# Suranga Priyashantha

> Suranga Priyashantha is a seed investor at Brighte (Sydney) backing Credit and Internet. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Brighte](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brighte)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/surangapriyashantha/

Suranga Priyashantha is a seed investor at Brighte in Sydney focused on Credit and Internet. Suranga Priyashantha is the Head of Growth at BrighteSuranga Priyashantha attended BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Credit | 1 | 100% |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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. | $252K | Seed | Feb 16, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lankan Angel Network (LAN)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lankan-angel-network-lan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [nVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Brighte

VC Fund · Sydney, Australia

Brighte is a digital payments platform for home energy improvements. It was launched in 2015 by Katherine McConnell, with the mission to help people create energy efficient homes. Brighte offers 0% interest payment plans that remove the upfront cost barrier of big ticket items like solar and batteries for homeowners. On the flipside, vendorsreceive the prompt lump sum payment they need as soon as they complete the job. Brighte is backed by Grok Investments, Airtree Ventures and Skip Capital as well as strategic supporters KPMG, Equifax, IBM and Stone and Chalk. Brighte is a leading Australian fintech company and has been widely recognised for its innovative, distruptive offering in the home improvements market.

5 contacts available at Brighte.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Diarmuid McGann | Head of Corporate Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diarmuid-mcgann |
| John Rohl | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-rohl |
| Katherine McConnell | Founder, CEO & Chair | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katherine-mcconnell |
| Kirstin Hunter | Chief People, Legal and Risk officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kirstin-hunter-7acb |
| Kirstin Hunter | Chief People, Legal and Risk officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kirstin-hunter-38f6 |

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## FAQ

### What does Suranga Priyashantha invest in?

Suranga Priyashantha invests primarily in Credit, Internet and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sri Lanka. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Suranga Priyashantha last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Suranga Priyashantha closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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