About
Aziz Arman co-founded Jatri in 2019, Bangladesh's first bus tracking and digital ticketing platform, partnering with the Dhaka Bus Owners' Association to digiti...
Company & Background
Personal Details
Expertise
TravelTech, Transit Technology, Mobility
Education
North South University
Company Details
Stage
Growth
Industry
TravelTech
Founded Year
2019
About Aziz Arman
Aziz Arman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Jatri, a mobility technology company built to bring order to Dhaka's notoriously chaotic public bus system. He started the company straight out of university, betting that software could fix a transportation problem most people treated as unsolvable.
From Student Chapter to Startup
Arman completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering at North South University between 2014 and 2018, where he also served as President of the university's ACM Student Chapter. Before founding Jatri, he briefly worked as Chief Technology Officer at NTRENZ from October 2018 to February 2019.
That short technical leadership stint gave him direct engineering experience just months before he set out to build his own company.
Founding Jatri
In March 2019, Arman co-founded Jatri to address Dhaka's chaotic public transportation system using technology rather than policy change alone. The platform became Bangladesh's first bus tracking and digital ticketing service, giving commuters real-time visibility into bus locations and a digital alternative to cash fares.
That focus on public buses, rather than private ride-hailing, set Jatri apart from most mobility startups in Bangladesh, which had concentrated on cars and motorbikes.
Partnering With Bus Operators Directly
Under Arman's leadership, Jatri secured an agreement with the Dhaka Bus Owners' Association to roll out its e-ticketing system across 5,650 public buses operating in the capital. That partnership gave Jatri a path to fair, standardized pricing for riders, addressing a long-standing complaint about inconsistent bus fares in the city.
Working directly with an industry association, rather than around it, meant Jatri had to build trust with bus operators who had little prior exposure to digital ticketing systems.
Scaling With Investor Backing
In 2021, Jatri raised $1.2 million in a pre-Series A round from investors including Reflect Ventures, Brain-Too-Free Ventures, and SBK Tech Venture, bringing the company's total funding to $5.25 million. That capital has supported Jatri's expansion beyond its original bus-tracking product into a broader smart mobility platform.
Arman has continued to lead Jatri's growth, and has been recognized by ACM with a Recognition of Service Award for his work applying technology to Bangladesh's public transportation challenges.