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Top 20 Startup Investors in Sri Lanka

Last updated: Aug 2024 A list of 20 angel investors and VC funds that invest in startups based in Sri lanka. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in companies from Sri lanka. We update this investor list every month.

Top 20 Startup Investors in Sri Lanka

Investor	Sri Lanka investments
BOV Capital	17
Lankan Angel Network (LAN)	5
nVentures	4
Creation Investments Capital Management, LLC	3
Digital Innovation Fund	2
Unpopular Ventures	1
Cherif Habib	1
Bill Lynch	1
Suranga Priyashantha	1
Bernard Sinniah	1
Leonard Lynch	1
Singapore Angel Network	1
Zephyr Management	1
Vir Kashyap	1
Striders	1
SBI Ven Capital	1
Hustle Fund	1
Western Economic Diversification Canada	1
Hyperion Ventures	1
Heissam Hartmann	1

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BOV Capital is a Venture Capital Firm based in Sri Lanka and Singapore.BOV Capital was established to help Sri Lankan startups capture regional and global opportunities.BOV Capital will engage with ventures across all aspects of the business.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Retail, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Sri Lanka, India, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

nCinga — Solvei8 leads the way in factory digitization with holistic factory views, configurability, and real-time data. Customized Solvei8's tailored cloud solutions for diverse processes and microservice architectures.
Linear Squared — Linear Squared is specialized in data science and advanced analytics solutions in Sri Lanka and is home to the country's best resources in AI and ML and other big data technologies.
Roar Media — Unlock your content potential with Roar Media. We specialize in creating platform-specific content for global brands and agencies at scale.

LAN is a group of investors who have a passion for promoting entrepreneurship. LAN comprises of individual investors, venture capitalist, and angel investors. First of its kind in Sri Lanka, LAN was officially launched with the purpose of bringing together the Sri Lankan investor and mentor community and to scale the startup ecosystem.

Investment focus

Internet, E-Commerce, Credit
Seed, Series A
Sri Lanka

Portfolio highlights

OMAK — OMAK is an innovative IT software solution provider and developer. Their goal at OMAK is to build the kind of IT solutions that let restaurant owners focus on what matters - their customer’s experience - while their solution handles everything else. They achieve this by hiring the best talent and fostering an environment that rewards excellence,experimentation and collaboration. Their knowledge sharing’ sessions embody that. Once a month, a team member has to present an impactful idea or perspective with everyone else. This idea needs to be something that could encourage the rest of the team to re-examine how they approach their own discipline. This is what OMAK is about.
Mintpay — Mintpay is an online payment platform that allows customers to buy things and pay for them over time. Customers can split the cost of their online purchase into three interest-free installments and are always rewarded for their prompt repayment. They give the modern and savvy shopper the ability to buy now and pay later, allowing them to own theirshopping freedom. Mintpay was launched in 2020 and is headquartered in Sri Lanka.
ZigZag.lk — Zigzag Online Women's Clothing Store in Sri Lanka delivering Internationally. Find the latest women's fashion online at zigzag.lk. With 100s of new styles every month from dresses, tops, tshirts, denims, pants categories. Shop Now. Look out for party wear, work wear, denim, linen outfits from the available styles.

Being founders ourselves, we know the pains of raising capital. We're a seed fund focusing on B2B Fintech startups in South & Southeast Asia.

Investment focus

Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed
Sri Lanka, Singapore, Bangladesh

Portfolio highlights

Arediana — Arediana goal is to address the shortage of information regarding women's health and supplementation at all stages of their lives.
Hishabee — Empowering 300,000+ unbanked small businesses to access embedded finance Hishabee finances informal retailers to stock products at zero upfront cost so they can stock now, sell and pay later. Track your business records using Hishabee and get access to instant finance. Equipping MSME with the right tools for growth Small businesses are key to our
WealthOS — WealthOS is an cloud-native, enterprise, core wealth management platform. Launch and run superior digital wealth management value propositions faster and cheaper.

