Now, more than ever, the world needs entrepreneurs to build the future.
As a result, the Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is excited to announce that it is officially launching its newest chapter in Colombo. While the Silicon-Valley based program has chapters in over 200 cities worldwide, early-stage entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka can finally now take advantage of the Founder Institute's renowned structure, mentor support, and network to build an enduring company.
Applications to the first ever South Asia 2025 Founder Institute are now open, and anyone interested in building a technology company can apply at FI.co/apply/colombo.
The Founder Institute provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the support network and structured growth process needed to get to traction and funding, and build something that matters.
Since 2009, the Founder Institute has helped over 7,500 Alumni raise over $1.85BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more (see the FI 10 Year Impact Report here).
To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free online startup events in Colombo, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program from the comfort of your home:
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 5:30am, Apr 29, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/366660
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 5:30am, May 06, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/370017
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 5:30am, May 08, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/366653
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Nathan Beckord: 10:30pm, May 12, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/366477
- Future-proofing CPG Brands: Key Strategies for Sustainable Growth: 7:30pm, May 15, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/371041
- Lessons Learned Raising from Top Silicon Valley VCs: AMA with Rajeev Behera: 9:30pm, May 29, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/371283
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 10:30pm, Jun 02, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/370900
- How to Build Your MVP Using Artificial Intelligence : 10:30pm, Jun 04, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/371406
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 5:30am, Jun 10, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/370801
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 10:30pm, Jul 07, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/370399
The experts that have been critical in bringing the Founder Institute to Sri Lanka include local startup leaders Ayami Wanasinghe (Regional Director - South Asia, Founder Institute), Josheph Adhikari (Co-founder, Sampanna Capital & Advisory ), Sa Admin.
Opportunities are flourishing in Colombo. There's now a great ecosystem for entrepreneurs - from crowdfunding platforms to co-working spaces. The Founder Institute can increase an aspiring technology entrepreneur's chance of success by providing the necessary skills and mindset - and a link to the Silicon Valley!
In addition, many of the region's top founders, CEOs, advisors, and investors have signed on to mentor new entrepreneurs in the South Asia 2025 Founder Institute program, including:
- Aabith Sabeer: Founder/CEO, Simplebooks.com
- Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
- Abdul Rahman: Venture Capital Analyst, InnMind
- Abdulla Mamun
- Abdulla Musthafa: Co-founder and CTO , forloop coding academy
- Abdullah Al Noman: Senior Product Manager, Pathao
- Abu Naser Md. Shoaib: Chief Technology Officer, Sheba Platform Limited
- Abu Safowan Mohammad Bakee: Country Manager, Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe e.V.
- Adnan Khan: Head of Truck Operations, Ticket & Ride at Shohoz, Shohoz
- Afshin Moayed: Partner, Razor Capital
- Ahamed Nishadh: Subregional Digital Expert, UNDP in Asia and the Pacific
- Ahamed Faheem: CEO, Adrotec
- Ahmed Fahad: VP at Product, Pathao
- Ahmed Irfan: Founder, Innovation Quotient
- Ahmed Numan: Manager, Customer Experience, Ooredoo Maldives
- Ahmed Azaan Hassan: Co-founder/CTO, Ewity, Inc
- Ahmed Yaamin Mohamed: Co-Founder, Spark Hub
- Aishath Adnan: Leader, FI Maldives
- Akkie Okma: Founder, OkmaAdvies
- Alagan Mahalingam: CEO, Rootcode Labs
- Al Farooque Shubho: Founder & CEO , Zantrik Limited
- Ali Haris: Product Manager, LottieFiles and Co-Founder & CEO, Payer
- Ali Hisam: Head of Growth Innovation, Dhiraagu
- Allen Selima Hossain: Director, Panorama Management Advisory Services Ltd
- Aloka Gunasekara: Director - Startup & Business Ecosystem Innovation, YouLead / IESC
- Aminath Ali: Founder, HaliAli Coaching and Consultancy Services (H.A.C.C.S)
- Aminath Shooza: Product Development and Innovation Manager, Dhiraagu
- Amit Damani: Founder, Vista Rooms
- Amit Saberwal: Founder and CEO, RedDoorz
- Amithe Gamage: Co-Founder, Quantum Leap
- Amun Thapa: Founder & CEO , sastodeal.com
- Anas Hussain: Business Development Manager, Consultant
- Anayet Rashid: Founder & CEO, Truck Lagbe
- Anayet Rashid: CEO, TruckLagbe
- Andrew Crawford: Director of Finance & HR, Founder Institute
- Anish Shrestha: CEO, Events Mo
- Anisha Karn: CEO , SmartPaani
- Anita Ghazi Rahman: Founder & Partner, The Legal Circle
- Anjali Malhotra: Founder & CEO, C-Xcel
- Anjana Somathilake: Founder, Nuclei Technologies & CTO, InsureMe
- Anna Lindbäck: CEO & Founder, Startup Strats
- Anshul Saxena: Partner, XScale
- Anup Dutta: UX Designer, GrameenPhone
- Anurag Maloo: Regional Director - Asia Pacific & VP - Global Partnerships & Business Development, Seedstars
- Aref Ali: CEO, Panorama Management Advisory Services Ltd
- Armin Zaman Khan: Founder, Romoni.xyz
- Arshad Uzair: Founder, BESolution
- Arunoda Susiripala: Founder and CEO, Kadira.io
- Arushad Ahmed: Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Javaabu Pvt. Ltd.
