Startup news, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s startup and funding news from December 2019, as covered in the English-language online press.
Our LKA news summaries focus on the country’s early-stage startup and funding scene, covering fintech, agritech, digital payments and more each month.
- Sri Lanka: An overview of the recent Innovation Awards and Gala 2019, and the startups and disruptors that won across 7 award categories
- Sri Lanka: An overview of recently-opened Colombo Innovation Tower, aiming to connect industries with startups and knowledge experts from across South Asia
- Startup Accelerator by PwC Sri Lanka – online applications are open for startups in the broad B2B/B2C market
- Sri Lanka: An overview of the 4th Seedstars Asia Summit held in Colombo, and an intro to the 14 startup winners
- Sri Lanka: A brief look at the Sri Lanka Go Digital transformation and adoption program by the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka, boosting knowledge in regional SMEs
- Australia’s :Different property management startup doubles down on Sri Lanka team investment in local engineering culture and talent pool
- World Business Angels Investment Forum adds Sri Lanka representative
- Sri Lanka’s nCinga SaaS startup acquired in $15.5M deal by Singapore’s Zilingo online fashion platform
- Sri Lanka: A quick intro to the new, President-appointed board of the country’s Information and Communication Technology Agency
- Sri Lanka: A brief look back at the recent Disrupt Asia 2019 event held in Colombo
- An intro to the 18 South and Southeast Asian startups Microsoft ScaleUp supported in 2019, spanning fintech, AI, IoT and more
Other subject-specific news from December 2019:
Blockchain in Asia • Crypto news, Asia • AI news • Fintech in Asia
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