Private equity investments in Microfinance Institutions, Small-and-Medium Enterprise lenders, Emerging Market Banks, Insurance Providers, FinTech, Payments businesses and other BOP Financial Service Institutions focused on the unbanked and underbanked in the developing world.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Finance, FinTech
Funding Round, Series C, Series A
India, Mexico, Sri Lanka

Portfolio highlights

DD360 — DD360 is an intelligent ecosystem for real estate developments.
Progcap — Progcap is revolutionising the way financial access is delivered to underserved segments of the Indian retail economy, through specialized financing and technology products that empower small and medium businesses (SMBs) to progress without obstacles.
techreo — techreo is a digital platform that offers integral financial services for the underbanked in LATAM. Through a partnership with Regulated financial institutions, techreo focuses on customer acquisition for the Financial institutions, offers its technology and the customer journey for customers to buy financial products and services.

The Digital Innovation Fund is focused on providing venture capital for Sri Lankan based digital start-ups. Backed by Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest telco and managed by BOV Capital, a Sri Lankan venture capital fund.

Investment focus

Insurance, Digital Media, Life Insurance
Series A
Sri Lanka

Portfolio highlights

Roar Media — Unlock your content potential with Roar Media. We specialize in creating platform-specific content for global brands and agencies at scale.
InsureMe Insurance Brokers — InsureMe offers motor vehicle full insurance, third-party insurance, travel insurance, life insurance, per-day motor vehicle insurance, and global health insurance services. The company is deployed in the insurance and banking sectors to facilitate focused customer interaction, providing convenience and saving precious time.

The best companies, off the beaten path.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Mexico, Colombia

Portfolio highlights

0pass — High security organizations trust 0pass for passwordless authentication. Move infrastructure & apps to phishing-resistant MFA with YubiKeys and biometrics.
Trébol — Automatiza el alta de empresas. Acelera el dictamen de actas y poderes con nuestro OCR para actas constitutivas, actas de asamblea, y poderes.
NewHomesMate (formerly Propertymate) — Find, compare and buy a new construction home - all in one place.

Cherif Habib is a co-Founder and the CEO at Dialogue. He is also a mentor at Creative Destruction Lab.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Health Care, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed
Canada, Sri Lanka

Portfolio highlights

Wingocard — Receive money instantly and shop at your favorite brands. No overdrafts, ever.
Ditch Labs — Ditch Labs is a digital health company pioneering nicotine addiction treatment with artificial intelligence and a revolutionary device.
Pathway Medical — Pathway is an accurate and efficient point-of-care reference tool that gives you rapid access to evidence-based guideline summaries, interactive algorithms, key findings from landmark trials, clinical calculators, and more. Available anytime, anywhere.

Bill Lynch

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical Device, Information Services
Seed
Sri Lanka

Portfolio highlights

oDoc — Channel doctors now through online video consultations at your convenience through the oDoc Mobile App. Download now to consult top doctors of Sri Lanka.

Suranga Priyashantha is the Head of Growth at BrighteSuranga Priyashantha attended BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

Investment focus

Credit, Internet, E-Commerce
Seed
Sri Lanka

Portfolio highlights

Mintpay — Mintpay is an online payment platform that allows customers to buy things and pay for them over time. Customers can split the cost of their online purchase into three interest-free installments and are always rewarded for their prompt repayment. They give the modern and savvy shopper the ability to buy now and pay later, allowing them to own theirshopping freedom. Mintpay was launched in 2020 and is headquartered in Sri Lanka.

Bernard Sinniah

Investment focus

Credit, Internet, E-Commerce
Seed
Sri Lanka

Portfolio highlights

Mintpay — Mintpay is an online payment platform that allows customers to buy things and pay for them over time. Customers can split the cost of their online purchase into three interest-free installments and are always rewarded for their prompt repayment. They give the modern and savvy shopper the ability to buy now and pay later, allowing them to own theirshopping freedom. Mintpay was launched in 2020 and is headquartered in Sri Lanka.

Leonard Lynch

Investment focus

Information Services, Education, Health Care
Seed
Sri Lanka, United States

Portfolio highlights

oDoc — Channel doctors now through online video consultations at your convenience through the oDoc Mobile App. Download now to consult top doctors of Sri Lanka.
Mainstay — Reach students and employees through SMS text messaging and webchat, and drive outcomes with AI messages and responses proven to spark positive behavior changes.

