Priyo

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.

www.priyo.com
প্রিয়.কম
Type of businessPrivate
Type of site
News & Web portal
Available inBengali
FoundedJanuary 1, 2011 (2011-01-01)
HeadquartersSilver Tower (10th Floor), Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Founder(s)Zakaria Swapan
IndustryDigital Media
Employees80
URLwww.priyo.com
Alexa rank 9876 (September 2017)[1]
Current statusActive

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]

gollark: As planned.
gollark: Might be another A/B test.
gollark: It does autogrouping? I haven't seen this.
gollark: I don't have a screenshot anywhere useful.
gollark: I *do* have to spy on staff chat, remember.

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. Archived from the original on 2017-01-24. 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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