Founder Institute Mentors

Sri Lanka Virtual 2021

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Sri Lanka program below.

Mentors

Ahamed Nishadh

Subregional Digital Expert, UNDP in Asia and the Pacific

Aloka Gunasekara

Director - Startup & Business Ecosystem Innovation, YouLead / IESC

Amit Damani

Founder, Vista Rooms

Amithe Gamage

Co-Founder, Quantum Leap

Anjali Malhotra

Founder & CEO, C-Xcel

Anjana Somathilake

Founder, Nuclei Technologies & CTO, InsureMe

Asanka De Mel

CEO, LOVI Ceylon

Ayami Wanasinghe

Regional Director - South Asia, Founder Institute

Ayesha Ratnayake

Co-Founder, Show & Tell

Bhanuka Harischandra

Founder/Chief Growth Officer, Surge Global

Chalinda Abeykoon

Managing Partner, nVentures

Chamara Peiris

Founder and CEO, Next Digital Innovations (Pvt) Ltd - Leeg.live

Chandika Jayasundara

Co-Founder & CEO, Cinergix

Chintan Oza

Founder, Anantam Ecosystems

Dhanika Perera

Founder/CEO, Bhasha & PayHere

Dinushka Medagoda

Founder/Managing Partner/CEO, eLawyers

Eranda Ginige

Founder/Director, Social Enterprise Lanka

Fathhi Mohamed

Co-Founder, PickMe

Fayaz Hudah

Consultant, Business Coach, Founder of Spiralation & Board Member (Sri Lanka), Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN)

Gabriel Yohendran

Director - Sri Lankan , Founder Institute

Harinda Fonseka

Founder & CEO, Gudppl

Harsha Purasinghe

Founder and CEO, Microimage

Heshan Fernando

Founder & CEO, oDoc

Hiraash Thawfeek

CTO, Multiplier

Jatin Kataria

Founder & CEO, InMeSta

Jayomi Lokuliyana

Co-Founder & CEO, zMessenger

Joe Lenora

CTO, Vudoir Hub & Founder, We Are Designers

Kanishka Weeramunda

Founder, PayMedia & DirectPay

Keerthi Kodithuwakku

CEO, Jendo Innovations

Kirthisri Wijeweera

Head of Knowledge & Research/Senior Economic Advisor, UNDP SDG Innovative Finance

Lien Keerthisinghe

Founder/CEO, LienKay Coaching

Love Yadav

General Partner, Lion Ventures

Mangala Karunaratne

Founder and CEO, Calcey Technologies (calcey.com)

Matiullah Rahmaty

Founder/President , BrightPoint Consulting Services

Minhaz Anwar

Founder and Chief StoryTeller, BetterStories Limited

Mohammed Mafaz Ifharm

Co-founder/Chief Story Teller, Show & Tell

Murtaza Tajbhoy

Chief Strategy Officer, Leo Burnett Solutions Inc.

Nesh Sooriyan

Founder | Growth, Bamboo Blockchain

Nevindaree Premarathne

Founder & CEO, The Makers

Nevindee Amarasinghe

Founder, Good PR

Nilendra Weerasinghe

Chief Corporate Advisory Officer, NDB Investment Bank Limited

Nio Liyanage

Co-founder, Launchr

Priscilla Alexander

Co-founder, ArthurAI

Randhula De Silva

Founder/CEO, GoodLife X & Director - Programs and Partnerships, Hatch

Reeza Zarook

Founder & CEO, Rukula (Pvt) Limited

Rohan Jayaweera

Assistant Vice President, John Keells Holdings & Co-Founder, Antyra

Ruwindhu Peris

Managing Director, Stax

Saiba Singh

Manager, Accenture, Ex- KFC, Ex-Google & Founder, Sugar Rush

Sajini Jayawardena

Expert-in-Residence: Growth Strategy & Design Thinking, Imperial College London

Shahram Anver

Co-Founder, DataCue

Sharmilan Somasundaram

Co-Founder & CEO, Niftron

Shihan Anwer

CEO, Ortus Capital (Pvt) Ltd

Teesha Wickramatunga

Founder/CEO, Workout.lk

Tharindu Dassanayake

Founder & CEO, ShoutOUT Labs

Thariq Hamad

Co-Founder & CEO, FieldR - Match Analyzing Tool

Vinav Bhanawat

Founder, Build From Zero

Yasisurie Kiribandara

CEO/Head of Creative, Yasisurie Kiribandara Couture

Yusra Aziz

Founder & CEO, SecondTeam/Podi Jobs

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