SGAN is an early stage VC anchored by the multi billion dollar Thakral Group of Companies and has investments across India, Singapore and the USA.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Health Care
Seed, Angel, Series A
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Qyuki — Qyuki is the next big thing that's going to hit new media very soon. If you've got latent creative talent that's waiting for the right opportunity to come along, then this is your time. Wait no more, prepare to give your best to the company that is founded by some of the biggest names in the entertainment business the world over;Shekhar Kapur and A. R. Rahman.
MyCaptain — MyCaptain is an online learning and teaching platform offering online courses with placements and certification programs. Upskill industry knowledge in the fields of business, marketing, design, content, and more.
Dawaa Dost — Dawaa Dost specializes in the pharmacy retail chain of generic medicines in India. The company focuses on the availability of affordable generic medicines. Dawaa Dost was founded by Amit Choudhary and Yash Harlalka and is based in India.

Since 1994, they have sponsored 22 funds with approximately $1.2 billion in committed capital which are managed from their offices in New York, London and Bangalore.With a global network of partners, Zephyr is positioned to identify sustainable secular growth changes which lead to attractive investment opportunities for their investors.While their focus is on the creation and execution of innovative investment strategies, the operating style is conservative and sustainable.Managers strictly adhere to their respective mandates and investments are selected based on rigorous fundamental research. Today, Zephyr manages investment funds in India and Sri Lanka, and they are actively researching new investment opportunities around the world.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Information Technology, Education
Private Equity, Series A, Series B
India, Kenya, Sri Lanka

Portfolio highlights

Ripplr — Ripplr is a full-stack tech distribution and logistics player that offers data-driven analytics and plugs and play system.
ZUMI — ZUMI connects apparel wholesalers and retailers in a transparent, affordable marketplace. It empowers women retailers with the technology, logistics, and financial services to scale. Through ZUMI, customers order via SMS, call, or with a ZUMI Agent. It collects orders from suppliers early each morning. Its logistics partners deliver to customerswithin 18 hours of ordering then customers pay with mobile money.ZUMI was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
Ed Partners — Get School Development Loan up to Ksh 20 million in 3 days, School Transportation Loan, School Techy Loan and School Upgrade Loans Available!

Vir Kashyap is the Director, International Strategy & Operations at Indeed.com.

Investment focus

Health Care, Mobile Apps, Construction
Seed, Pre-Seed
India, Singapore, Sri Lanka

Portfolio highlights

oDoc — Channel doctors now through online video consultations at your convenience through the oDoc Mobile App. Download now to consult top doctors of Sri Lanka.
Kolo — Browse inspiring interior and exterior home design projects by local professionals. Connect with architects, interior designers, and contractors to start transforming your home today with Koloapp.
VAMA — VAMA is a one-stop virtual platform that provides easy access to e-pujas, e-darshans, and astrology services, to devotees from across India and the world.

Striders specialize in IT, real estate lease management, food, and hotel businesses.

Investment focus

Fitness, Wellness, Psychology
Series A, Series B
Malaysia, Sri Lanka

Portfolio highlights

Naluri Life — Naluri is a human-driven, AI-augmented digital health solution that delivers improvements in mental and physical health.
Roar Media — Unlock your content potential with Roar Media. We specialize in creating platform-specific content for global brands and agencies at scale.

SBI Ven Capital, founded in 2007 and based in Singapore, is a private equity firm that invests in financial services and technology sectors across Asia.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Banking, FinTech
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
India, Vietnam, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

Bluwhale — Unlock Web3 Wallet Potential with AI Insights. Supercharge Your Business Growth
Chainstack — Chainstack is a leading blockchain infrastructure providing company. Build, run and scale blockchain applications using Chainstack nodes.
HD — HD is a healthcare and surgery marketplace, powering over 1,500+ healthcare providers including some of the biggest hospitals. HD connects patients to hospitals, clinics, operating rooms, and surgeons while offering healthcare financing solutions to increase access to affordable care and surgeries. To date, over 250,000 patients have benefited frommore accessible and affordable healthcare and surgeries through the company's platform.

Hustle Fund is a seed fund that seeks to invest in early-stage startups operating in software, business to business, fintech, and digital health sectors.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Singapore, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Hemster — Hemster is an on-demand tailoring service that empowers customers to create their own size no matter where they shop. It offers and provides alteration and tailoring services to brand name retailers across the country. Hemster eliminates the most frustrating part of shopping: finding that perfect size. Instead of making shoppers look for theirperfect size, retailers can now create a tailored size from off-the-rack inventory using Hemster’s Perfect Fit Platform.It was founded in 2015 and operates in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and New York.
BitBrand — Introducing Digital Watch Faces From Top Luxury Brands
Kidsy — Shop discounted open-box baby and kids items from all the top brands

