October, November & December
4th Quarter
Sri Lanka’s tech, startup and VC funding news from across October, November and December of 2019, focusing on early stage startups.
For technology-specific news for the most recent month, visit the Other News section, covering blockchain, artificial intelligence, fintech and cryptocurrency news across the 17 jurisdictions that we cover.
October 2019 • November 2019 • December 2019
October 2019
- Good Life X, Sri Lanka’s first international startup accelerator program, launches in partnership with Hatch coworking and Australia’s iAccelerate
- Sri Lanka: A look at the recent Startup Jalsa Pitching Session held in Colombo
- Sri Lanka: An advance look at the SLASSCOM Innovation Awards & Gala event, set for November 14th in Colombo
- Sri Lanka: Global Entrepreneurship Network to formally launch, adding to 170-country presence
- An intro to Sri Lankan entrepreneur’s OxiWear, a wearable medical device that monitors oxygen levels
- Sri Lanka: An intro to BoardPAC, providing board meeting automation to large corporations
November 2019
- Sri Lanka: Oxfam, Etherisc tech startup, and Aon commence pay-outs with blockchain-based agricultural insurance policies for smallhold farmers
- Download: Sri Lanka Startup Report 2019
- Sri Lanka: A look at the recent Startup Weekend Global Women’s Edition held in Colombo
- Sri Lanka: Facebook decision to allow politicians to promote content already rated false by factcheckers has been widely condemned in light of approaching elections
- Sri Lanka: Oxfam, Etherisc and Aon announced the success of the first season of blockchain-based microinsurance delivery to smallholder paddy field farmers
- Sri Lanka: StartupX Foundry accelerator takes Silver at the National ICT Awards
- Sri Lanka: An overview of the discussions and presentations from the recent SLASSCOM AI Asia Summit 2019
- Sri Lanka: Sixer Video recruitment startup gains funding with video screening for HR managers and recruiters prior to face-to-face interview
- Sri Lanka: An overview of the recent SLASSCOM Innovation Awards and Gala event, and a brief intro to the winning startups
December 2019
- 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
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