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๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ.As part of the Computer Society of Sri Lanka's 50th A...
20/08/2026

๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ.

As part of the Computer Society of Sri Lanka's 50th Anniversary celebrations, we proudly hosted the Neo Entrepreneurship Expo 2026 in collaboration with Neo Ventures, showcasing the innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit that will shape Sri Lanka's digital future.

The Expo featured 15 promising startups, providing a platform for visionary entrepreneurs to present their groundbreaking solutions, connect with industry leaders, engage with potential investors, and explore new opportunities for growth and collaboration.

The Neo Entrepreneurship Expo reflects CSSL's continued commitment to fostering innovation, empowering entrepreneurs, and strengthening Sri Lanka's startup ecosystem. As we celebrate five decades of excellence, we remain dedicated to creating opportunities that transform ideas into impactful ventures and inspire the next generation of technology leaders.

Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence. Empowering Innovation. Enabling Entrepreneurship.

๐Ÿš€ ๐‚๐จ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ 1 ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐!The Neo Ventures Cohort 1 Accelerator Selection Evaluation was successfully conclu...
17/08/2026

๐Ÿš€ ๐‚๐จ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ 1 ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐!

The Neo Ventures Cohort 1 Accelerator Selection Evaluation was successfully concluded, marking an exciting milestone in the journey of our aspiring founders. After months of learning, building, testing, and refining their ventures throughout the Incubator Programme, our founders had the opportunity to showcase their progress, achievements, milestones, and future growth plans.
The evaluation was a reflection of the dedication, creativity, resilience, and entrepreneurial spirit demonstrated by Cohort 1 throughout their journey.

Congratulations to all our founders for reaching this milestone! ๐Ÿ‘

The journey continues, and we're excited to see what comes next.

From ideas to impact. From incubation to acceleration.

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ผ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฎNeo Ventures is pleased to a...
07/08/2026

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ผ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฎ

Neo Ventures is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Innovation Agency (NIA) Sri Lanka, marking the beginning of a strategic partnership dedicated to fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and startup growth across Sri Lanka.

This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to creating an environment where innovative ideas can flourish, entrepreneurs are empowered, and impactful ventures are supported from inception to scale.

We extend our sincere appreciation to the leadership of the National Innovation Agency for their partnership and commitment to strengthening Sri Lanka's innovation ecosystem:

- Dr. Muditha D. Senarath Yapa - Chief Innovation Officer
- Dr. Sachie Panawala - Additional Chief Innovation Officer / Additional Director General
- Mufthie Mohamed Nusaike - Innovation Officer / Deputy Director

Together, we look forward to driving meaningful collaborations, nurturing high-potential startups, and contributing to a future powered by innovation.

We are excited about the opportunities this partnership will create for Sri Lanka's entrepreneurial community.

Cohort 2 โ€“ Pre-Incubator kicked off with our very first session! Founders came together at Neo Ventures, TRACE - Sri Lan...
03/08/2026

Cohort 2 โ€“ Pre-Incubator kicked off with our very first session!

Founders came together at Neo Ventures, TRACE - Sri Lanka Expert City to dive into "Unlock Entrepreneurial Competency (Setting Startup Idea)" with Mr. Keerthi Kodithuwakku, Chairman & CEO of Jendo Innovations and Effective Solutions.

๐Ÿ™Œ Grateful for the energy and commitment shown by our foundersโ€”this is just the beginning! Stay tuned for more updates from Cohort 2.

We were delighted to host ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š ๐’๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ฆ๐š, ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ, ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ...
27/07/2026

We were delighted to host ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š ๐’๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ฆ๐š, ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ, ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐š๐๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ฒ๐š, for an inspiring session on Research & Innovation.

Participants gained practical insights into intellectual property, research commercialization, technology transfer, and industry collaboration essential elements in transforming innovative ideas into real-world impact.

A sincere thank you to Prof. Sandirigama for sharing his expertise and to everyone who participated and contributed to the engaging discussions.