- Asanka De Mel: CEO, LOVI Ceylon
- Ashok G: CEO & Co-founder, STARTUP360 India
- Ashok Verma: Founding Partner/CEO, nVentures
- Asif Mahmood: Managing Partner, SEAF
- Ayami Wanasinghe: Regional Director - South Asia, Founder Institute
- Ayesha Ratnayake: Co-Founder, Show & Tell
- Ayman Sadiq: Founder & CEO, 10 Minute School
- Azara Lantra
- Bernard Arulanandam: Consultant, Innovation/Entrepreneurship, PwC Sri Lanka
- Bhanuka Harischandra: Founder/Chief Growth Officer, Surge Global
- Bijon Islam: CEO and Co-Founder, LightCastle Partners Ltd
- Biplob Ghosh Rahul: Founder & CEO, eCourier Ltd
- Breity Sabrin: CEO, Just Storys Ltd.
- Brijendra Rochan Joshi: CEO, Rooster Logic Pvt. Ltd.
- Chalinda Abeykoon: Managing Partner, nVentures
- Chamara Peiris: Founder and CEO, Next Digital Innovations (Pvt) Ltd - Leeg.live
- Chamira Jayasinghe: Founder & CEO, Arimac Digital
- Chandika Jayasundara: Co-Founder & CEO, Cinergix
- Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
- Chris Foltz: Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Founder Institute
- Damitha Ginigaddarage
- Daoud Ghannam: Founder & CEO, uMake
- Daoud Ghannam: Founder & CEO, uMake
- Dewdrop Shaheena: CEO , Meticulous Consultancy
- Dhanika Perera: Founder/CEO, Bhasha & PayHere
- Dhanish Athif: Co-Founder and COO, MyBump Media
- Didar Islam: Managing Director
- Dinusha Kornkaduwa
- Dinushka Medagoda: Founder/Managing Partner/CEO, eLawyers
- Dr. Faisal Rahman: Medical Director, PraavaHealth
- Dr. Pallavi Singh: IP and Technology Lawyer and Consultant, Founder, Episteme Legal
- Dulith Herath: Founder & Chairman, Kapruka Holdings
- Dulitha Wijewantha: CTO/Co-Founder, Aristotle, Co-Founder, Cabbage Apps
- Eedham Rasheed: CEO, Hologo World Inc
- Ekanayake Attygale: Founder & CEO, Cling Digital Solutions
- Enosh Praveen: Founder, Arteculate
- Erad Kawsar: Country Director at YGAP | Impact entrepreneurship + Investment + Policy | Recruiting for BI, BA & HR, YGAP
- Eranda Ginige: Founder/Director, Social Enterprise Lanka
- Ershad Hossain: CEO, 2 Attachments
- Fahim Mashroor: CEO, Bdjobs.com Ltd.
- Fahim Ahmed: CFO, Pathao
- Fareeha Shareef: Co-founder and Managing Partner, FJS Associates LLP
- Farhana Khan: Partner, AS & Associates
- Fathhi Mohamed: Co-Founder, Street82 & PickMe
- Fathmath Neesha: Leader, FI Maldives
- Fayaz Hudah: Consultant, Business Coach, Founder of Spiralation & Board Member (Sri Lanka), Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN)
- Franklin Kamnang Ngansop: Cofounder , Vitamin C&S Coaching
- Gabriel Yohendran: Director - Sri Lankan , Founder Institute
- Gajan Vinothan: Founder CEO, Stripes & Checks Inc.
