Harriken

Harriken is a startup that aims to solve a common dilemma that Dhaka residents experience every day - the problem of restaurant discovery - that is what and where to eat. Harriken allows users to search for places to eat and these can be sorted based on distance. Users can also look up places by name, restaurant type (fine dining or fast food), cuisine (e.g. Chinese or kebabs). In addition to providing public data (such as contact info, business hours, maps, and menus), Harriken is also focusing on generating a platform characterized by helpful reviews. Harriken is also the first startup in the country to have begun their journey with an app first strategy. It is also arguably the first Bangladeshi startup to have concurrently launched on both Android (April 3, 2016) and iOS (June 19, 2016) platforms within a span of just over two months of each other. Its Web application is almost ready, thus giving it a presence across three platforms. By profiling over 4,000 establishments in Dhaka alone, Harriken is by far the most comprehensive database of restaurants in Dhaka, as it looks to position itself as the go-to platform for food enthusiasts in Bangladesh.