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Where is your fish from? Ask Tracified

December 10, 2018

Tracified is a startup that we’ve seen at many events. They’re one of the first startups that were accepted into StartupX Foundry at its inception. Their goal is to let you know exactly where your food and everything else you buy comes from. Here’s how its founders went from having stable corporate jobs to tackling […]

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The GDPR guide for Sri Lankan companies: Lessons from ShoutOUT Connect

December 7, 2018

When it was passed, this piece of legislation sent shockwaves across the IT industry. 20 million Euros or 4% of global revenue, whichever is higher. The penalties are terrifying. It’ll hurt a large company and destroy a small one. So how can Sri Lankan companies deal with GDPR? That’s what we went to learn at […]

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Tradition meets Digitization: Story of People’s Bank and JIT Group

December 5, 2018

“Everything that you do, from Facebook, hotel bookings, happens via this. It’s your life partner. As a bank if you don’t have your services through this channel, then there’s no digitization,” said Sandalal Edirisinghe – Head of IT at People’s Bank. Currently, the bank has embarked on a drive to digitize its operations with the […]

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South Asia Connect: Helping Sri Lankan startups go beyond Asia

December 3, 2018

It aims to help entrepreneurs across India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The South Asia Connect program was launched in February earlier this year. It’s funded by the U.S. Department of State and operated by the IC² Institute of the University of Texas at Austin. Since its inception, the program has been seeking entrepreneurs, […]

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Arrival of Xiaomi in Sri Lanka – what does it mean for us?

November 30, 2018

If you’re a fan of phones like we are then you’re definitely familiar with the name Xiaomi. The Chinese electronics company offers a wide range of products from cameras to smart home systems to air purifiers. But what it’s famous for even in Sri Lanka are its line of smartphones. These phones have gained a […]

Alipay is expanding its presence in Sri Lanka. But why?

November 28, 2018

Chances are that if you’ve been following how technology is changing how we pay for things; you’ve been looking at China. Payment platforms like Alipay and WeChat have created the image of a country where cash is scarce. And ever since the start of this year, Alipay has been slowly expanding its presence in Sri […]

TrackieX: The startup that wants to help parents protect their kids

November 26, 2018

Parents naturally worry about their children being safe. This also applies if their children are at schools, tuition classes, or any time they’re out of sight. It’s the nagging thought that simply can’t be shaken off. But a new startup we met wants to change this. They want to bring comfort to parents. How exactly […]

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Building a Startup 101: Lessons from Venture Frontier Lanka

November 22, 2018

“Hackathons don’t build startups. Entrepreneurship requires a long-term commitment,” said Heminda Jayaweera – cofounder of Venture Frontier Lanka. These were the strong words he gave at the opening of the Venture Frontier Lanka National Startup Challenge Finals. Over the course of a single weekend, we saw 30 startups pitch. If you want to know, which […]

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Thirty startups later: Venture Frontier Lanka National Startup Challenge

November 21, 2018

An entire weekend. Thirty startups. This was an event that was in the making ever since Venture Frontier Lanka was officially launched. Many months later, thirty startups were selected. After they pitched, seven were selected to move onto the finals. None of them knew until their name was called. These are the startups we saw […]

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The legal essentials you need to build a startup in Sri Lanka

November 15, 2018

Agreements with shareholders. Trademark and employee regulation. Taxes and so many other things. It’s common knowledge that building a startup is hard. Finding customers, building the right team, obtaining funding, the list goes on and on. But one of the challenges that startups in Sri Lanka face that not spoke of about often is the […]

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Building startups: A guide from Rajan Anandan

November 12, 2018

“You’ve got to do things you’re passionate about and you’ve got to do them incredibly well,” said Rajan Anandan – VP & Managing Director of Google India. He said this to the participants of the Yarl Geek Challenge Season 7. As one of the keynote speakers this year, he had quite a few tips for […]

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The ideas of the Yarl Geek Challenge Season 7

November 8, 2018

It’s been happening annually every November for the past 7 years. Since it began, the startups that graduated from this initiative collectively employ 75+ people today. It’s also been a way of introducing technology to one of the poorest provinces in the country. It’s been a way of showing them the possibilities of a better […]

The startups of Seedstars Colombo 2018

October 31, 2018

It’s one of the largest startup competitions in emerging markets. Based in Switzerland, Seedstars promotes, connects and invests up to $ 1 Million in startups in emerging markets. Returning to Sri Lanka for its 3rd iteration, once again we saw a collection of local startups participate once again. Here’s what we found at Seedstars Colombo […]

Up in Flames: Pouring Fake News on a Burning Constitution.

October 29, 2018

On Friday night, President Maithripala Sirisena shockingly announced that he’d appointed Mahinda Rajapakse as Prime Minister. In response, Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that this act was unconstitutional and he was still the Prime Minister. Naturally, this led to a confusing weekend as Sri Lanka tried to answer, “So who is our Prime Minister now?” Naturally, the […]

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Sri Lankan | Elephant | Technology

Can technology actually save the Sri Lankan elephant?

October 25, 2018

Since 1986, the Sri Lankan elephant has been listed as endangered by the ICUN. They’re primarily threatened by habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation. Yet, another regrettable human activity that threatens elephants in Sri Lanka is the railways. Now, it seems like the authorities have accepted its high time to do something about this. And they’re […]

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Microsoft ScaleUp | Sri Lankan

Microsoft wants to take Sri Lankan startups global with Microsoft ScaleUp

October 18, 2018

“In my experience, startups today are not after more free credits – instead, they need our help to take their products to international markets. With the ScaleUp program, we intend to do just that and more,” said Hasitha Abeywardena – Country Manager for Microsoft Sri Lanka and the Maldives. He said this announcing that Microsoft […]

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Hackathons in Sri Lanka

Is there a point to hackathons anymore? Does Sri Lanka need them?

October 16, 2018

All of us are walking toward the stage. Everyone’s nervous. Who isn’t at these hackathons? Nobody likes presentations and immediately things go wrong. The projector isn’t working for some reason. After a minute of shoving the cable in and out, it wakes up and decides to do its job. Finally, Roshan can begin his presentation […]

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The basics of React Native: Lessons from an Open Brackets Meetup

October 12, 2018

They wanted to help students. The topics at most tech meetups were too advanced. This was the purpose of the Open Brackets meetups said Devon Wijesinghe – President of the Mozilla Campus Club of IIT. The first such meetup touched on the topic of serverless technology. The second meetup, which took place recently touched on […]

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A recap of TEDxColombo 2017

TEDxColombo 2018: You really should grab your tickets now

October 11, 2018

Its tickets sell like hot cakes. Soon enough, they’ll be all sold out. Afterward, the unlucky few would send messages to everyone they know, desperately hoping to get a ticket. Needless to say, this one of the most popular events on our calendar. It reaches over 2000 people in the flesh and many more through […]

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The Dialog you know is now a bank as well

October 9, 2018

Last September, Dialog made a fin-tech acquisition. It acquired an 80.34% stake in Colombo Trust Finance PLC for Rs. 1.072 billion. At the time, Dialog had stated that it was planning on offering financial services in Sri Lanka. Now one year later, we’re seeing that take form with Dialog Finance. What is Dialog Finance? Colombo […]

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