Drumroll Yo peeps, something omigosh-impossible went down in the tank. Picture this: a bold young chick, brimming with dreams, sass and a ‘I mean business’ attitude, triumphed BIG-TIME! And guess what? Her boon was a deal worth over half a crore taka. Mic drops
Enter our brave hero, Mubashira! A recent post-grad, she swapped her UN fancy-shmancy Internship in Geneva, and strutted back home to Dhaka to chase a, wait for it, entrepreneurial dream. Hold the phone folks, none of her parents have ever messed with the startup biz! She wasn’t deterred though. Nah uh. She got the entrepreneurial itch from Grandaddy dearest and decided to follow his footsteps.
So what’s Muby’s big idea? Aha! Daycare centers to have Moms’ backs when they’re breaking glass ceilings at work AND juggling kiddos. Challenging? Absolutely. Noble? Hell to the yeah! Let’s face it, Mommies need all the help they can get with their little human bundles of energy.
Our Muby had a home-alone moment you-know-who’d be proud of – a near-fatal accident when her nanny, lacking ninja childcare skills, left her alone. Fast forward to the present. Muby’s on a mission to tackle an issue Bangladesh hasn’t quite mastered – quality childcare. She knows the competition ain’t cutting it. Case in point – zero ways for parents to peep on their kiddos, and a workforce lacking proper care-giving x-factor. Her trump card: a double whammy of tech goodies and trained professionals.
At the get-go, our gutsy gal asked for a whoppin’ 25 lacs taka for a teeny-tiny 4% slice of her company. The sharks, bless them, freaked at the mere notion of investing in a company that was just an idea – not even a twinkle in the business world’s eye. Then an epiphany hit – Muby might be onto something BIG. She was a rockstar-in-waiting, oozing conviction, and a promise to get things rolling.
Sweat, tears and much to-ing and fro-ing later, KABOOM! A deal! Muby swagged out of the tank with 5 lacs taka now, a promise of 50 lacs based on plans and a gaggle of sharks’ approval, all for 20% equity. Now that, my friends, is how you hustle! Applause
