Bangladesh
ROOTED & RISING
Hussain M. Elius
Co-founder, Pathao · Ride-hailing and delivery
ROOTSBangladesh
RISINGDhaka, Bangladesh
He co-founded Pathao, the ride-hailing and delivery app that became the first Bangladeshi company to offer ride-sharing abroad.
Hussain M. Elius co-founded Pathao in March 2015 with Fahim Saleh and Shifat Adnan. It grew into a super-app for rides, food and parcel delivery across Bangladesh.
In 2018 Pathao became the first Bangladeshi company to offer ride-sharing outside the country, in Nepal. Elius was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in 2019.
Sources: Dhaka Tribune