Legacy VenturesEmpowering ethical entrepreneurs, globally.

Legacy Ventures is a global think tank and startup accelerator promoting value-driven entrepreneurship all over the world. Built by the team behind OnnoRokom Uddokta in Bangladesh, we bring entrepreneurs, investors, life coaches and business mentors together to give founders of impactful, sustainable startups and SMEs the support they rarely find in one place, wherever they are building.

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6Months long

17Modules

11Humanity Goals

Dhaka, BangladeshHome base

NigeriaAccelerator cohort

Kigali, RwandaThe Growth Studio Ep01

Part of the OnnoRokom ecosystem

Our Programs

Sustainable, Impact-Driven Ethical Growth

Choose the path that fits your stage, and build a business that creates lasting impact.

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Accelerator

The Legacy Ventures Acceleration Program is a six-month program for founders anywhere in the world who are already operating and preparing to grow. Built around 17 modules, it runs on a monthly rhythm: live sessions where accomplished founders and industry experts teach, and growth partner sessions where each founder's growth is tracked and analysed. Across the six months we open our networks to founders, and selected participants also receive professional one-to-one coaching. Sessions run live online, so founders can take part from any country.

17 ModulesFounders and Experts TeachGrowth Partner Sessions One-to-One CoachingMonthly Growth PresentationLocal and International Networks

Applications open soon. Join the waitlist.

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Incubator

The Legacy Ventures Incubation Program is being built for founders at the very start of the journey: students and first-time entrepreneurs who have a promising idea and the conviction to turn it into something real. It will run with partner universities and founder communities in the countries where we work. Every team will be paired with mentors from our network of entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders, and taken through problem discovery, business modelling, ethical leadership and pitching. Full details of the first cohort will be published here.

Applications open soon. Join the waitlist.

Learn more about the Incubator

Humanity Goals

The purpose we strive for

We don't select ventures based solely on profit potential. We accept them by the humanity goal they're solving for. Explore the goals to learn more.

The Growth Studio

Conversations on how economies grow

A video series from Legacy Ventures and OnnoRokom Uddokta on the people and policies that rebuild markets.

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Episode 01 · 43:30

How Rwanda Rebuilt Its Economy in 30 Years

A conversation with Pascal Mugisha on the Rwandan market, and what founders elsewhere can learn from three decades of rebuilding.

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Teaser

Pascal Mugisha on the Rwandan Market

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New episodes as they are released

Where we work

One mission, many markets

Bangladesh

Home base in Dhaka

Our sister program OnnoRokom Uddokta has accelerated startups and SMEs across Bangladesh since 2025, and its curriculum, mentors and growth-partnering model are the foundation Legacy Ventures builds on.

50+Businesses accelerated

2 to 5XAverage growth

Nigeria

Now in Nigeria

Our first international cohort. Founders from across Nigeria applied, a shortlist was screened on founder values and traction, and the selected businesses now work with our mentors and growth partners.

129Applications

34Shortlisted

6Selected

Rwanda

Learning from Kigali

The Growth Studio opened with Rwanda's story: how a country rebuilt its economy in thirty years, told by the people building in it today.

Ep01The Growth Studio

Build something that outlasts you.

Applications for the next Legacy Ventures cohort open soon. Join the waitlist and we will write to you the day they open.

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Programs

Accelerator

The Legacy Ventures Acceleration Program is a six-month program for founders anywhere in the world who are already operating and preparing to grow. Built around 17 modules, it runs on a monthly rhythm: live sessions where accomplished founders and industry experts teach, and growth partner sessions where each founder's growth is tracked and analysed. Across the six months we open our networks to founders, and selected participants also receive professional one-to-one coaching. Sessions run live online, so founders can take part from any country.

Accelerator Incubator

Learning that lasts

17 Modules

Seventeen modules covering what it actually takes to run and grow a business. A founder who applies what they learn here is set for the rest of their working life.

Monthly expert sessions

Founders and Experts Teach

Accomplished founders and industry experts join live every month to teach and take questions from the cohort.

Growth partnering

Growth Partner Sessions

Regular growth partner sessions track and analyse each founder's growth, working through problems and keeping progress on course.

Professional coaching

For Selected Participants

Selected participants receive one-to-one professional coaching alongside the program.

Monthly growth presentation

At Every Session

Every founder presents their progress at every monthly session, which keeps growth measurable and the cohort accountable.

Networks and market connections

Local and International

Introductions to mentors, industry partners and market contacts in your own country and abroad, for founders to take forward themselves.

Delivery

Live Online, Any Time Zone

Sessions are scheduled around the cohort's time zones and recorded, so a founder in Lagos, Dhaka or Kigali can take part fully.

Selection

People Before Ideas

We assess the founder before the business model: values, intention, integrity and the will to be held accountable.

Eligibility · Key info

Who we work with and when.

Eligibility

Your business is past the idea stage, already operating, with customers and revenue.
Open to startups and SMEs of any sector and any size, in any country.
At least one founder can commit to the full six months of monthly sessions, online classes and growth partnering.
You are ready to present your business growth at every monthly session.
The business is built on ethical practice and creates real value for society.
You are willing to share accurate business, financial and team information during selection.

Mentors

Mentors in the room.

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Cohorts

Current and previous batches.

All Cohorts

FAQ

Common questions.

Everything else is on the FAQ page.

How long is the Acceleration Program?

Six months, built around 17 modules, with one live expert session and one growth presentation each month.

Who can apply?

Founders whose business is already operating and entering or preparing for a growth phase, from any sector, any size and any country. We assess the founder before the business model.