As Canada's regional economic development agency for Western Canada, Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) strives to maintain Western Canada’s competitive position by investing in projects and activities that help improve productivity and competitiveness through the development, adoption and commercialization of new technologies andbusiness processes. WD also supports higher value-added production and access to international markets.Abundant natural resources, thriving technology and services sectors, and low business costs make Western Canada an attractive place to do business. Its geographic proximity to Asian markets, access to inland and sea ports, and excellent transportation services to locations throughout North America have created increased efficiencies in exporting products to international markets.Western Canada is a significant contributor to the overall Canadian economy. In 2014, Western Canada accounted for 38% of Canada’s real gross domestic product (GDP) by industry and 42% of Canada’s exported goods.1 Western Canada’s export activity is closely linked to the largest economy in the world, the United States, and increasingly to the large and growing economies of the Asia-Pacific. The United States is Western Canada’s closest trading partner accounting for roughly 77% of goods exported from Western Canada in 2014. In the same year, exports to the Asia-Pacific region accounted for roughly 15% of Western Canada’s total exports; a 24% increase over the past 5 years.2Economic growth in Western Canada is anchored by the natural resources sector, with resource-based goods accounting for approximately 68% of total exported products in 2014. This focus has been a benefit to the economy by providing the foundation for the creation of industry clusters in sectors such as mining, forestry, oil and gas and agriculture.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Debt Financing, Grant, Seed
Canada, Sri Lanka, United States

Portfolio highlights

Co.Labs — We work with exceptional founders & teams to navigate the path from idea to $1M in annual revenue.
Platform Calgary — Platform Calgary focuses on supporting Calgary's innovation-driven companies by providing access to space, programming, and advocacy, while also championing the vision for the new Platform Innovation Centre's design, activity, and culture. The firm is formerly known as Calgary Technologies Inc. and rebranded as Platform Calgary in 2019.
Virtual Gurus — Our virtual assistants provide superhero admin support to help busy organizations accomplish more. Find out today how our assistants in Canada and the United States can help you.

Hyperion is a venture capital firm that invests in founders who are passionate, creative and dedicated to executing their vision. We are stage agnostic & partner with seed to late-stage companies across all sectors.Hyperion’s ethos is founder-centric which means an investment in your company is an investment in you. Our team is available,responsive and committed to you, when and where you need it.

Investment focus

Digital Media
Series A
Sri Lanka

Portfolio highlights

Roar Media — Unlock your content potential with Roar Media. We specialize in creating platform-specific content for global brands and agencies at scale.

Over 15 years experience in the Internet industry back Heissam Hartmann's solid knowledge about the online business.Prior to joining Rebate Networks as the Vice President of Eastern Europe, Heissam was Head of International Business Development at the largest German online fashion shopping club brands4friends. Before that, Heissam was CEOof the online postcard service AhaOho, which sent real postcards, and was soon successfully sold to Greetz.As the former Marketing & Business Development Director from the biggest German online video community MyVideo, Heissam, worked on new concepts for new media and video advertising within the online and media industry.He started his career as one of the first staff members at the German auction platform Alando.de, which was acquired by eBay in 1999. He grew with the company as Head of Entertainment on to the position of Senior Manager, helping to build up eBay Switzerland and Austria from the scratch.On an entrepreneurial level he co-founded various companies and, as a Business Angel, advises start-ups in building and growing their businesses. Following his passion he also co-founded fashion brands and personally supported motion pictures and music projects.As the founder of Passiontainment, he advises influential people from the entertainment & sports industries and celebrities on their internet strategies and by that, bridges the worlds between influential investors and up-and-coming startups.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Retail, Shopping
Angel, Seed
Germany, Austria, Ukraine

Portfolio highlights

meinKauf — meinKauf/miKunu offers an innovative web & mobile platform for mobile retail marketing & brand promotions. Our services are available in Austria, Hungary and Turkey as we are about to enter another new market this year. We are proud to work with the top high street and brick and mortar as well as top FMCG companies in our activemarkets.
Inventorum — Inventorum’s software enables small retailers to manage their offline and online businesses by supporting daily processes such as point of sale and inventory management. Inventorum combines cash management, inventory management, customer support and e-commerce capability in one system.
Rubina Real Estate — A full service real estate agency based in Berlin with offices in Hong Kong, Vietnam, China, Washington and Singapore.

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