About
Hussain M Elius is a serial entrepreneur, and the founder of Pathao and Wind.
Work Experience
Wind is a decentralised bank, built on self-custodial wallets that facilitate instant, almost free, global payments. We are bringing a familiar Web2 UI running on Web3 technologies, giving the masses access to instant payments, high yield stablecoin strategies, and access to digital assets.
Pathao is a super-app platform built in Bangladesh and operating in Bangladesh and Nepal. The 14+ different services in Pathao include ride-sharing, logistics, e-commerce, food delivery, payments, BNPL, and more.
Started the company from a garage with 3 people and scaled it to 500+ people. Between 2016 and 2021, the company attracted over $45m+ funding from international institutional VCs and corporates. As of 2021, the company has been hitting all time highs in all its financial and operating metrics, reaching over 8mil+ users, 300,000+ drivers and over 30,000+ merchants and 10,000+ restaurants.
Speaking
Being one of the densest mega cities on earth, it comes as no surprise that Dhaka has severe limitations when it comes to traffic and public transportation. Hussain Elius, co-founder and CEO of the locally grown ride-hailing service ‘Pathao,” shows us how the live-data collected from the backend of the system can give us interesting insights into how Dhaka moves and breathes everyday!
Awards
Hussain Elius cofounded Pathao, the leading ride-sharing, on-demand logistics, and food delivery platform in Bangladesh and Nepal. Elius envisions Pathao as the country's "super app", with a vision of Moving Bangladesh forward. The platform has over 6M+ users and 200k+ drivers.