Investors in Sri Lanka

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Lankan Angel Network

Lankan Angel Network is an investor network based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, founded in 2012 to connect local investors and mentors with startups to promote entrepreneurship and scale the startup ecosystem. It comprises individual investors, venture capitalists, and angel investors and seeks to invest in technology, healthcare, education, agriculture, tourism, engineering, retail, energy, fintech, and related sectors.
Made 11 investments in Sri Lanka

BOV Capital

Founded in 2010, BOV Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka with an additional office in Singapore. The firm specializes in early-stage investments across Sri Lanka, focusing on technology startups.
Made 10 investments in Sri Lanka

The Osiris Group

The Osiris Group is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Hong Kong, focusing on growth equity and infrastructure investments in frontier markets across Emerging Asia. The firm engages in seed and incubation investments, primarily targeting sectors such as climate security, food and agriculture security, data security, healthcare, and financial inclusion. Its investment activities are concentrated in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, with the goal of fostering transformative impact in these regions.

NBD Ventures

NBD Ventures is a private investment and advisory firm established in 2013 and operates as the corporate venture capital arm of the National Development Bank of Sri Lanka, located in Hong Kong. The firm focuses on investing in and advising high growth, cash positive companies, particularly within the technology, payments, telecommunications, media, and entertainment sectors. NBD Ventures emphasizes a flexible investment strategy that seeks out talented and ethical founders, aiming to drive scalability in their business models. By leveraging extensive business experience and a strong network, NBD Ventures strives to enhance shareholder value through strategic growth initiatives.

Symphony International Holdings

Symphony International Holdings Limited is a private equity and venture capital firm established in 2004, based in the British Virgin Islands. The company specializes in investing in early-stage businesses, management buy-outs, and growth capital for later-stage development, with a focus on high-growth consumer sectors such as healthcare, luxury branded real estate, hospitality, and lifestyle. Symphony seeks to invest primarily in the Asia Pacific region, targeting markets in Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka. The firm aims to achieve control positions in partnership with management, often acting as the lead or sole investor. With a seasoned investment team, led by Anil Thadani, Symphony is well-positioned to capitalize on the rising disposable incomes and aspirations of the region's population.

Vertex Ventures

Vertex Ventures is a global venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments. With offices across the U.S., China, Israel, India, and Southeast Asia, they focus on enterprise and infrastructure companies, supporting innovative entrepreneurs with operational expertise and access to capital.

Sunsino Venture Group

Sunsino Venture Group is a venture capital firm based in Taipei, Taiwan, founded in 1994. The firm has invested in over 200 companies across Taiwan and the United States, focusing primarily on the healthcare, technology, and software sectors. With approximately US$150 million in assets under management, Sunsino Venture Group aims to support innovative companies that demonstrate growth potential in these industries.

Subhkam Ventures

Subhkam Ventures, established in 1999 by Rakesh S. Kathotia in Mumbai, India, operates as a family office specializing in private equity, venture capital, and public market investments. With over 20 years of experience in financial services and capital markets, Subhkam focuses on investment opportunities in midsized companies, offering growth capital and, in select cases, initial-stage funding. The firm aims to identify and capitalize on robust investment prospects that promise substantial medium to long-term capital appreciation. In addition to providing financial resources, Subhkam actively supports its investee companies in realizing their potential through strong partnerships. Its investment portfolio spans a diverse array of industries, including infrastructure, biotechnology, financial services, aerospace, telecom, real estate, tourism, waste management, and healthcare.

Firestartr

Firestartr is a venture capital firm based in London that backs digital entrepreneurs across SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, digital media, fintech and e-commerce. It provides capital and hands-on support, drawing on the founders' entrepreneurial experience and a wide network of senior advisors to drive sustainable growth from seed stage to Series A and beyond.

DSG Consumer Partners

DSG Consumer Partners is a venture capital firm based in Singapore that focuses on identifying, investing in, and growing consumer brands in India and Southeast Asia. It primarily takes minority equity stakes in unlisted companies but may pursue control deals with the right management. The firm provides growth capital and liquidity to founders and shareholders, including secondary transactions, and pursues a long-term investment approach. The founders have backed leading consumer brands since 2004, such as Sula Wines, Saffronart, Cleartrip, Redmart, Mocha, and Veeba Food Services.
Made 2 investments in Sri Lanka

Red Cedar Ventures

Red Cedar Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in East Lansing, Michigan, affiliated with the Michigan State University Research Foundation. It concentrates on early-stage technology investments across Michigan, backing startups that commercialize intellectual property created at Michigan State University. As the first venture fund in mid-Michigan, Red Cedar Ventures aims to support high-tech companies from formation to growth, providing capital and strategic guidance to help bring university-generated innovations to market.
Made 4 investments in Sri Lanka

Global Brain

Founded in Tokyo in 1998, Global Brain is a venture capital firm focusing on seed to late-stage investments across various sectors globally. They have invested in over 300 startups, facilitating 25 IPOs and 61 M&As through hands-on support services.

