Let's Rebuild in 2021. Applications Now Open to Founder Institute Sri Lanka Virtual 2021

Now is the time to rebuild: the world needs entrepreneurs to lead the way in creating a better future, for everyone.

Whether you have already launched a startup or are still in the idea-phase, this is the time to act. 2020 brought havoc to our health, our society, and our economy, and what remains is a world filled with reshuffling industries and new problems that need to be solved. As we embark on 2021, we each have an opportunity to play a part in helping shape that better future.

That's why we are excited to announce applications are now open for the Sri Lanka Virtual 2021 program.

If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from South Asia's top investors and entrepreneurs to build something meaningful, then apply to the Sri Lanka Virtual 2021 Founder Institute today.

We will be hosting several free startup online events in South Asia over the coming weeks, where you can learn virtually from top entrepreneurs from the comfort of your home:

South Asia Events:

Pitch Your Startup or Idea to South Asian Investors Online: 7:00pm, Jul 08, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/361390
Meet and Network with the Top FI Startup Mentors in South Asia: 7:00pm, Jul 22, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/375604

Global or Regional Events:

Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 10:30pm, Jul 07, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/370399
Founder’s Guide to AI: Building an MVP with No Coding Skills : 10:30pm, Jul 09, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/374075
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Sonam Velani: 10:30pm, Jul 14, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/374503
Founder’s Guide to AI: Using AI to Increase Productivity: 10:30pm, Jul 16, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/373714
Founder’s Guide to AI: Using Agentic Workflows to Automate Repetitive Tasks: 10:30pm, Jul 23, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/373663
Best Practices on Building Innovation Hubs for Universities & Colleges: 10:30pm, Jul 24, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/376010
Responsible AI for Startups: Frameworks You Can Apply from Day One: 10:30pm, Jul 28, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/376165
[NEW DATE] Entrepreneurship Education: Lessons from Startup Accelerators: 10:30pm, Aug 07, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/375377
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 10:30pm, Aug 11, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/374656
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 10:30pm, Aug 18, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/374861
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 10:30pm, Aug 25, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/375532
How to Get Investors to Notice Your Startup: AMA with Marta Marrucco: 10:30pm, Sep 17, 2025 (Asia/Colombo): https://FI.co/e/373915

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Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities worldwide, the Founder Institute is designed to help you build an enduring business that can survive and thrive in this “new normal.” We do this by giving you a clear process combined with constant feedback from a devoted network of international entrepreneurs and investors. Participants in the 4-month core program also get access to a lifetime of support through the Founder Institute's industry-leading free post-programs.

The South Asia accelerator is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Ayami Wanasinghe and Fathhi Mohamed. In addition, some of Colombo's top investors, entrepreneurs, and CEOs will be participating as mentors in the program, providing expert feedback and evaluation. The list of startup mentors for the South Asia Founder Institute includes:

