March 18, 2022
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9min
        Twelve-week accelerator brings together entrepreneurs to jumpstart technology innovation LAGOS, Nigeria, March 12, 2022/APO Group/ — Flapmax (www.Flapmax.com) announced today the twelve companies selected for the first cohort of the FAST startup accelerator (www.FASTaccelerator.com), created to help strengthen and scale Africa’s digital ecosystem. In partnership with Microsoft, Flapmax’s twelve-week startup accelerator begins March […]

April 15, 2021
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4min
    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, 15 April: The fourth edition of Green Energy Champion Sri Lanka kickstarts today and invites all energy innovators from across the island for a chance to gain exclusive access to an advanced business accelerator program (Green Energy Champion Accelerator 2021), which will further prepare them for exciting local and international partnerships […]

August 30, 2017
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4min
Celebrating two years since its launch, LOFT1024 is proud to record over 12 startups that have ‘lifted off’ successfully after taking space at this site. Located in the heart of Colombo, LOFT1024 is an ‘incubator’ for accelerating creative techie ideas. LOFT1024 facilitates setting up operations with fully equipped and ready-to-occupy workspaces and complementary support services. […]

August 25, 2017
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10min
Source: businessworld.in BNI aims at spreading roots to various states and regions across India, Sri Lanka and Asia Pacific Region, thereby fostering the growth of business entrepreneurship and SME through business networking Business Network International (BNI) is an American franchised networking organization with around 222,000 members in 8,061 local chapters worldwide. Also known as the […]

May 17, 2017
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5min
The ICT Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), the nation’s apex ICT Institution under the Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure, announces the launch of Disrupt Asia 2017, Sri Lanka’s Premier Startup Conference and Exhibition, at Trace Expert City on 12th  July, at Hilton Colombo. Building on the immensely successful ‘Disrupt Asia’ held last year, ICTA […]

September 19, 2016
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6min
Applications currently being accepted for Start Path Global 2016 year-end class Whether it is to scale their business or drive profitability, startups are increasingly looking to collaborate with corporates to both tap into their operational expertise and to test new technology. Mastercard’s startup engagement program Start Path Global works with startups to drive new businesses […]

June 24, 2016
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3min
Xpressjobs.lk was launched in November 2015 to fill a vacuum between jobseekers and employers. Pioneered by Mr. Chathum Henegama and Dr. Oshadie Korale (B.Sc) (PhD), the job portal provides an effective and user-friendly platform for job seekers to connect with companies seeking specific skill-sets. Xpressjobs.lk has enjoyed unprecedented popularity since its launch – within six […]


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