- Gayantha De Zoysa: Founder, Strive & CTO, Healthnet
- Guns (P. R.) Ganapathy: Regional Director - South Asia, Stanford Seed
- Hanah Tran: Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, Fyber V, FHH Ventures
- Hariharan Padmanaban: Director SE Asia / Africa , Hyla Mobiles ( An Assurant Company ) USA
- Harinda Fonseka: Founder & CEO, Gudppl
- Harsha Purasinghe: Founder and CEO, Microimage
- Hasanga Abeyaratne: Founder & CEO, Amplifyn
- Heminda Jayaweera: COO, SLINTEC & Co-Founder, Venture Frontier Lanka
- Hempal Shrestha: Co-Founder , Nepal Entrepreneurs Hub
- Heshan Fernando: Founder & CEO, oDoc
- Hifnaz Jiffrey: CEO/Co-Founder, Yoho
- Hiraash Thawfeek: CTO, Multiplier
- Hooi Yen Chin: Director, Polaris Law Corporation
- Hussain M. Elius: Founder & CEO, Pathao
- Hussain Elius: Founder, Pathao
- Hussain Jinan: CEO, SparkHub
- Hussain Shafiu: Managing Director, Arcils
- Ibrahim Inaz: Owner and Co-Founder of Kalhu Odi, CEO of Jobsicle
- Imran Raja: Head of Core Operations, Pathao
- Imran Zahir: Director, AI Think Lab
- Imthiyaaz Hassim: CEO/Co-Founder, SIXER Tech Private Limited
- Indika De Zoysa: Vice President, Huawei Technologies Lanka
- Indu Nanayakkara: Co-Founder & Social Media Strategist, Consultant & Speaker, IN Consulting | Impactr
- Iraj Islam: Co-founder and CTO, NewsCred Ltd.
- Iranthi Gomes: Co-founder and CEO, Serviceform
- Ish Anand: Founder CEO, Business Doctors India
- Ishraq Dhaly: Director, Magnito Digital
- Ismadi Ismail: Senior Manager - Corporate Finance and Valuations, PwC Sri Lanka
- Ismail Kaleem: Co-Founder, OXIQA
- Ivdad Ahmed Khan Majlish: Co-founder & Managing Director
- Ivy Huq Russell: CEO, Maya.com.bd
- Iyaz Waheed: President, Universal Foundation
- Jan-Cayo Fiebig: Co-Founder, CodersTrust
- Janeeth Rodrigo: General Manager, IdeaHell & Derana Macroentertainment
- Janne Saarikko: Director, Food Ecosystems Accelerator, Founder Institute
- Jatin Kataria: Founder & MD, InMeSta + JK Venture Studio
- Jayomi Lokuliyana: Co-Founder & CEO, zMessenger
- Jehan Wijesinghe, Unicorn Factory
- Joe Lenora: CTO, Vudoir Hub & Founder, We Are Designers
- Jonathan Abeywickrema: Director, Lanka Impact Investing Network (LIIN)
- Jonathan Clarke: Director of Engineering, Houzz.com
- Josh Hinkle, Forecastr
- Josheph Adhikari: Co-Founder, Sampanna Capital & Advisory Nepal
- Kanchana Senanayake: Founder/Managing Partner, JK Chambers
- Kanishka Weeramunda: Founder, PayMedia & DirectPay
- Karolis Pranckevicius: CEO, Blue Orange
- Karolis Panckevicius: Analyst, Blue Orange Agency
- Kavi Raj Joshi: Founder & Managing Director, Next Venture Corp
- Kazi M Hassan: CSTO, GrameenPhone
- Keerthi Kodithuwakku: CEO, Jendo Innovations
- Keith De Alwis: CTO, PraavaHealth
- Kesang Wangchuk: Country Manager, Secure Link Services Bhutan Pvt. Ltd
- Kesang Om: CEO, Institute for Learning Solutions
- Keshni Morar: Managing Director, Founder Institute South Africa + Investable
- Kevin Tan: Managing Partner, Upsilon Family
- Khobaib Chowdhury: Founder, StylineCollection
- Kirthisri Wijeweera: Head of Knowledge & Research/Senior Economic Advisor, UNDP SDG Innovative Finance
- Kishan Nadarajah: Principal, BOV Capital
- Kokularajah Sundararajah: Former COO, The Serendipity Collection & CEO, Genesis Hospitality & Tech
- Lahiru Pathmalal: Co-Founder & CEO, Takas.lk
- Lamia Hafiz: Community Manager, Seedstars
- Lavina Ramkissoon: Africa's Voice - Chairperson and Director #aiMom, Founder Institute
- Lien Keerthisinghe: Founder/CEO, LienKay Coaching
- Love Yadav: General Partner, Lion Ventures
- Luna Shrestha Thakuri: Founding Director, Change Fusion Nepal
- Mafaz Ishaq: CEO, Innovation Quotient
- Mahmud Alam: Director- Operations, DHL Worldwide Express
- Maksudul Islam: Chief Financial Officer, Shohoz
- Maliha Quadir: Founder and Managing Director, Shohoz
- Mangala Karunaratne: Founder and CEO, Calcey Technologies (calcey.com)
- Mangala Yapa: Former Chairman , Board of Investments Sri Lanka
- Manish Thapa: Managing Partner, Global Equity Fund
- Marco De Biasi: Startups Investor & Advisor /Program Director, FI/LGA /LAAS
- Mashrur Shurid: President & CEO, iPage Global Inc.