Aabith Sabeer: Founder/CEO, Simplebooks.com
Abbas Bilgrami: Campaign Program Manager, Untited States Institute of Peace
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.
Adeel Javaid: Founder/CEO, CelebConnect Inc.
Adeel Shaffi: Co-Founder and VP Engineering, Price Oye
Adi Abdurab: Director Digital Strategy / Co-Founder, Digitacker.com | Intesaab Podcast | Nadeeday Food Blog
Adnan Faisal: Founder , ScaleX
Adnan Faisal: serial entrepreneur, Startup coach and Mentor
Adnan Afaq: Managing Director, Pakistan Credit Rating Agency
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
Ahmad Hassan: CEO/ Founder, CodeGini pvt Ltd.
Ahmed Fahad: VP at Product, Pathao
Ahmed Ayub: Co-Founder, Airlift
Ahmed Uzair: Partner, AUC | LAW
Ahmed Irfan: Founder, Innovation Quotient
Ahmed Numan: Manager, Customer Experience, Ooredoo Maldives
Ahmed Azaan Hassan: Co-founder/CTO, Ewity, Inc
Ahmed Sajjad Zaidi: Founder & CEO, Iris Red
Ahmed Yaamin Mohamed: Co-Founder, Spark Hub
Ahsan Maykan: Senior Consultant, Telenor
Ahsan Tahir: CEO, www.walee.pk
Ahsen Mirza: Project Director, Business Incubation Center, International Islamic University
Aijaz Ather: Founder, The Right Careers
Aishath Adnan: Leader, FI Maldives
Akkie Okma: Founder, OkmaAdvies
Alagan Mahalingam: CEO, Rootcode Labs
Alex Samson: Founder & CEO, dvhb
Al Farooque Shubho: Founder & CEO , Zantrik Limited
Ali Hasnain: CEO, DealsMash
Ali Mukhtar: CEO, Fatima Ventures
Ali Qasim: Innovation Lead, Business Incubation Center, Bahria University Islamabad
Ali Dossa: Founder and C.E.O , TSF
Ali Mohammad Sohani: Ali Mohammad Sohani, Optimizia Inc.
Ali Haris: Product Manager, LottieFiles and Co-Founder & CEO, Payer
Ali Moeen: Co-Founder, ezBike
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
Altaf Qureshi: CEO, Co Founder and Barrister, Wukla and Paksign
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 Shaikh: COO, Peepu
Anas Hussain: Business Development Manager, Consultant
Anaskha Afzaal: CEO, Solutions Brigade
Anayet Rashid: Founder & CEO, Truck Lagbe
Anayet Rashid: CEO, TruckLagbe
Andeel Ali: Head of Planning and Development , National Incubation Center - Karachi
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
Arsalan Vardag: Partner, J. A. S. B. & Associates, Chartered Accountants
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
Asim Ghaffar: Co-founder, Easy Fresh Technologies
Athar Ahmad: CEO , SA Solutions (Pvt) Ltd
Atifa Asghar, Tencent Games
Ayami Wanasinghe: Regional Director - South Asia, Founder Institute
Ayesha Hamid: Chairperson/CEO, George Washington American School of International Academics
Ayesha Ratnayake: Co-Founder, Show & Tell
Ayman Sadiq: Founder & CEO, 10 Minute School
Azara Lantra
Azhar Basit: Founder, Zuhly Technologies
Baber Mushtaq: Mr, NIC Islamabad
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
Bilal Mumtaz: Director, Apothecare Pvt Ltd
Bilal Qureshi: Market Engagement Manager , GSMA
Bilal Sheikh: Founder & CEO, Lettus Kitchens
Bilal Farooq Khan: Founder , 37th Communications
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
Danish Naseer: Assistant Director, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
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
Dinali De Silva: CEO, Lankan Angel Network
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
Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram: CEO, Sehat Kahani
Dr. Talha Rehman: CEO, BeMe
Dulith Herath: Founder & Chairman, Kapruka Holdings
Dulitha Wijewantha: CTO/Co-Founder, Aristotle, Co-Founder, Cabbage Apps
Eedham Rasheed: CEO, Hologo World Inc
Ehtisham Rao: Director Digital, Telenor
Enosh Praveen: Founder, Arteculate
Erad Kawsar: Country Director at YGAP | Impact entrepreneurship + Investment + Policy | Recruiting for BI, BA & HR, YGAP
Eram Abbasi: Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Development
Eranda Ginige: Founder/Director, Social Enterprise Lanka
Ershad Hossain: CEO, 2 Attachments
Fahad Tiwana: CEO, Wonderful Engineering
Fahad Qureshi: CEO, Spaceman Studios
Faheem Sardar: Managing Director, Tangent TA Consulting
Fahim Mashroor: CEO, Bdjobs.com Ltd.
Fahim Ahmed: CFO, Pathao
