Rayan Rahman
| Rayan Rahman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | United States |
| 🎓 Alma mater | George Mason University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Founder of Changing Bangladesh Foundation, Airposted |
| 🏅 Awards | Mason Dean's Challenge Award |
| 🌐 Website | www.rayanrahman.com/ |
Rayan Rahman is a Bangladeshi-US entrepreneur. He is the founder of Changing Bangladesh Foundation (CBF), established in 2011, a non-profit dedicated to reducing poverty & spread education for the under privileged in rural areas of Bangladesh.[1] Rahman is also the founder of Airposted.com, Bangladesh's first ‘true’ peer-to-peer shipping and logistics platform that aims to change the way people ship, travel and shop by providing affordable, fast, secure and hassle-free shipping.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Born in Bangladesh, Rahman immigrated to the US and graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelor of Science degree in management.
Career[edit]
Rayan Rahman is a social activist and entrepreneur. His established non-profit organisation Changing Bangladesh Foundation has around 150 volunteers working on awareness programs. Rahman secured $400,000 of investment in 2019 for his venture Airposted.com[3][4] It is a Virginia based startup that turns travelers into couriers.[5][6] The idea came to him when he was studying at George Mason University as a senior.[7]
Awards & honor[edit]
He won the first prize in the Mason Dean's Challenge Award for Airposted.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ Karim, Elita. "By the Youth". The Daily Star. May 08, 2011.
- ↑ "বিদেশি সাইটে কেনা পণ্য আসবে সহজে". Daily Prothom Alo. December, 2019 (in Bengali).
- ↑ "Airposted Flies Forward with $400,000 in New Funding". Cheddar Inc., November 16, 2019.
- ↑ Rahman, Shahriar. "Airposted: A new P2P platform for shipping products from abroad". The Daily Star, December 27, 2019.
- ↑ "How Airposted Is Transforming Global Logistics Using A Peer to Peer Shipping Model". www.futurestartup.com, Brand Story, January 20, 2020.
- ↑ Schwartz, Eric Hal. "Virginia Startup Airposted Turns Travelers into International Couriers". www.americaninno.com, January 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Management Senior Launches Peer-to-Peer Shipping Company". www2.gmu.edu, George Mason University, February 13th, 2017.
- ↑ "Business Competition Rewards Best Ideas". www2.gmu.edu, George Mason University, July 25, 2017.
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