| Duration | 12 months |
|---|---|
| Min. Investment | ৳ 10,000 |
| Projected ROI | 16% per annum |
| Risk Grade | B+ |
Overview
After completing repayment of their first campaign with biniyog.io and completing 35% repayment of their second campaign, Interactive Cares is looking to raise funds for a third time to purchase office equipment and furniture for their new office. The venture is one of the leading Ed-Tech platforms of the country, providing academic, career and skill development opportunities through courses, campaigns, master classes and career paths.
This is a halal “buy-and-sell” (Murabaha) campaign, and investors will be able to enjoy an ROI of about 16%* repaid over 12 months (in 3 instalments).
*subject to investment risk (details below)
Interactive Cares [3]
The Business
Interactive Cares (Interactive Ventures Ltd.) is a one-stop virtual Ed-tech platform for creating employability through courses, career paths and master classes.
They have recently launched more than 100 courses and has 80,000+ students. Apart from courses, Interactive Cares also helped their students in getting placements in 50+ partner companies.
Interactive Cares also got into UK Based Super Charger Ventures Cohort 6. SuperCharger Ventures is the largest Edtech Accelerator in the world. They were selected among 300+ Edtech Startups around the world after going through a really rigorous process of selection & due diligence. Selected Startups of this accelerator will receive upto 270,000 USD Funding, mentorship, accelerator training & other resource support.
Interactive Cares was one of the winners of BYLC ventures cohort 3 and also the second runner-up from Bangladesh in Entrepreneurship World Cup 2021.
They have already successfully completed one investment with biniyog.io and has repaid 35% of their second campaign
Interactive Cares is currently looking to raise funds for purchasing office equipment and furniture to settle into their new office.
Office Location: 46/B Mirpur Road, Science Laboratory, Dhaka-1205
Explore: Facebook Page | Website
Rare Al Samir is the Founder & CEO of Interactive Cares. He is an ex-Officer Cadet in Bangladesh Army and a business graduate, as well as a delegate of Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC).
Rare is on a mission to solve the employment problem in Bangladesh through his Ed-tech startup. Interactive Cares has already served more than 300,000 students so far. More than 1000 students got jobs & internships from Interactive Cares so far.
Rare draws inspiration from his dream that the youth of Bangladesh would be placed directly into jobs without worry, through his education and skill development platform.
- Repaid previous investment with biniyog.io on time
- Rich platform with a diverse set of users
- Consistent sales volume
- Serving a market with huge demand.
The Contract
The investment is for a period of 12 months, from May 2023 to April 2024.
Projected ROI: 16% per annum
biniyog.io will NOT charge the investors any fees for this service.
Example: if someone invests BDT 100k in the project, he/she can expect to receive a total of BDT 116k by April 2024.
- Investors will go into a Murabaha agreement (sale contract) with Interactive Cares for office products (office equipment, furniture, electronic equipment etc.)
- It will be a “buy-and-sell” process where investors will first buy products through biniyog.io. Interactive Cares will then buy those items from investors on credit and pay the amount over 12 months in 3 instalments.
- biniyog.io will act as an agent for the investors and buy the products, take necessary ownership and risk of asset possession on their behalf, and then sell to Interactive Cares.
- Interactive Cares has agreed to buy the products with 16% profit on actual cost of product procurement.
- Investors can expect to get their returns by April ’24 in 3 instalments:
- 30% in August ’23
- 30% in December’23
- remaining 40% in April ’24
Shariah Compliance
Investors appoint biniyog.io as an agent to deal on their behalf (Wakalah) and invest into the business through buy and sale of assets under an advanced buy-and-sell (Bai’ Murabaha) agreement.
biniyog.io‘s Shariah advisors have approved the basis and application of this Bai’ Murabaha contract.
Potential Risks
- Inflation and macroeconomic issues: Prices of almost everything are going up worldwide and coupled with the devaluation of taka, this is making products costlier. As the spending capacity of people are narrowing down, there is a possibility that businesses such as Interactive Cares may face a decline in sales.
- Interactive cares’ strategy: Interactive Cares is a learning platform for a diverse set of users — from university students to graduates looking for jobs or higher study opportunities, to jobholders and corporates looking to enrich their CV or pivot their career with on-demand skills. Their partnership with qualified instructors and high quality production of these courses further help them in retaining existing customers. Such products can be considered as price inelastic.
- Possibility of political turmoil following the upcoming election: Our assessment assumes that there will be some macroeconomic turmoil towards the end of 2023 before the general election. This may impact any business.
- Interactive cares’ strategy: The business is heavily concentrated on online sales and services. Around 80% of sales is generated through online orders. Therefore, political instability can only hurt an insignificant part of Interactive cares’ operation.
- Credibility: Interactive Cares has successfully repaid investors of their first campaign on biniyog.io and they did it on time. They have also repaid 35% of their ongoing contract.
biniyog.io will buy the products on behalf of investors first and secure ownership. The products will then be handed over to Interactive Cares within a very short time frame.
Interactive Cares would have the right to reject the products due to quality etc. The risk is expected to be minimal since Interactive Cares themselves will be choosing the items before biniyog.io buys them.
This is a necessary risk to ensure Shariah compliance of the transaction.
biniyog.io has done in-house analyses of the projected returns of the business, and they are expected to be able to repay on time.
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Please note that the business may be given an incentive in the form of a discount on early repayment, which can only come in effect if the investors agree.
Following example is an illustration:
If the business repays within 10 months, the markup profit can be 15% (instead of 16%). This benefits both parties – the business has to pay back less and investors get their money back faster at a higher annual rate of return (e.g. 15% in 10 months means 18% per annum)
Interactive Cares will share instalment cheques with biniyog.io. A security cheque will also be kept with biniyog.io.
Disclaimer
This investment opportunity is based on a first come first serve basis. Your investment is secured only after your transfer-proof has been received. If the investment quota is already filled, your transferred amount shall be returned.
Return of your capital is NOT guaranteed. Investment, by default, requires a risk appetite. Past performance is not a guaranteed indicator of future outcomes.
biniyog.io only acts as a consultant to the investor and the business, and does NOT manage funds for any party.
biniyog.io does risk assessment to a certain extent, but will NOT be liable if the business does not perform as per expectation.
For any questions, please use the chat icon on the right or leave a message.
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17-04-2023
This campaign is now live on biniyog.io!
The funding campaign has started. The target is BDT 12 lac. -
17-04-2023
Campaign extended