Faisal Sherjan: Managing Partner, Sustainanl Advisoy LLP
Faisal Khan: Managing Partner, Khan & Muezzin
Faisal Khan: CEO/ Founder, Ovex Technologies Pvt Ltd
Faisal Aftab: Managing Partner
Faisal Satti, https://easyfreshtech.com
Faizan Aslam: CEO, Bookme PVt Ltd
Faraz Maqsood Hamidi: Founder, The D'Hamidi Partnership
Fareeha Shareef: Co-founder and Managing Partner, FJS Associates LLP
Farhana Khan: Partner, AS & Associates
Farhat Bashir: Founding CEO, Seerab Technologies
Farrukh Maqbool: CEO, Discrete Logix Pvt Ltd
Farzal Dojki: Founder & CEO, Next Generation Innovation
Fasieh Mehta: Global Partnerships Director, Epic Games
Fathhi Mohamed: Co-Founder, Street82 & PickMe
Fathiya Bangash: Founder - Digital Marketing Agency , Digital Power 360
Fathmath Neesha: Leader, FI Maldives
Fatima Mazhar: COO, COLABS
Fayaz Hudah: Consultant, Business Coach, Founder of Spiralation & Board Member (Sri Lanka), Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN)
Fouad Bajwa: CEO and Co-Founder, Digital Dera Pvt Ltd. and Agriculture Republic Pakistan
Franklin Kamnang Ngansop: Co-founder , 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
Ghazanfar Azzam: CEO, Waseela Microfinance Bank
Ghazanfar Iqbal: Head of Business Development Startups AEM (Pakistan, Myanmar, Cambodia) + Malaysia, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Gulfam Baghoor: Director , BICON NUML
Guns (P. R.) Ganapathy: Regional Director - South Asia, Stanford Seed
Habib Afzal: CEO/ Founder, T-Admen (pvt) Ltd.
Haider Raza: CEO, Evolution Partners
Hamza Iftikhar: COO, Deal Smash
Hamza Saeed Orakzai: CEO, Obortunity Consulting
Hanah Tran: Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, Fyber V, FHH Ventures
Hanif Jang
Hariharan Padmanaban: Director SE Asia / Africa , Hyla Mobiles ( An Assurant Company ) USA
Harinda Fonseka: Founder & CEO, Gudppl
Haris Ali: Chief Executive Officer, Vertechx Technologies Private Limited
Haroon Javed Qureshi: Founder & CEO , East West Infinity
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
Hira Saeed: Founder, CaterpillHERs | Digital Doers
Hiraash Thawfeek: CTO, Multiplier
Hooi Yen Chin: Director, Polaris Law Corporation
Huma Beg: Founder, Ministry of Change
Humaira Sajjad
Humaira Sajjad: Program Lead , Incubation, National Science and Technology Park (NSTP)
Humaira Sajjad: Program Manager Incubation, NSTP, NUST
Humayun Mazhar: Founder & CEO , Crescent Ventures
Hussain M. Elius: Founder & CEO, Pathao
Hussain Elius: Founder, Pathao
Hussain Jinan: CEO, SparkHub
Hussain Shafiu: Managing Director, Arcils
Huzaif Khan: Mr., Durshal ( KPITB )
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
Imtiaz Rastgar: Chairman, Rastgar Group of Companies
Imtiaz Khalid: CEO, Multitek Marketing
Indika De Zoysa: Vice President, Huawei Technologies Lanka
Indu Nanayakkara: Co-Founder & Social Media Strategist, Consultant & Speaker, IN Consulting | Impactr
Iqbal Mustafa Khan: CEO, Alachisoft
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
Ivan Ivanka: CEO / General Partner, i1x Venture Studio / Camel Capital
Ivdad Ahmed Khan Majlish: Co-founder & Managing Director
Ivelin Ivanov: Venture Advisor, Founder Institute
Ivy Huq Russell: CEO, Bangladesh Angel Network
Iyaz Waheed: President, Universal Foundation
Jamal Khan: Managing Director , Stellar Consultancy
Jameel Hussain Qureshi: Managing Partner, G.N.Q. Advocates and Legal Consultants
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 & Managing Partner, JK Venture Studio
Jaudat Shaikh: Director Software Engineering, LMKT
Javaid Iqbal: CEO, TransformX
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
Juan Roy: President, Regenerative Transformation Institute
Kalsoom Lakhani: Co-founder and General Partner , i2i Ventures
Kamran Khan: Director, NIC Islamabad
Kamran Khan: Program Manager, NIC Islamabad
Kamran Niazi: Economic Growth Specialist, USAID / Pakistan
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, FI South Africa + Investable
Kevin Tan: Managing Partner, Upsilon Family
Khizer Khan: Founder, BaKhabar Kissan
Khizer Ahmed Siddiqui: Founder, HukumJanab
Khobaib Chowdhury: Founder, StylineCollection
Khurram Zafar: Director, 47 Ventures Ltd
