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Venture Engine
Venture Engine is an annual entrepreneurship program based in Sri Lanka that connects early-stage startups with potential investors and provides mentoring and workshops from industry experts.
Overview
What Venture Engine does
What Venture Engine is
Venture Engine is an annual entrepreneurship program based in Sri Lanka that connects early-stage startups with potential investors and provides mentoring and workshops from industry experts.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports program host and community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2012
- Approximate age
- About 14 years
- Structured capabilities
- Program host · Community
- Last reviewed
- March 5, 2026
Official channels
Find Venture Engine elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Venture Engine as a program host
Program thesis
Accelerates Sri Lanka's most innovative and scalable startups that solve genuine pain points, connecting them to capital, mentorship, and a network of regional investors to unlock regional and global opportunities.
Format and cadence
- Typical duration
- 7 weeks
- Cohorts per year
- 1
- Format
- In Person
Availability
- Application state
- Accepting
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- ConsumerE-CommerceEducationFintechHealthcareInsurance TechnologySaaS & Cloud SoftwareWeb3 & Blockchain
- Regions
- South Asia
Alumni and track record
- Last recorded cohort
- September 18, 2025
Capability profile
Venture Engine as a community
Community overview
Venture Engine is an annual entrepreneurship program established in 2012, based in Sri Lanka. It aims to provide a platform for entrepreneurs to launch or expand their businesses by connecting them with potential investors and offering mentoring and workshops from industry experts. The program focuses on early-stage startups, helping them develop strong business plans and gain access to funding opportunities.
Community focus
Venture Engine focuses on supporting early-stage startups through a structured program that includes workshops, mentoring, and pitching opportunities. The program is designed to help entrepreneurs develop strong business plans and gain access to funding. It has facilitated funding for over 1,000 startups, amounting to more than Rs. 2 billion.
Member value
Members benefit from access to mentorship, workshops, and pitching opportunities that enhance their business plans and funding prospects.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- Asia
Community activity
- Annual events
- 1
Events and activity
Venture Engine hosts annual events that include workshops and pitching sessions for entrepreneurs to present their business ideas to potential investors.
Notable members
Notable companies funded by Venture Engine include 24/7 Techies, Skrumptious, and Strive. Key team members include Dilendra Wimalasekera, Nilusha De Silva, Gayantha De Zoysa, and Keiffer James.
Common questions
What to know about Venture Engine
Upseed classifies Venture Engine under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes program host and 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
March 5, 2026
Known limits
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