Lontana Consulting — Dhaka & Emerging Markets

Strategy in service of something
larger than the deal.

Independent advisory for founders, investors, and institutions in emerging markets.

Mission

Lontana is built on one conviction: rigorous strategy and genuine benefit to society are the same priority. We work across mobility, energy, fintech, agritech, and climate — grounded in 14 years inside these markets.

“The businesses worth building make money because they solve a real problem.”

What we
actually do

Lontana works at the intersection of strategy, capital, and market-building. We advise on investment readiness, support investors on sourcing and diligence, and partner long-term with founders — across six practice areas.

Energy & Climate

Mobility & Logistics

Fintech & Inclusion

Agritech & Value Chains

Investment Readiness

Sector Intelligence

The conviction behind the work

Good returns
and good outcomes
are not a tension.

The most durable businesses here build infrastructure that didn't exist — energy access, mobility, financial inclusion. That's not a trade-off. That's where the returns are.

“Our objective isn't only to position a client for investment readiness — it's to make the investment landscape more legible for the sector.”

We speak in different rooms.
We believe the same thing.

For Investors & Capital

The businesses worth backing

“They build what didn't exist — energy access, mobility, inclusion. We help capital find them, and land right.”

For Founders & Operators

Something that holds

“We help you build something that holds — because it solves a real problem.”

For Institutions & DFIs

Two tracks, one discipline

“Private and public benefit aren't separate tracks. We bring commercial discipline and systemic thinking to both.”

The Long View

What the work is for

“The purpose of capacity is what you do with it after. Not charity. Just: get it right, and make it count.”

About Lontana

Fig. 01 — Farhan Aqebur Rahman, Founder

14 years in markets that
don't forgive abstraction.

Lontana was founded by Farhan Aqebur Rahman — entrepreneur, venture investor, and advisor with 14 years across emerging markets, centred on Bangladesh.

The firm is independent by design — no capital to deploy, no deals to originate. The only interest is the work being right.

Founder First venture — built, then lost

Fund Helped launch SBK Emerge Fund 1

Series A Led the Series A in Jatri

Lontana Founded Lontana Consulting

“I will find a way or make one.”

Get in touch

If the work matters, let's talk.

We work with a small number of clients at a time. If you're building something that lasts, let's talk.

farhan@lontana.io →

Strategy in service of something larger than the deal.

What weactually do

Good returnsand good outcomesare not a tension.

We speak in different rooms.We believe the same thing.