Start-ups Archives

May 8, 2024

COLOMBO, May 7, 2024: Uber, the global ride hailing and food and grocery delivery platform, today hosted “Uber Springboard” – an initiative to encourage Sri Lankan start-ups to strengthen the country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. With support from the Ministry of Technology, Government of Sri Lanka, Uber has selected 3 start-ups from a tech start-up competition that […]

October 18, 2023

COLOMBO, 12 Oct, 2023: Uber, the global mobility platform, will invite 3 Sri Lankan start-ups to visit its India Tech Center for an exclusive knowledge-sharing and mentorship program in 2024. The company is participating in DIGIECON 2030, Sri Lanka’s flagship investment summit, run in partnership with the Ministry of technology and Information […]

September 5, 2022

SLASSCOM and the Lankan Angel Network have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate in assisting start-ups and entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka’s tech sector to secure funding. As a result of this partnership, Sri Lanka will directly benefit in terms of an increase in the levels of demand and supply for […]

July 3, 2017

I’ve advised over 700 early-stage startups in one-to-one free advisory sessions in the last six years, and one issue that always crops up is founder shares. Many times, all founders have equal shares in the company and are all part of the board, regardless of their role. This really irks me. Our firm, TRi5 Ventures, often deals […]

April 7, 2017

PickMe; Sri Lanka’s home grown technology based taxi hailing service is well into its second successful year of operations. Whilst they have expanded their network and introduced more user friendly features to their app, their success story lies not just in their daily increasing fleet but their young and dynamic staff. PickMe is the ideal […]

March 24, 2017

– Fund focuses on making early-stage investments in software startups to expand the SAP ecosystem – SAP.iO launches new global foundries in San Francisco and Berlin to support and accelerate early-stage startup incubation – SAP.iO makes first seed investment in Paradata, a Silicon Valley–based Big Data analytics startup WALLDORF, Germany — March 24, 2017 — […]

March 13, 2017

Supporting a ‘Sharing Economy’ PickMe, Sri Lanka’s first mobile taxi hailing Company says that an efficient cab service can prove to be a great asset in terms of cost as well as time management for users. Gone are the days when the option of owning a vehicle could be considered as a value asset. In […]

February 8, 2017

– Pay for your PickMe ride by Visa or MasterCard credit card and debit card – Special discounted rates for HNB Visa and MasterCard Credit Cards Your next ride in a PickMe could be cashless. Sri Lanka’s most popular mobile app for transportation has picked the country’s largest private sector bank, HNB as their payment […]

November 15, 2016

With over 1,630,000 pageviews and 625,000 unique users per month, Aniwa.lk is growing explosively by creating engaging Sinhala content and viral content marketing campaigns. Since launching in January 2016, Aniwa.lk has made an indelible mark in Sri Lanka’s online space. Aniwa.lk differentiates itself by steering away from the all too common Sinhala gossip website brimming […]

October 5, 2016

Regus Sri Lanka, the flexible workspace solutions provider, recently conducted a community event that focused on the Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SME’s) in Sri Lanka. The event, held under the theme “Understanding the Local Tax Law for SME’s”, was conducted at the Regus Business Centre located at the World Trade Centre in Colombo 01, […]

Uber Springboard: Sri Lankan start-ups set to soar with mentorship program

DIGIECON 2030: Uber Tech Leaders to mentor Sri Lankan start-ups

SLASSCOM and LAN sign MOU to aid Sri Lankan tech entrepreneurs and start-ups in securing funding

Your startup is not a democracy, so stop running it like one

PickMe a Good Place to Start

SAP Announces SAP.iO Fund to Drive Startup Innovation

‘Invest in Time and Save Money’ – PickMe

HNB partners PickMe to facilitate cashless rides

Lankan Angels back Aniwa.lk – a unique startup platform to reach Sinhala audiences

Regus Sri Lanka initiates productive SME networking event