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Startup SL
Startup SL is an initiative aimed at transforming Sri Lanka through technology and entrepreneurship, supporting the local tech community and accelerating the growth of startups.
Overview
What Startup SL does
What Startup SL is
Startup SL is an initiative aimed at transforming Sri Lanka through technology and entrepreneurship, supporting the local tech community and accelerating the growth of startups.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2019
- Approximate age
- About 7 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 2, 2026
Official channels
Find Startup SL elsewhere
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Capability profile
Startup SL as a community
Community overview
Startup SL is a national online platform for startups in Sri Lanka, initiated by the Ministry of Digital Infrastructure & Information Technology and currently operated by the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka. The organization aims to transform Sri Lanka through technology and entrepreneurship, supporting the tech community and accelerating the growth of local startups.
Community focus
Startup SL focuses on various sectors including financial technology (fintech), agritech, educational technology (edutech), travel and tourism, and e-commerce. The organization provides services such as special finance schemes, government concessions, loans, grants, and access to venture capital schemes for registered startups. It also facilitates market access for startups looking to expand beyond Sri Lanka.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- online
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators · Students
- Benefits
- network-access and grant-funding
- Program types
- community and other
- Selection criteria
- open
- Sectors
- Fintech · Edtech · Travel · E-commerce
- Regions
- AsiaSouth Asia
Community activity
Events and activity
Startup SL organizes and participates in several events, including Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), Sri Lanka’s premier startup conference Disrupt Asia, Seedstars Colombo competition for the best startups, and Startup Jalsa aimed at inspiring and investing in entrepreneurial talent.
Notable members
Startup SL connects startups with numerous ecosystem partners, including Colive.me, Brandix, nVentures, Central Startup Hub, IEEE Sri Lanka Section, DreamSpace Academy, Sabaragamuwa Startup Hub, Yarl IT Hub, FITIS, European Union, Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC), StartupX Foundry, Spiralation, John Keells X, Lankan Angel Network, AWS, PwC's Startup Accelerator, Hatch, Citra Social Innovation Lab, GIZ SME Sector Development Program, Seedstars, SLASSCOM, and CIMA Launch Pad.
Common questions
What to know about Startup SL
Upseed classifies Startup SL under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 2, 2026
Known limits
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