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
M. Nash: CEO, Integry
Maaike Doyer: Founder, Epic Angels
Madiha Parvez: Manager Corporate Innovation, Telenor
Mafaz Ishaq: CEO, Innovation Quotient
Mahesh Mahato: Founder/MD, Cosmic Electrical Limited
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
Manzil Maqsood: Founder , Oxbridge Innovative Solutions
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
Meenah Tariq: Partner, Karavan
Mehedi Reza: Founder, Jobike
Mehkar Sheikh: CEO, Venture Cup Sweden
M Ghayas Ahmedani: CEO, Zaaviaa Solutions
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
Mobeen Ahmed: VP , Dastgyr
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 Mansoor: Founder & CEO, Touch'd
Mohammad Abdullah Ibney Anwar: Director - Data Engineering & Machine Learning, Pathao
Mohammed Mafaz Ifharm: Co-founder/Chief Story Teller, Show & Tell
Moin Uddin: Corporate Director , Tourism Promotion Services (Pakistan) Limited
Monis Rahman: Chairman & CEO, Rozee.pk, Naseeb Networks
Moqeem Ul Haque: CSO, Ufone
M. Suleman Anwar: Founder & MD, AIQ Decisions LTD
Mubariz Siddiqui: Legal Advisor & General Counsel, Sarmayacar
Muhammad Nazimuddaula: Co-Founder & CEO, G&R
Muhammad Khalid: Founder & CEO, Clicky.pk
Muhammad Mustafa: CEO, EasyFresh
Muhammad Imran Sayed: Founder/CEO, NanoIT Solutions
Muhammed Bukhari: Mr, Farmdar
Munir Muhammad: CEO, Biz360
Murad Hassan: Regional Director Key Accounts, APAC, Agoda
Murtaza Zaidi: CEO, CyberVision International
Murtaza Tajbhoy: Chief Strategy Officer, Leo Burnett Solutions Inc.
Mustafizur Khan: Chief Executive Office, UpSkill
Naail Abdul Rahman: Managing Partner, Intellea Partnership
Nadeem Hussain: Founder & CEO , Tameer Microfinance Bank
Nadia KANOUN: CEO, Senior Adviser, Trainer & Coach, IHSCEN for Startups
Nadit Khatri: CEO, Pankh
Naeem Zamindar: Founder, Neem
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
Natalya Kamaal: Independent Legal Practitioner , NKLAW
Nathan Sivagananathan: Co-Founder, Hatch
Nattu Adnan: Co-Founder & CTO, Lottiefiles
Nauman Lakhani: Country Manager , Dun & Bradstreet Pakistan
Naureen Hyat: Founder & CEO, Tez Financial Services
Navid Khan: Product Manager , Pathao
Nazat Chowdhury: Partner & Managing Director of Bangladesh, South Asia Tech
Nazim Farhan Chowdhury: Managing Director, Adcomm Limited
Nazir Vaid: Founder & CEO , NexSource
Nazmin Nesa, Recycle it
Neeraj Saxena: Managing Partner, XScale
Nehan Khemadasa: Founder & CEO, Olnex AI
Nelly Yusupova: Founder, TechSpeak.co
Nevindaree Premarathne: Founder & CEO, The Makers
Nevindee Amarasinghe: Founder, Good PR
Nida Jaffery: Co-Founder , Nashtaywalay
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
Obaidullah Khwaja: Head of Mobile Advertising , Telenor
Omar Abedin: Project Director, NIC Karachi
Omar Usman Uppal: CEO/ Founder, GharAsaan
Omer Jawed Ghani: CEO and Regional Director, Enclude
Ondrej Lang, Feelo
Ovi Kazi: Managing Director, Kazi Equities
Owais Anjum: Founder & CEO, EMumba
Owais H. Shaikh: National ip Expert, WIPO
Owais Hassan Shaikh: National IP Expert , WIPO
Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
Parveen S. Huda: CEO, Consulting & Research Gateway
Parvez Abbasi: Project Director, National Incubation Center, Islamabad
Pir Amad: Startup Mentor , Durshal KPITB
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
Puruesh Chaudhary: Founder, AGAHI
Quratulain Asif: CEO, Ain Consulting Private Ltd.
Rabii Malik: Founder , Notes on Pakistan
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
Raza Saeed: CEO, Confiz
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
Rozeena Saleha: Founder & CEO, Kalam4Solutions Pvt Ltd
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
Saad Hamid: Developer Community Manager, Google Austria
Saad Hamid: Community Manager Developer Relations , Google
Sabbir Mahbub: Founder and Chairman, Devnet Ltd.
Saiba Singh: Manager, Accenture, Ex- KFC, Ex-Google & Founder, Sugar Rush
Saira Qayyum: Founder & CEO , Dream Factory
Saira Qayyum: Founder & CEO , Dream Factory
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
Samar Hasan: Co Founder, Epiphany Games
Sameer Sortur: Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
