About
Has spent 16+ years building startup ecosystems across Asia and backs founders at the earliest stages, working hands-on with them on go-to-market, pricing, and cross-border expansion.
Experience
- nVenturesManaging Partnercurrent2022 — present
- TiE ColomboFounding Charter Membercurrent2024 — presentSri Lanka
- Accelerating AsiaVenture Partner2021 — 2025
- Accelerating AsiaStartup Mentor2020 — 2021
- Lankan Angel NetworkCEO & Principal2021 — 2022Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Lankan Angel NetworkChief Executive Officer2019 — 2021Colombo
- The Incubation NetworkStartup Mentor2020 — 2022Singapore
- crowdisland.lkChief Executive Officer2016 — 2019C/O Hatch Works (Pvt) Ltd., 14 Sir Baron Jayathilake Mawatha, Colombo 1.
- BrandixDisrupt Unlimited2014 — 201624 Rheinland Place, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka
- Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri LankaProject Development Executive/Business Analyst - Investment and Private Sector Development2013 — 2014Sri Lanka
- Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri LankaProject Coordinator - Investment and Private Sector Development2010 — 2012Sri Lanka
Skills & more
InvestingStart-ups99Early Stage Investment3Angel Investing5Venture Capital1Early-Stage StartupsInvestments1Entrepreneurship36Fundraising2Strategic Partnerships4Investor Relations4Customer Acquisition3
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Technology CommercializationStrategyBusiness StrategyBusiness AnalysisProject ManagementRequirements AnalysisStrategic PlanningStart-up InitiativesConcept DesignResearchManagementTeam ManagementLanguages English · Sinhalese
- Business Incubation Managment — Australia Awards
- Chevening Research, Science, and Innovation Leadership Fellow — Chevening Awards
- International Visitor Leadership Program — U.S. Department of State
- Innovation Leadership — Georgia Institute of Technology
- Sramana Mitra on Bootstrapping — LinkedIn
- Jodi Glickman on Pitching Yourself — LinkedIn
- Guy Kawasaki on Entrepreneurship — LinkedIn
- Giving Your Elevator Pitch — LinkedIn
- Design Thinking for Innovation — Coursera Course Certificates
- Becoming an Entrepreneur — LaunchX Entrepreneurship Program
From Chalinda's professional profile.
Colleagues at NVentures
Ashok Verma
Founding Partner at NVentures
Esna
Venture Partner at NVentures
Imal Kalutotage
Founding Partner at NVentures
Kumar Buvanendaran
General Partner at NVentures
Martin
Founding Partner at NVentures
Sahanmi
Investment Analyst at NVentures
Sanjaya Mohottala
General Partner at NVentures
Uvin
Investment Associate at NVentures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chalinda Abeykoon?
- Has spent 16+ years building startup ecosystems across Asia and backs founders at the earliest stages, working hands-on with them on go-to-market, pricing, and cross-border expansion.
- Where does Chalinda Abeykoon work?
- Chalinda Abeykoon is Managing Partner at NVentures.
- Where did Chalinda Abeykoon go to school?
- Chalinda Abeykoon studied at St Cross College, Oxford (Chevening Research, Science); The University of Queensland (Business Incubation Management); University of London (BSc, Information Systems and Management).
Same school
Also attended The University of Queensland117
Giuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJasmine BettesInvestor at Reinventure GroupEsther GilmoreGlobal Head of the Client Team at Generation Investment ManagementNilay ThakarPrincipal at ARCH Venture PartnersZenetta BurgerPartner at Giant Ventures Global LlpCherie ChouHead of Corporate Development at TNBAura
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Also attended University of London95
Sandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRoxanneCompliance Officer at Hummingbird VenturesRakesh MurriaCOO at Nauta CapitalJos WhiteGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalTeo Qi ShanInvestor Relations Associate at Jungle Ventures
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