause-driven businesses by supporting young entrepreneurs with world-class training, tailor-made consultation, co-working space, business support services, and access to investors. Its stated aim is to help founders navigate toward launching a minimum viable product and raising the seed capital they need. The organization positions itself within the Social Business movement associated with Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Laureate (2006) and founder of Grameen Bank, whose words it features prominently on its website. The company invests in untested businesses that address social and environmental challenges in overlooked communities in Bangladesh, and it actively assists portfolio companies in reaching notable venture investors, partners, and clients. Beyond direct incubation and investment, YY Ventures runs an advisory practice. It advises family foundations, impact funds, corporations, development agencies, and government agencies on using the Social Business model to advance their innovation and social impact agendas. Its corporate services include incubator and accelerator design and management, innovation challenges, and venture building. YY Ventures frames its work around a set of stated values: equity, transparency, empathy, sustainability, and what it calls "HappYYness" — a focus on wellbeing and success beyond finances. It says its office premises and events are free of single-use plastic such as bottles, badges, and banners. The organization also convenes events in Bangladesh and internationally, bringing together thought leaders and proactive individuals around social, economic, and environmental challenges. Its service lines are organized around programs, funds, advisory services, events, and talents. The advisory offering includes innovation programs (accelerators, incubators, and challenges), venture building, Social Business strategy development, impact measurement and reporting, investment and grant evaluation, and convening. YY Ventures Limited is a private company; it is not a listed entity. Its contact details and Dhaka address are published on its website, and it maintains a presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

YY Ventures is a Bangladesh-based incubation and investment Social Business. Public information about its founding date and founders is limited in the available evidence; its website and Wikidata entry identify it simply as a company from Bangladesh. What is well documented is its operating model and its place within the Social Business ecosystem associated with Professor Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate and founder of Grameen Bank, whose quotation — "All humans are born entrepreneurs" — is featured on the YY Ventures homepage. The organization was built around the idea of incubating early-stage, cause-driven businesses. According to its own description, it supports young entrepreneurs with world-class training, tailor-made consultation support, co-working space, business support services, and access to investors, enabling them to navigate toward launching a minimum viable product and raising seed capital. It invests in untested businesses that are solving social and environmental challenges in overlooked communities in Bangladesh, and it actively assists portfolio companies in navigating the path to notable venture investors, partners, and clients. Over time, YY Ventures expanded beyond incubation and investment into advisory work. It now advises family foundations, impact funds, corporations, development agencies, and government agencies on using the Social Business model to advance their innovation and social impact agendas. Its corporate services include incubator and accelerator design and management, innovation challenges, and venture building. Its advisory practice also covers Social Business strategy development, impact measurement and reporting, investment and grant evaluation, and convening. The organization operates from the 9th floor of Grameen Telecom Bhaban in Mirpur 1, Dhaka. It maintains a public presence through its website and social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), publishes news, views, and stories, and invites Social Business entrepreneurs and investors to collaborate. Its stated values — equity, transparency, empathy, sustainability, and "HappYYness" — reflect its emphasis on social and environmental impact alongside financial sustainability. YY Ventures Limited is a private company and is not listed on a stock exchange.

An incubation and investment Social Business in Bangladesh that supports early-stage entrepreneurs fighting carbon emission, poverty, and unemployment, and advises organizations on applying the Social Business model.

• Incubation programs

  Support for early-stage, cause-driven businesses with training, consultation, co-working space, business support services, and investor access.

• Seed investment

  Investment in untested businesses solving social and environmental challenges in overlooked communities in Bangladesh.

• Advisory services

  Advising family foundations, impact funds, corporations, development agencies, and government agencies on the Social Business model.

• Innovation programs

  Accelerators, incubators, and challenges aimed at developing solutions for urgent social, economic, and environmental challenges.

• Venture building

  Internally developing Social Business ideas from inception, covering idea validation, team formation, product launches, and legal and governance frameworks.

• Impact measurement and reporting

  Frameworks to measure social, environmental, and financial outcomes and reports illustrating progress toward goals.

• Investment and grant evaluation

  Due diligence, financial viability assessment, and social or environmental impact evaluation for impact funds and family foundations.

• Convening

  Organizing impactful events in Bangladesh and internationally, uniting thought leaders and proactive individuals.

1. 1YY Ventures | Incubation and investment Social Business companyyy.ventures
2. 2YY Ventures | Aboutyy.ventures
3. 3YY Ventures | Advisory Servicesyy.ventures
4. 4Wikidata: YY Ventures (Q132472612)wikidata.org