Start-up winners at successful Venture Engine finale
Venture Engine is once again taking up the mantle of…
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2022
Venture Engine
Venture Engine’s “Finale” propels start-ups
Venture Engine’s finale was held on 23 February. This event…
Successful Venture Engine Finale kickstarts local startup sector
Venture Engine is once again taking up the mantle of…
Successful Venture Engine Finale kick-starts local start-up sector
Venture Engine has spotlighted the resurgence of the start-up sector…
Successful Venture Engine Finale kickstarts local start-up sector
Venture Engine is once again taking up the mantle of…
Venture Engine shortlists ‘Sri Lanka’s Top Fundable Startups’
Venture Engine, Sri Lanka’s pioneering startup acceleration program, has entered…
2021
Venture Engine
Venture Engine advances to workshop phase
Sri Lanka’s pioneering start-up acceleration programme, Venture Engine, has kicked…
Ceylon Chamber’s Council for Startups shows way forward
The investment ecosystem in Sri Lanka has drastically changed over…
Dialog Axiata Powers Venture Engine Start-up Acceleration Programme
Founded by BOV Capital and the Indian Angel Network, Venture…
Venture Engine 2021 applications to close on 22 Oct
Sri Lanka’s pioneering startup acceleration program, Venture Engine, will soon…
Venture Engine returns for 10th year
Sri Lanka’s pioneering startup acceleration program Venture Engine has launched…
CSE’s new tech-savvy investors will be future of start-ups
In a relentless push towards modernisation and staying open throughout…
CSE’s new, tech savvy investors will be the future of startups
In a relentless push towards modernisation, and staying open throughout…
SL’s potential in becoming Asia’s next Start-up and Innovation Hub
Sri Lanka’s start-up ecosystem has grown significantly over the past…
Transforming Sri Lanka into a Start-up Nation
Post COVID-19 Sri Lanka will be in an ideal position…
CCC supports startups to attract Investments
In line with the recently concluded Sri Lanka Investment Forum…
2020
Venture Engine
Hatch and LAN gear up to launch Sri Lanka’s first fintech accelerator
When Hatch opened in 2018, it quickly became a hub…
LAN launches Sri Lanka’s first Angel Fund to invest in local startups countrywide
The Lankan Angel Network (LAN) has launched Sri Lanka’s first…
nCinga acquired by Zilingo, a Singapore-based technology platform, in Dec 2019
Global technology platform Zilingo has acquired Sri Lanka-based start-up nCinga…
nCinga-Zilingo deal a game-changer in tech buy-outs
Singapore-based technology platform Zilingo pays Rs. 2.8 b to buy…
2019
Venture Engine
7th Venture Engine finale hosts over 40 international investors
Venture Engine’s positive impact on Sri Lanka continues with more…
TravelSpends Wins 7th Venture Engine
Pioneering entrepreneurship program Venture Engine hosted a highly successful finale…
2018
Venture Engine
Last chance to enter 7th Venture Engine entrepreneurship program
With the 10 December submission deadline for the latest edition…
Venture Engine’s Impact Award opened many doors – IgniterSpace Founder
Sri Lanka’s pioneering entrepreneurship program Venture Engine has, to date,…
LAN’s Murali Sundar signs on as Platinum Sponsor for Yarl Geek Challenge Season 7
Longtime Lankan Angel Network (LAN) member Murali Sundar, through his…
Most-awaited entrepreneurship program Venture Engine kicks off today
Now in its seventh consecutive year, Sri Lanka’s pioneering entrepreneurship…
2017
Venture Engine/ABAF
Malaysian PM debuts Dialog Axiata’s Digital Innovation Fund
Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul…
Roar Media Declared Venture Engine 2017 Winner
Venture Engine reached its thrilling finale on 11 October at…
Lankan startup ecosystem to accelerate with ABAF 2017 says Mano Sekaram
One of the biggest events in Sri Lanka’s startup ecosystem…
Dr. Tan to keynote Asian Business Angel Forum 2017 in Colombo
Dr. Clarence Tan, a former Ambassador for Singularity University, is…
ABAF 2017 to feature top speakers from 10 countries
Next month’s Asian Business Angel Forum (ABAF) 2017 will feature…
Asian Business Angel Forum & Venture Engine 2017 give Sri Lanka’s startup eco-system a new boost
Colombo is gearing up to host some of Asia’s most…
Asian Business Angel Forum and Venture Engine 2017 give Sri Lanka’s startup eco-System new boost
Colombo is gearing up to host some of Asia’s most…
2016
Venture Engine
Blue Ocean Venture Capital unveils Rs. 2 b fund for local startups
Sri Lanka and Singapore based Blue Ocean Venture (BOV) Capital…