Together, we continue to foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Today, we officially welcomed the founders of Neo Ventures Cohort 2 as they embark on an exciting journey of innovation,...
24/07/2026

Today, we officially welcomed the founders of Neo Ventures Cohort 2 as they embark on an exciting journey of innovation, entrepreneurship, and growth.
The onboarding session marked the beginning of a transformative accelerator experience, bringing together visionary founders, industry leaders, and ecosystem partners committed to building the next generation of impactful startups in Sri Lanka.
We were honoured to be joined by
๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐ƒ. ๐Œ. ๐€. ๐Š๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฒ๐š โ€“ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ, ๐๐ˆ๐๐Œ
๐Œ๐ซ. ๐‡๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ง๐š โ€“ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ˆ๐๐Œ
๐Œ๐ซ. ๐‡๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐š ๐‰๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐š โ€“ ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ,
๐“๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
Their inspiring remarks encouraged our founders to embrace innovation, resilience, and collaboration as they begin this exciting chapter.
Congratulations to all the startups selected for Neo Ventures Cohort 2. We look forward to supporting your journey from bold ideas to scalable ventures.

Congratulation to the Team Striver! Congratulations to the Degree Foundation students from the School of Business, Natio...
24/07/2026

Congratulation to the Team Striver!
Congratulations to the Degree Foundation students from the School of Business, National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) on the successful launch of Striver an innovative habit tracking app created to help individuals build better habits and achieve their goals. Your passion, creativity, and determination are truly inspiring. Turning an idea into a real-world solution is a remarkable achievement, and we're proud to celebrate this milestone with you.
We wish the entire team continued success as you grow, innovate, and inspire others. The future is bright for young entrepreneurs like you!

๐ŸŒŸ Hosting the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs! ๐ŸŒŸToday, we welcomed 2nd-year BBM Entrepreneurship & Management students ...
21/07/2026

๐ŸŒŸ Hosting the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs! ๐ŸŒŸ

Today, we welcomed 2nd-year BBM Entrepreneurship & Management students from the Department of Management Sciences, Faculty of Management, Uva Wellassa University for an industry visit to Trace & Neo Ventures!

It was a pleasure sharing our journey, insights, and the realities of building ventures with these bright young minds. Investing time in future entrepreneurs and business leaders is investing in the future of our industry.

Thank you, Uva Wellassa University; we look forward to more collaborations ahead! ๐Ÿ™Œ

Huge congratulations to the founder of Ophtha Innovations , Dr. Dhanushi Hettiarachchi on being named Woman Technopreneu...
20/07/2026

Huge congratulations to the founder of Ophtha Innovations , Dr. Dhanushi Hettiarachchi on being named Woman Technopreneur of the Yearโ€”National Winner at the SLASSCOM National Ingenuity Awards 2026!

This is a well-deserved recognition of relentless dedication, innovation, and leadership, and coming on the back of the Women's Chamber of Industry & Commerce Sri Lanka award earlier this year, it's proof that this is only the beginning. An extra shoutout for the Western Province Winner in the startup category too, a well-earned bonus! ๐ŸŽ–๏ธ

At Neo Ventures, we're proud to back founders who push boundaries and inspire the ecosystem. This achievement reflects the vision and grit that Ophtha brings to healthtech innovation in Sri Lanka and beyond.

Congratulations again, here's to many more milestones ahead! ๐Ÿ™Œโœจ

๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. We are proud to witness the launch of the ๐๐ˆ๐๐Œ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐ฎ...
20/07/2026

๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

We are proud to witness the launch of the ๐๐ˆ๐๐Œ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฅ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ โ€” a landmark initiative dedicated to recognizing and celebrating Sri Lankaโ€™s most innovative business models and the visionary entrepreneurs behind them.

As highlighted by ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐ƒ.๐Œ.๐€. ๐Š๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฒ๐š, Director General of the National Institute of Business Management (NIBM), innovation is not just about generating ideas; it is about transforming those ideas into sustainable businesses that create meaningful economic and social value.

This initiative represents NIBMโ€™s commitment to nurturing entrepreneurship, encouraging innovation, and building a stronger knowledge-driven economy in Sri Lanka.

Congratulations to NIBM, Neo Ventures, and everyone involved in bringing this remarkable initiative to life.

We look forward to witnessing the journey of innovators and entrepreneurs who will shape the future through creativity, technology, and impactful business solutions.

๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ž๐›๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ (19 ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ 2026)
๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž - ๐ƒ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ž-๐ฉ๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ
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