Is there an application fee?

No. Legacy Ventures does not charge an application fee. Any program terms specific to a cohort are published with that cohort's call for applications.

How much time does it take each month?

A monthly live session, a live online class each week and a weekly growth partnering session, plus the work you carry out inside your own business in between.

Do I have to present my progress?

Yes. Every founder presents their growth at each monthly session. It is what keeps progress measurable and the cohort accountable to one another.

What results have earlier participants seen?

In the sister program in Bangladesh, the first cohort of 21 businesses recorded 2x to 10x growth over six months, with nearly half reaching 6x to 10x. Results from the international cohorts will be published as they complete.

Programs

Incubator

The Legacy Ventures Incubation Program is being built for founders at the very start of the journey: students and first-time entrepreneurs who have a promising idea and the conviction to turn it into something real. It will run with partner universities and founder communities in the countries where we work. Every team will be paired with mentors from our network of entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders, and taken through problem discovery, business modelling, ethical leadership and pitching. Full details of the first cohort will be published here.

Accelerator Incubator

Stage

Idea to First Customer

For pre-revenue teams with a real problem in view and the conviction to test it.

Curriculum

Discovery to Pitch

Problem discovery, business modelling, ethical leadership and pitching, in that order.

Mentorship

Paired From Day One

Every team is matched with a mentor from our network of entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders.

Delivery

Through Partner Campuses

Run with universities and founder communities in each country, online and on campus.

The first incubator cohort is being designed.Universities and founder communities who want to host a cohort can write to us at apply@legacyventures.global. Founders can join the waitlist to hear first.

Mentors

Mentors in the room.

All Mentors

Mentors

Mentorship guidance that turns ambition into progress.

Meet the mentors helping our founders think better, act decisively, and grow responsibly.

Want to mentor a Legacy Ventures cohort?We are adding mentors in each country we work in. Write to apply@legacyventures.global with a short note on your experience and the sectors you know best.

Cohorts & Alumni

Shaping impact, cohort by cohort.

A community that continues beyond the cohort.

Partners

Together, we make meaningful progress possible.

We collaborate with institutions, companies, experts, and resource partners to help purpose-driven ventures grow sustainably.

Group

OnnoRokom Group

A Dhaka conglomerate spanning education, technology, electronics, e-commerce and publishing. Legacy Ventures is an initiative of the group's leadership.

Sister program

OnnoRokom Uddokta

The Bangladesh accelerator whose curriculum, mentors and growth-partnering model Legacy Ventures carries to founders abroad. onnorokomuddokta.org

Product

Legacy Foundry

An AI business coach for founders, so the work between sessions actually gets done. legacyfoundry.ai

Partner with Legacy VenturesUniversities, industry bodies, investors and companies who want to host, fund or teach in a cohort can reach us at apply@legacyventures.global.

Events

Latest events

Cohort sessions, founder meetups and Growth Studio recordings, announced here and on our social channels.

No public events scheduled yet.Follow Legacy Ventures on Facebook or LinkedIn, or join the newsletter in the footer, to hear about the next one.

The Growth Studio

Watch, learn, build.

An open library of conversations on how markets and companies grow, produced by Legacy Ventures with OnnoRokom Uddokta.

Episode 01 · 43:30

How Rwanda Rebuilt Its Economy in 30 Years

A conversation with Pascal Mugisha on the Rwandan market, and what founders elsewhere can learn from three decades of rebuilding.

▶ Watch on YouTube

▶

Teaser

Pascal Mugisha on the Rwandan Market

0:54

Channel

Subscribe to Legacy Ventures on YouTube

New episodes as they are released

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

People Before Ideas

Backing founders who build with conscience, wherever they are.

Legacy Ventures is a mission-driven ecosystem for entrepreneurs built by Bangladeshi and international entrepreneurs, investors, coaches and mentors. We back impactful, sustainable ventures with mentorship, training and community that founders in emerging markets rarely find in one place, because we believe business should be more than profit.

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"Life in many ways should be a competition of doing good to others, because your time is limited and you should spend it with a sense of urgency."

Mahmudul Hasan SohagFounder and Chairman, OnnoRokom Group

Our story

Where We Come From

Legacy Ventures grew out of OnnoRokom Uddokta, an accelerator built in Dhaka by OnnoRokom Group, a conglomerate spanning education, technology, electronics, e-commerce and publishing. In a country where over two million young people enter the workforce each year and accelerators remain few and far between, the team set out to build something different: not a conventional incubator, but a long-term partner that stands by founders through their dreams, challenges and potential.

The same gap exists in most emerging markets. Legacy Ventures takes that model to founders everywhere: a global think tank and startup accelerator promoting value-driven entrepreneurship. We don't accept startups by sector. We accept them by the humanity goal they're solving for.

Our mission

Why We Exist

Our mission is to nurture entrepreneurs who combine innovation with wisdom, building ethical, responsible ventures that create real value while strengthening their communities. We give founders the mentorship, training, networks and practical support they need to grow with clarity and purpose, and we stand with them long after demo day.

Ethics first

Growth that harms people, communities or the land is not growth we want to accelerate.

Founder before model

Business models change. We select for the values and resilience of the person who will carry them.

Long-term partner

The cohort ends. The relationship, the network and the accountability do not.

The people behind the program.

Meet the team supporting founders throughout their journey and helping every cohort make meaningful progress.

Contact

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Whether you want to collaborate, feature our work, or connect us with an inspiring founder, send us a message.

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