- Matiullah Rahmaty: Founder/President , BrightPoint Consulting Services
- Md Karim: Senior Investment Manager, Aavishkaar Capital
- Md. Ashequr Rahman: Managing Director, Midway Securities
- Md. Naimuzzaman Zaman: Head Of HR, PraavaHealth
- Md. Nazmul Haque Sarker: Co-founder & CEO, Tech Hive Limited
- Md. Shazzad Hosain: Director & Professor , North South University
- Mehedi Reza: Founder, Jobike
- Miikke Abaysinghe: CEO, Townchic Global Ventures (Pvt) Ltd.
- Mike Soertsz: Founder, Drifter
- Minhaz Anwar: Founder and Chief StoryTeller, BetterStories Limited
- Misha Ali: Dhaka Lead, Uber Eats
- Mohamed Shamheel: CEO, Humanlot
- Mohamed Saameen: IT Director, Fenaka Corporation
- Mohamed Afzal: Engineering Manager, Mindvalley
- Mohamed Jailam: CEO and Managing Director, Javaabu Pvt Ltd
- Mohamed Thoyyib: CTO, WOLFCOM Enterprise
- Mohammad Abdullah Ibney Anwar: Director - Data Engineering & Machine Learning, Pathao
- Mohammed Mafaz Ifharm: Co-founder/Chief Story Teller, Show & Tell
- Muhammad Nazimuddaula: Co-Founder & CEO, G&R
- Murad Hassan: Regional Director Key Accounts, APAC, Agoda
- Murtaza Tajbhoy: Chief Strategy Officer, Leo Burnett Solutions Inc.
- Mustafizur Khan: Chief Executive Office, UpSkill
- Naail Abdul Rahman: Managing Partner, Intellea Partnership
- Nadit Khatri: CEO, Pankh
- Nahid Hossain: Managing Associate, Old Bailey Chambers
- Najiba Wajiha Mahboob: CEO, Toureela
- Naresh Abeyesekera: Founder and CEO, SECQUORO
- Nasheet Islam: CEO, G&R Technologies Ltd.