Clocktower Technology Ventures

Clocktower Technology Ventures is a Santa Monica, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2015. It specializes in financial services and fintech, investing in lending, credit and banking, payments, insurance, capital markets and investments, personal finance, enterprise financial software, and real estate finance. As the technology investing arm of Clocktower Group, it supports fintech companies globally, with a portfolio across North America, Europe, and Latin America. Since its inception, it has invested in 96 fintech companies.

Jenson Funding Partners

Jenson Funding Partners is a UK-based venture capital firm, the investment arm of Jenson Solutions, founded in 2012. It focuses on early-stage and growth technology investments, with a portfolio emphasis on digital businesses such as B2B software, e-commerce and marketplaces, and sector coverage including fintech, edtech, climate tech, Web3 and AI. The firm seeks to back founders with strong domain expertise and industry insight and pursues opportunities in UK-based technology companies, including those participating in accelerator programs such as Microsoft Ventures. Based in the United Kingdom, Jenson Funding Partners supports startups through growth-stage funding rounds and related strategic guidance.
Made 1 investment in Sri Lanka

nVentures

Established in 2019, nVentures is a Singapore-based venture capital firm focusing on seed and early-stage investments. It specializes in backing B2B fintech startups operating within South and Southeast Asia.
Made 1 investment in Sri Lanka

OIF Ventures

OIF Ventures is an Australian venture capital firm that funds early-stage technology companies with high growth potential. The firm focuses on B2B software as a service, fintech, marketplaces, software and hardware, cybersecurity, construction tech, and Web3, as well as other digital-first sectors. Established in 2016 and based in the Sydney region, it backs purpose-driven founders who aim to create value for customers, markets, and communities. OIF Ventures partners with teams to help them scale and innovate, providing capital and hands-on support to succeed in competitive markets.
Made 1 investment in Sri Lanka

Tano Capital

Tano Capital is an alternative asset management firm established in 2004 and headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm specializes in global hard assets and innovative investment opportunities, primarily focusing on rapidly growing companies that benefit from domestic consumption growth in India and China. Tano Capital also has an Indian subsidiary, Tano India Advisors, which operates as an early-stage venture capital firm targeting investment in Indian companies. Additionally, Tano Capital manages the Tano India Private Equity Fund III, a buyout fund that is based in Mumbai and dedicated to investing in the Indian market.
Made 3 investments in Sri Lanka

Amadeus Capital Partners

Founded in 1997, Amadeus Capital Partners is a global technology investor focusing on early to growth-stage companies across various sectors including enterprise software, consumer services, medical technology, healthcare IT, and cleantech. With over $1 billion raised for investment, the firm has backed more than 130 companies, providing operational support and networking opportunities to help entrepreneurs succeed.
Made 4 investments in Sri Lanka

LoftyInc Capital

LoftyInc Capital is a venture capital firm based in Victoria Island, Lagos, focused on Africa's growth enterprises. Over the past decade it has invested over $25 million in more than 150 companies, including several unicorns, and attracted over $1.5 billion in follow-on funding to its portfolio. It has built an ecosystem of tech hubs, angel networks, and talent platforms to support portfolio companies. The firm has achieved multiple exits and delivered strong returns across its Afropreneurs funds.
Made 1 investment in Sri Lanka

Unpopular Ventures

Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, Unpopular Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies. Since its inception, it has invested $75 million across approximately 500 startups, supporting innovative ventures such as Zepto, Jeeves, and Yassir.
Made 1 investment in Sri Lanka

Hustle Fund

Founded in 2017, Hustle Fund is a venture capital firm based in San Carlos, California. It specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on software, business-to-business, fintech, and digital health sectors across the United States, Canada, and Southeast Asia.
Made 1 investment in Sri Lanka

Chiratae Ventures

Chiratae Ventures is a Bengaluru-based venture capital firm that operates a global network of five independent partnerships managing funds across North America and Asia, investing on behalf of limited partners including IDG. The firm has funded a portfolio of more than 220 companies and manages billions of dollars in capital. It focuses on early-stage technology startups across mobility, software as a service, education technology, consumer technology, health technology, climate technology, fintech, agricultural technology, B2B and deep technology, leveraging international reach and local market expertise to help portfolio companies scale and succeed.
Made 3 investments in Sri Lanka

Moneta Seeds

Founded in 2015, Moneta VC is an active venture capital firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It focuses on investing in fintech startups globally at both Seed and Growth stages.

