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Blue Ocean Venture Capital unveils Rs. 2 b fund for local startups

2016, NewsBy mhadminJuly 13, 2016Leave a comment

Sri Lanka and Singapore based Blue Ocean Venture (BOV) Capital yesterday announced a Rs. 2 billion fund focused on Sri Lankan startups…

Hire1 moves forward with top honours at Venture Engine 2016

2016, NewsBy mhadminJuly 7, 2016Leave a comment

Revolutionising Sri Lanka’s courier and logistics space with a novel approach of on-demand delivery for both businesses and individuals…

Venture Engine shines light on local entrepreneurs for 5th consecutive year

2016, NewsBy mhadminJuly 5, 2016Leave a comment

The 2016 edition of Venture Engines, widely known to empower entrepreneurs, drew to a close at Kingsbury…

Venture Engine draws to a successful close

2016, NewsBy mhadminJuly 1, 2016Leave a comment

Marking the fifth anniversary of a program that has become widely known for empowering Sri Lankan entrepreneurs, top honours at the…

500 Startups’ Pankaj Jain partners Venture Engine for 30 June workshop

2016, NewsBy mhadminJune 16, 2016Leave a comment

Partner at 500 Startups, Pankaj Jain, will be hosting a two-hour workshop for Venture Engine participants, as well as other…

Leadership insights into the rise of e-commerce, digital payment apps in Sri Lanka and the region

2016, NewsBy mhadminJune 8, 2016Leave a comment

At the start of 2016, We Are Social reported that there were a total of 3.4 billion[1] internet users in the world; which translates to…

Overwhelming response for Venture Engine 2016 submissions

2016, NewsBy mhadminMay 26, 2016Leave a comment

Sri Lanka’s pioneering entrepreneur empowerment platform Venture Engine has ended its ‘Call for Entries,’ with the program having received…

Venture Engine finale to feature 500 Startups fund, high profile VCs

2016, NewsBy mhadminMay 4, 2016Leave a comment

Sri Lanka’s pioneering entrepreneur empowerment platform Venture Engine will once more welcome the participation of top global startup…

New Venture Engine award recognises high growth business plans with social impact

2016, NewsBy mhadminApril 5, 2016Leave a comment

Venture Engine, a platform already widely recognized for empowering Sri Lankan entrepreneurship, is keen to attract high growth potential…

5th anniversary Venture Engine launched

2016, NewsBy mhadminMarch 16, 2016Leave a comment

The fifth anniversary edition of pioneering local entrepreneurship platform, Venture Engine, was launched recently…

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