- Nashid Ali: CEO, Cloud Creative
- Nasif Nm: Evangelist & Community Lead, FI Kochi
- Nasima Aktar Nisha: CEO , Women and e-commerce Trust (WE)
- Nasrat Ahmed Khan: Director , BetterStories Limited
- Nathan Sivagananathan: Co-Founder, Hatch
- Nattu Adnan: Co-Founder & CTO, Lottiefiles
- Navid Khan: Product Manager , Pathao
- Nazat Chowdhury: Partner & Managing Director of Bangladesh, South Asia Tech
- Nazim Farhan Chowdhury: Managing Director, Adcomm Limited
- Nazmin Nesa, Recycle it
- Neeraj Saxena: Managing Partner, XScale
- Nelly Yusupova: Founder, TechSpeak.co
- Nevindaree Premarathne: Founder & CEO, The Makers
- Nevindee Amarasinghe: Founder, Good PR
- Niki Gomez: Founder, Maximise Me
- Nilendra Weerasinghe: Chief Corporate Advisory Officer, NDB Investment Bank Limited
- Nilushi Thenuwara: Deputy General Manager - Business Development, DIMO
- Nio Liyanage: Co-founder, Launchr
- Nirjhor Rahman: CEO, Bangladesh Angels Network
- Nisha Kotecha: CoFounder & CEO, GloCal CoWorking & InkDiVo
- Nishan De Silva: Founder, Jumpbook.lk
- Nuzha Naashidh: Manager, Business Center Corporation
- Ondrej Lang, Feelo
- Ovi Kazi: Managing Director, Kazi Equities
- Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
- Parveen S. Huda: CEO, Consulting & Research Gateway
- Prakat Khati: Attorney and Managing Partner, Artemis Law
- Pramod Poudel: Founder, Kundalini Ayurbeda
- Prassanna Pathmanathan: Founder & CEO, Ultimma Consulting
- Pravin Jayasinghe: CEO, SkyEye
- Pravin Raj Joshi: Co-founder, CTO , Rooster Logic
- Preeti Adhikari: Senior Manager, Policy and Implementation, Innovations for Poverty Action
- Priscilla Alexander: Co-founder, ArthurAI
- Rahat Afroze: Head Organization Development, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited
- Rahath Ahmed: Director and Chief Marketing Officer, Paperfly
- Rahmathullah Abdulfaththah: Co-Founder & CTO, Solid Tree Private Limited
- Raisul Amin: Senior VP - Strategy & Corporate Finance, Pathao
- Ram B Gurung: Chief Advisor & Master Trainer, CEFE International & Chief Entrepreneur, Startup First
- Ramesh Shanmuganathan: Executive Vice President / Group CIO, John Keells Holdings
- Randhula De Silva: Founder/CEO, GoodLife X & Director - Programs and Partnerships, Hatch
- Ranjit Acharya: CEO, Prisma Advertising
- Rashed Mujib Noman: Country Director, Augmedix
- Ravi Phuyal: Director , ING group
- Ravihans Wetakkepotha: Founder, HypeHash
- Revan Weerasinghe: Legal Consultant, SLINTEC (Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology)
- Reyasat Chowdhury: Co-founder and CEO, Shuttle
- Ridwan Hafiz: Founder & CEO, Go Zayaan
- Rikesh Gurung: Founder/Chairman, The Green Road
- Rishabh Singhi: Founder/CEO, Stofee
- Riyad Husain: CEO, Magnito Digital Ltd.
- Rohan Jayaweera: Assistant Vice President, John Keells Holdings & Co-Founder, Antyra
- Rohantha Athukorala: CEO, Clootrack
- Roshaan Ranasinghe: Founder at Tribefunds, Director, Gradient Alliance
- Rupak Mainali: Proprietor, R. Mainali and Associates
- Russell Ahmed: CEO
- Russell Brand: CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited
- Ruwindhu Peris: Managing Director, Stax
- Ryan Mendonca: Legal Consultant & Founder, Your Virtual Legal Counsel
- Sabbir Mahbub: Founder and Chairman, Devnet Ltd.
- Saiba Singh: Manager, Accenture, Ex- KFC, Ex-Google & Founder, Sugar Rush
- Sajid Amit: Director, Center for Enterprise & Society (CES), ULAB
- Sajid Rahman: Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Digital Healthcare Solutions
- Sajini Jayawardena: Expert-in-Residence: Growth Strategy & Design Thinking, Imperial College London
- Sam De Silva: Co-Founder, Common Edge & Advisor, Loki Network
- Sameer Sortur: Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
- Samira Himika: Dreamer (Founder & Managing Director), team engine - a social good company
- Sangay Tshering: Managing Partner at Green E and President, Loden Foundation
- Sanjiv Ahangama: Founding Partner, Third Lane Ventures
- Sanju Peramuna Arachchi: Co-founder / CEO, Aenigm3 Labs
- Sarinda Unamboowe: CEO/Managing Director, MAS Kreeda
- Sayeda Nabila Mahabub: Director of Marketing, Pathao
- Sayyed Ahmad Masud: CEO, Change Mechanic
- Semal Luthra: Co-Founder & CEO, HomeTree Coworking
- Senela Jayasuriya: Global CEO, Women Empowered Global
- Shafqat Asif: Vice President - Engineering, Pathao
- Shah Paran: Founder & CEO, HandyMama
- Shah Sufian: Co-founder & CTPO, Shuttle
- Shahnaz Sultana: Chief Consultant & CEO FINSALLIANCE, Risk Advisory I Founder WE Global, Women's Career Advancement I Former Country Manager Bangladesh and Regional Risk Officer, APAC in Wells Fargo Bank, N.A
- Shahriar Shahid: Director Product Management & Head Of Product, Shohoz
- Shahwar Nizam: Partner & Managing Director , DFDL Bangladesh
- Sharmilan Somasundaram: Co-Founder & CEO, Niftron
- Shashi Bhattarai
- Shazif Adam: Co-Founder — Designer & Illustrator, Encreare
- Sheikh Shourav: CEO, Apploye Ltd
- Shifat Adnan: Chief Technology Officer, Pathao
- Shihan Anwer: CEO, Ortus Capital (Pvt) Ltd
- Shingkhar Kezang: Chief Managing Associate, TingKarr Associates
- Shuaib Yusoof: Founder, Likuid Ventures
- Shyikh Mahdi: Advocate, Vertex Chambers
- Siffat Sarwar: Co-founder, ShopUp
- Simon Turner: Founding Partner, Groundbreaking, Managing Director, FI Ghana
- Sk. Tanvir Ahmed: Vice President, Head of Operations, Sheba.xyz
- Snehasish Barua: Partner, Snehasish Mahmud & Co.