MiddleGame Ventures

MiddleGame Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on fintech and related technology, investing in early-stage to growth companies, including seed and Series A/B rounds. It partners with B2B and B2B2C startups that advance the digital transformation of financial services, with emphasis on middleware and back-office solutions, and on crypto-enabled infrastructure. The firm backs technologies across fintech, AI/ML, blockchain, open finance, regtech, payments, asset management, capital markets, and related areas such as big data, ESG, and automated data handling. Its geographic focus spans Europe and North America, including Ireland and the United States, with operations based in Washington, DC and an office in Luxembourg City. MiddleGame Ventures seeks to rearchitect financial services infrastructure through technology partnerships and hands-on collaboration.

Creation Investments Capital Management

Creation Investments Capital Management, LLC is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2007 and headquartered in Chicago, with additional offices in Dallas, Mexico City, and Bangalore. The firm specializes in making growth equity investments in emerging markets, focusing on high-potential financial services providers, including microfinance institutions, small-and-medium enterprise lenders, and emerging market banks. It also engages in buyout transactions of more mature financial institutions transitioning from NGO ownership. Creation Investments targets sectors such as fintech, insurance, payments, and other financial services that cater to the unbanked and underbanked populations. The firm seeks to invest between $2 million and $30 million, often preferring a majority stake in its portfolio companies. With a commitment to generating both financial and social returns, Creation Investments aims to enhance the lives of individuals at the bottom of the economic pyramid and reduce poverty in developing regions.
Made 2 investments in Sri Lanka

Sadara Ventures

Sadara Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 and based in Ramallah, Palestine. It concentrates on early-stage investments in the Palestinian information technology sector, supporting startups through initial funding and strategic guidance to scale local tech ventures. By focusing on Palestinian tech entrepreneurs, the firm seeks to nurture innovation and contribute to the growth of the region’s digital economy.
Made 2 investments in Sri Lanka

Polaris Partners

Polaris Partners is a venture capital firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, with offices in San Francisco. Founded in 1996, it targets investments in technology and life science companies across the United States and Europe, supporting startups from early formation to profitable growth. The firm's healthcare and biotechnology focus encompasses digital health, consumer-centric care delivery, patient-provider solutions, data science and analytics, as well as therapeutics, genomics and other life science platforms. It backs companies across business-to-business and business-to-consumer models, software as a service, healthcare information technology and health tech sectors, partnering with repeat entrepreneurs to build durable, scale-ready businesses.
Made 3 investments in Sri Lanka

Vision Plus Capital - 元璟资本

Vision Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 and based in China, with additional offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. The firm focuses on startup and early-stage investments, primarily targeting sectors such as internet healthcare, digital healthcare, healthcare services, rehabilitation, and healthcare big data. Additionally, it invests in internet innovation, smart technology, financial technology, and consumer services, including new retail and online education. Vision Capital also emphasizes opportunities in artificial intelligence, particularly those involving comprehensive medical data analysis capabilities. Through its diverse portfolio, the firm aims to support innovative solutions in both online and offline consumer markets.

Catcha Group

Catcha Group, founded in 1999 and based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is a venture capital investment firm that focuses on investing in small- to medium-sized businesses, particularly those in the disruptive technology sector. The firm aims to achieve rapid growth and profitability for its portfolio companies by taking significant stakes and providing mentorship to help unlock their full potential. Catcha Group emphasizes collaboration with its companies, working alongside them to navigate challenges and celebrate successes, with the goal of positioning them as leaders in their respective markets.

Evolution Media

Evolution Media is a principal investment firm established in 2016 and based in Beijing, China. It specializes in a wide range of sectors including media, entertainment, sports, technology, advertising, and lifestyle. Focusing primarily on investments in Pan-Asia with an emphasis on China, Evolution Media partners with entrepreneurs who are developing innovative businesses in technology, content, and cultural entertainment. The firm aims to accelerate the growth of its portfolio companies by leveraging its global platform and relationships, thereby enabling them to reshape and disrupt their respective industries.