Hire1 moves forward with top honours at Venture Engine 2016
Revolutionising Sri Lanka’s courier and logistics space with a novel…
Venture Engine shines light on local entrepreneurs for 5th consecutive year
The 2016 edition of Venture Engines, widely known to empower…
Venture Engine draws to a successful close
Marking the fifth anniversary of a program that has become…
500 Startups’ Pankaj Jain partners Venture Engine for 30 June workshop
Partner at 500 Startups, Pankaj Jain, will be hosting a…
Leadership insights into the rise of e-commerce, digital payment apps in Sri Lanka and the region
At the start of 2016, We Are Social reported that…
Overwhelming response for Venture Engine 2016 submissions
Sri Lanka’s pioneering entrepreneur empowerment platform Venture Engine has ended…
Venture Engine finale to feature 500 Startups fund, high profile VCs
Sri Lanka’s pioneering entrepreneur empowerment platform Venture Engine will once…
New Venture Engine award recognises high growth business plans with social impact
Venture Engine, a platform already widely recognized for empowering Sri…
5th anniversary Venture Engine launched
The fifth anniversary edition of pioneering local entrepreneurship platform, Venture…
2015
Venture Engine
Yarl Geek Challenge Season 4 comes to an end
Season four of the Yarl Geek Challenge (YGC), organised by…
Venture Engine 2015 announces top 3 start-ups at finale
The Venture Engine entrepreneurship development program drew to a close…
Venture engine 2015: international panel arrive for today’s finale
Venture engine 2015: international panel arrive for today’s finale…
Venture Engine 2015 finalists announced
Wrapping up a busy two weeks of workshop sessions in…
150 submissions for Venture Engine 2015
Venture Engine 2015 closed the Open Call for business plans…
Lankan Angel Network funds $5m for 20 startups
Lankan Angel Network funds $5m for 20 startups…
Venture Engine returns for fourth installation
Venture Engine returns for fourth installation…
Blue Ocean Ventures- Indian Angel Network Launch Venture Engine 2015
Blue Ocean Ventures- Indian Angel Network Launch Venture Engine 2015…
2014
Venture Engine
Lankan Angel Network and Disrupt Unlimited up entrepreneur support
Bringing together organizations with the shared goal of promoting innovation…
MIT’s Global Startup Labs boosts IT entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Global Startup Labs (‘MIT GSL’)…
Entrepreneurs gear for Demo Day of MIT-GSL Challenge 2014
Seven promising start-ups incubated by the MIT Global Startup Labs…
IntelloCut winner of Venture Engine 2014
IntelloCut, an enterprise material management system won…
Venture Engine announces top 14 fundable start ups moving on to finale
Following the Round 1 presentations by the shortlisted 24 companies…
Third Edition of Venture Engine to give fresh platform to budding entrepreneurs
The third edition of the Venture Engine has been kicked…
Converting ideas into businesses: Venture Engine highlights the opportunities available to entrepreneurs in SL
Venture Engine highlights the opportunities available to entrepreneurs in Sri…
Dialog’s Idea Mart partners with Lankan Angel Network-Venture Engine
Enables software developers to transform ideas into business successes by…
Future build workshop to educate on successful start ups
Lankan Angel Network and Sri Lanka Inventors Commission and the…
2013
Venture Engine
Venture Engine 2013: 10 businesses, Rs. 100 m in funding
Following the grand finale of Venture Engine 2013 in June…
Venture Engine 2013 awards ceremony
The Venture Engine 2013 awards ceremony was held at Kingsbury…
Ridgecrest wins Venture Engine 2013
Venture Engine 2013 comes to a close amidst much appreciation…
Venture Engine 2013: Gearing up for the finale
With the finale of Venture Engine 2013 set for 26…
Finalists for Venture Engine 2013 announced
Following a day of presentations on 17 June by 18…
Spark iT project to heighten business of young ICT entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka
Spark iT project to heighten business of young ICT entrepreneurs…
Venture Engine 2013: 120 submissions, evaluations begin
With the month-long open call for business plans and ideas…
Spark iT finalists receive one million each in funding
The Spark iT award ceremony conducted by the Ceylon Chamber…
Spark iT project to heighten businesses of young ICT entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka
Spark iT project to heighten businesses of young ICT entrepreneurs…
2012
Venture Engine
Venture Engine Finale
Strengthening the entrepreneurial spirit amongst the youth in the country…