- Sonam Choden: Consultant, GiANT Bhutan
- Sonia Bashir Kabir: Country Director
- Srishti Jain: Co-Convenor, Startup Jalsa
- Suhartha Weragoda: Chemist | Executive - Technology Transfer, SLINTEC (Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology)
- Sumaiyah Mousinin: Co-founder, Deshifarmer
- Suman Shakya: Founder , Tangent Waves
- Suman Rayamajhi: Co-founder & MD, Upaya Citi Cargo
- Syed Taj: Founder & CEO, LegalSeba
- Syed Almas Kabir: President, BASIS
- Sylvana Sinha: Founder , Praava Health
- Tamasha Fernando: Senior Manager - Startup Ecosystem Development, ICTA
- Tamzid Siddiq Spondon: Managing Director, ZANALA Bangladesh Ltd.
- Tanveer Ali: CIO, Constellation Asset Management
- Tanvir Sourov: Co-founder & CEO, Socian Ltd.
- Tanvir Sourov: Co-Founder & CEO, Socian Ltd.
- Tanvir Hossain Khan: Founder & CEO, Dreamerz Lab
- Tasvir Faheem: Founder & CEO, InsureCow
- Teesha Wickramatunga: Founder/CEO, Workout.lk
- Thanuja Ranasinghe: Co-Founder / CEO, Company NameBetterBiz Global (Private) Limited
- Tharindu Dassanayake: Founder & CEO, ShoutOUT Labs
- Thariq Hamad: Co-Founder & CEO, FieldR - Match Analyzing Tool
- Tina Jabeen: Managing Director, StartUp Bangladesh
- Trevor Longino: Founder & CEO, CrowdTamers
- Tshering Namgyay Wangchuk, FI Mentor
- Tshewang Dorji
- Uday Krishna: Venture Capital Advisor & Investor, Seed Stars
- Umair Sheikh: Managing Director, Innovate47
- Uthpalie Thilakaratna: Co-Founder, Tracified
- Vadiraj Aralappanavar: Vice President of Product Management, Acko
- Vidushan Cherneka: Founder, Elon Venture Catalysts
- Vinav Bhanawat: Founder, Build From Zero
- Waliullah Bhuiyan: CEO, Light of Hope
- Waseem Alim: Founder & CEO, Chaldal
- Wasik Mursalin: CTO, Styline Collection
- Wishanth Wijesinha: Assistant Vice President - Head of John Keells X, John Keells Holdings
- Yasisurie Kiribandara: CEO/Head of Creative, Yasisurie Kiribandara Couture
- Yatan Blumenthal Vargas: Co-founder, Berlin Hardware Accelerator
- Yemi Oluseun: Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive
- Yusra Aziz: Founder & CEO, SecondTeam/Podi Jobs
- Zaki Omar: Director and Head of Legal & Compliance , GrameenPhone
- Zareen Mahmud Hosein: Founder, HerStory
- Zia Ashraf: Founder & COO, Chaldal
- Zunaid Ahmed Palak: State Minister, ICT Division, Ministry of Post, Telecom and ICT
- And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute is designed for founders and teams all throughout the pre-seed stage, including aspiring founders with a full-time job, solo founders, teams, and founders of established companies that are pre-funding. The organization's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and build sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Join us in Colombo and help build the future.
Apply to the South Asia 2025 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
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