Advantage Capital Partners

Advantage Capital Partners is a United States‑based venture capital firm that provides growth equity, debt, and mezzanine financing to small and mid‑market companies, with a focus on underserved communities and state and local economic development. The firm invests across sectors including manufacturing, technology, business services, life sciences, and energy, and also supports real estate development projects with equity and debt. It typically makes initial investments ranging roughly from half a million to ten million in companies with modest sales, and may participate in larger follow‑on rounds or co‑invest with other firms. It uses senior debt, mezzanine debt, subordinated loans, and government‑guaranteed lending, and often pursues equity positions through preferred shares or convertible notes. Advantage Capital operates nationwide in the United States, with roots in New Orleans and offices in multiple states, and has backed thousands of jobs and housing projects as part of its mission to expand inclusive economic growth.
Made 2 investments in Sri Lanka

Keen Venture Partners

Founded in 2014, Keen Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in London with an additional office in Amsterdam. It specializes in investing in fast-growing European technology companies at the Series A and B stages, focusing on information technology, software services, digital models, and fintech sectors.

INKEF Netherlands Manager B.V.

INKEF Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation, mid venture, seed, series A, start-up, growth, and early-stage and later stage investments. The firm typically invests in technology-based companies in a wide range of sectors including, new media, healthcare, life sciences, nanotechnology, clean energy, enterprise SaaS, biotechnology, information and communications technology, medical Devices, diagnostics, digital Health, enterprise Software, Internet and fintech. It seeks to invest worldwide with a focus on the Netherlands. The firm seeks to invest between €1 million ($1.18 million) and €40 million ($47.34 million) in companies. It prefers to co-invest. The firm invests in follow-on funding when key milestones in a business plan are met or exceeded. The firm has a long term investment horizon ranging from seven to 10 years. The firm also provides advisory services to its portfolio companies. INKEF Capital was founded in 2010 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands with an additional office in Toronto, Canada.

Trinity Ventures

Trinity Ventures is a Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm that partners with early-stage technology entrepreneurs to translate ambitious ideas into scalable businesses. The firm emphasizes hands-on engagement, mutual respect, and goal alignment with founders throughout the growth journey, and concentrates on seed and early-stage investments in areas such as social commerce, entertainment, digital media, software as a service, and cloud infrastructure. Trinity Ventures has backed a diverse set of technology companies across multiple sectors, including Aruba Networks, 21Vianet, Blue Nile, LoopNet, Photobucket, Infoblox, Trion Worlds, Zulily, and Starbucks, among others. The firm's approach centers on supporting strong teams with strategic guidance and operational insight to accelerate growth and long-term success.
Made 3 investments in Sri Lanka

Kalaari Capital

Founded in 2006, Kalaari Capital is a venture capital firm based in Bengaluru, India. It invests primarily in early-stage, technology-oriented companies across various sectors such as information technology, mobile, healthcare, software products and services, e-commerce, media, climate technology, consumer, and clean technology.
Made 2 investments in Sri Lanka

Qualcomm Ventures

Founded in 2000, Qualcomm Ventures is the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated. As a global corporate venture capital fund, it invests in early-stage technology companies, focusing on mobile and adjacent industries. With over $4 billion under management, Qualcomm Ventures has invested in more than 350 companies across 15 countries.
Made 2 investments in Sri Lanka

IDI Emerging Markets

Founded in 2004, IDI Emerging Markets is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital investments in small and mid-sized companies across emerging markets. The company focuses on direct investments and fund of funds, with a typical investment size of $15 million in companies with revenues between $20 million and $200 million. IDI Emerging Markets aims to deliver controlled risk returns by diversifying its portfolio across Asia, Latin America, Middle-East, Africa, and other frontier markets.
Made 1 investment in Sri Lanka

Sequoia Capital Israel

Sequoia Capital Israel is a venture capital firm that backs startups and growth companies across seed to late-stage rounds, with a focus on Israel. It invests across sectors including fintech, financial services, internet, mobile, technology, and healthcare, spanning banking, payments, advertising, ecommerce, data, security, software, and related enabling tech. Typical commitments range from 100,000 to 1 million in seed, 1 to 10 million in early venture, and 10 to 100 million in growth rounds. The firm is based in Tel Aviv and operates as part of Sequoia Capital's global network.
Made 2 investments in Sri Lanka

GTR Ventures

Founded in 2017, GTR Ventures is a pioneering investment platform dedicated to trade and supply chain. In partnership with Global Trade Review (GTR), it leverages a global network of over 25,000 decision-makers in trade finance, treasury, and insurance. The company focuses on investments in fintechs for trade, championing trade finance as an alternative asset class.