Samira Himika: Dreamer (Founder & Managing Director), team engine - a social good company
Sami Uddin Ahmad: Director BI and Analytics, Telenor
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
Sarah Munir: CEO, Invest2Innovate (i2i)
Sarinda Unamboowe: CEO/Managing Director, MAS Kreeda
Sayeda Nabila Mahabub: Director of Marketing, Pathao
Sayyed Ahmad Masud: CEO, Change Mechanic
Sayyed Ahmad Masud: Regional Director Pakistan, Founder Institute
Sehrish Raza, BizB
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
Shahid Mahmud: Chairman & CEO, Interactive Group
Shahid Mir: CEO, Systems Research Private Limited
Shahid Rasool: CTO, PayNest
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
Shaikh Ayaz Ali: COO, Cooperative Computing
Sharmilan Somasundaram: Co-Founder & CEO, Niftron
Shashi Bhattarai
Shayan Sohail Sarwar: CEO, Confinality LLC
Shazif Adam: Co-Founder — Designer & Illustrator, Encreare
Sheeraz Ahmed: Director Enterprise Business, WiTribe Pakistan
Sheeraz Ahmed: Managing Director, Sharp Telecom
Shehryar Hydri: Founding Partner, Deosai Ventures & Managing Director, Endeavor Pakistan
Sheikh Shourav: CEO, Apploye Ltd
Shershah Hassan: Founder and CEO, KalPay
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
Sidra Jalil: Founder, Inspire Mill
Siffat Sarwar: Co-founder, ShopUp
Simon Turner: Founding Partner, Groundbreaking, Managing Director, FI Ghana
Sk. Tanvir Ahmed: Vice President, Head of Operations, Sheba.xyz
Sleem Hasan: Founder & CEO, Privity FZ LLE
Snehasish Barua: Partner, Snehasish Mahmud & Co.
Sobia Maqbool: Head of Strategy, Pakistan Microfinance Investment Corporation
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)
Sulaim Siddiqi: Partner, Metaii
Sumaiyah Mousinin: Co-founder, Deshifarmer
Suman Shakya: Founder , Tangent Waves
Suman Rayamajhi: Co-founder & MD, Upaya Citi Cargo
Suruchi Singh, Charismatic Crayonz Private Limited
Syed Taj: Founder & CEO, LegalSeba
Syed Naseh: CEO, Diya Interactive
Syed Almas Kabir: President, BASIS
Syed Azfar Hussain: Program Manager , National Incubation Centre Karachi
Syed Iqbal Raza: Founder & CEO , Raza Works
Syed Shahzad Sherazi: Founder & COO, Clicky.pk
Sylvana Sinha: Founder , Praava Health
Talaal Burny: Manager Ecosystem Affairs (& External Relations), Careem Pakistan
Talha Bin Shuja: Startup and Business Consultant, High Hope International
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: Advisory Board, Seed Stars
Umair Sheikh: Founder & CEO, Arazi Ventures
Umair Sheikh: Managing Director, Innovate47
Umer Azmat
Umer Adnan: CEO, Cowlar
Usama Abid: Founder & CEO, Invent Hub
Usman Butt: Founder & CEO, RepairDesk
Usman Arshad Khan: Chief Growth Officer, Checkmate Consultancy
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
Wahaj Siraj: CEO, Nayatel
Wajiha Ghazal: Founder, Affordable.pk
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
Yahya Bajwa: Lead Analyst, World Bank Group
Yaser Awan: Director, Mindstorm Studios
Yasir Ahmed: IOT/Cleantech Lead, IGNITE National Technology fund
Yasisurie Kiribandara: CEO/Head of Creative, Yasisurie Kiribandara Couture
Yasser Qayum: Lead - People, Processes and Systems & Workforce planning, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Yatan Blumenthal Vargas: Co-founder, Berlin Hardware Accelerator
Yemi Oluseun: Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive
Yusra Aziz: Founder & CEO, SecondTeam/Podi Jobs
Yusuf Jan: CEO, MixIt
Yusuf Hussain: COO, Habib Bank Ltd
Zain Farooq: Founder & CEO, MyTM
Zaki Omar: Director and Head of Legal & Compliance , GrameenPhone
Zareen Mahmud Hosein: Founder, HerStory
Zartaj Ahmed: CEO & CoFounder, Pi Space Science Education Centre
Zeeshan Aftab: Co-founder & Managing Director, TenPearls Pvt Ltd
Zeeshan Rajwani: Founder & CEO, Garage Sale (Private) Limited
Zia Imran: Founder & CEO , Jul Bujh
Zia Ashraf: Founder & COO, Chaldal
Zibber Mohiuddin: CEO, PANASIAN GROUP
Zulfiqar Qazilbash: Senior Executive/Consultant/Entrepreneur, Islamabad Consulting
Zunaid Ahmed Palak: State Minister, ICT Division, Ministry of Post, Telecom and ICT

And many more to be announced.

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