August Capital

Founded in 1995, August Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments. With over $2.5 billion under management and six active investment professionals, the firm invests in companies differentiated by technical innovation across various technology sectors.
Made 1 investment in Sri Lanka

Aavishkaar Capital

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Mumbai, Aavishkaar Capital is a venture capital firm that concentrates on early-stage investments across Asia Pacific and Africa. It targets opportunities in finance, sustainable agriculture, and essential services, and it places emphasis on geographies and sectors that are often overlooked or challenging. The firm also incorporates environmental, social, and governance considerations into its investment approach.
Made 1 investment in Sri Lanka

Innovacom

Innovacom is a Paris-based venture capital firm founded in 1988 that invests in digital and technology companies across Europe. It supports startups by facilitating access to new technologies, hardware and software products, and by providing networking and partnerships to create financial and strategic value in an open-innovation context.
Made 2 investments in Sri Lanka

Sutter Hill Ventures

Founded in 1962, Sutter Hill Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm focusing on early-stage technology and life science companies across the U.S. With over five decades of experience, they provide expertise in business strategy development, team building, and financing to assist entrepreneurs in growing their startups.
Made 2 investments in Sri Lanka

Nordic Venture Partners (Sweden)

Nordic Venture Partners (Sweden) is a venture capital firm specializing in the Information and Communications Technology sector. Its core objective is to identify and nurture promising young companies, particularly in enterprise software and hardware, communications software and hardware, and internet applications and infrastructure. The firm enhances the value of its portfolio companies by providing essential support and resources in key management areas, including strategic planning, financing, and executive recruitment. With a global perspective, Nordic Venture Partners is committed to achieving high performance through active involvement and international networking, focusing on select ventures that exhibit unique potential for growth.
Made 2 investments in Sri Lanka

SBI Ven Capital

Founded in 2007, SBI Ven Capital is a venture capital firm based in Singapore. It invests primarily in financial services and technology sectors across Asia.
Made 1 investment in Sri Lanka

Singapore Angel Network

Established in 2012, Singapore Angel Network is a venture capital firm headquartered in Singapore. It focuses on early-stage investments across various sectors such as analytics, cleantech, e-commerce, healthcare, and fintech, primarily in the United States, India, and Singapore.
Made 1 investment in Sri Lanka

Canaan Partners

Founded in 1987, Canaan Partners is a global venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. With over $5 billion under management, the firm invests in early-stage technology and healthcare companies worldwide.
Made 2 investments in Sri Lanka

ICICI Venture

ICICI Venture is an alternative assets manager based in India and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of ICICI Bank. Established in 1988, the firm specializes in private equity, venture capital, and real estate investments. It focuses on various sectors, including manufacturing, IT, healthcare, and infrastructure, and primarily invests in small and medium enterprises, distressed situations, and growth capital opportunities. In the real estate domain, ICICI Venture manages funds that invest in residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects, particularly in Tier 1 cities such as Mumbai, Bangalore, and Chennai. The firm typically engages in transactions ranging from $2 million to $100 million and prefers to secure a board seat in its portfolio companies. ICICI Venture aims to exit its investments within three to five years through various routes, including sales to strategic investors or public offerings. Over its operational history, the firm has invested in more than 500 companies, demonstrating a strong commitment to fostering entrepreneurship and value creation in India.
Made 2 investments in Sri Lanka

SFC Capital

SFC Capital is a United Kingdom based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that focuses on early-stage investments, including pre-seed and seed rounds, in sectors such as software, technology, e-commerce, consumer products, enterprise solutions, green technology, medical technology, and hospitality. It backs UK startups through an Angel Network and seed funds, providing capital and guidance and offering access to SEIS- and EIS-qualifying investment opportunities. The firm is described as a leading seed investor in the UK.
Made 1 investment in Sri Lanka

Trimble

Trimble is a technology solutions company that helps field and mobile workers in businesses and government become more productive by linking workflows and asset lifecycles with location-based technology. Its offerings span surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping, and combine positioning technologies such as GPS, lasers and optics with software tailored to user needs and wireless delivery to connect the field with back-office operations. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Trimble operates through three reportable segments: Architects, Engineers, Construction and Owners (AECO); Field Systems; and Transportation and Logistics, delivering software and hardware solutions to construction, logistics and related industries.