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Nimantha Baranasuriya is the Co-Founder and CEO of ThermoTune, a climate technology company that develops AI-powered production planning optimisation software for manufacturing plant operators in industries such as textiles and tyres. He previously founded Ackcio, a company that builds wireless monitoring solutions for geotechnical and structural instruments, growing it to serve clients in over 50 countries and raising more than $10 million across multiple funding rounds. He holds a PhD from the National University of Singapore's School of Computing, specialising in wireless networks, with research that contributed to Skype and resulted in a patent and award-winning papers.
Cofounder at Ackcio
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Experience
- ThermoTuneCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSingapore
- AckcioCo-Founder & Non-Executive Directorcurrent2024 — presentSingapore
- AckcioCo-Founder & CEO2016 — 2024Singapore
- University of ColomboIndustry Consultative Committee Member2019 — 2023Sri Lanka
- Entrepreneur FirstCohort Member2016 — 2017Singapore
- Microsoft ResearchResearch Intern2015 — 2016Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Microsoft ResearchResearch Intern2015Greater Bengaluru Area
- Microsoft ResearchResearch Intern2014Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- 99X TechnologyAssociate Tech Lead2011Sri Lanka
- 99X TechnologySoftware Engineer2009 — 2011Sri Lanka
- 99X TechnologyTrainee Software Engineer2007 — 2008Sri Lanka
Skills & more
Negotiation2Team ManagementTeam LeadershipStrategyCollaborative Problem SolvingTeamwork1Product Road MappingObjectives and Key Results (OKRs)1New Business DevelopmentMarketingInvestor RelationsFundraising
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FinanceWireless NetworkingWireless NetworkingAlgorithm DesignResearch SkillsEntrepreneurshipStartupsBusiness DevelopmentProduct DesignMarketing StrategyGo-to-Market StrategyProduct StrategyLanguages English · Sinhalese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nimantha Baranasuriya?
- Nimantha Baranasuriya is the Co-Founder and CEO of ThermoTune, a climate technology company that develops AI-powered production planning optimisation software for manufacturing plant operators in industries such as textiles and tyres. He previously founded Ackcio, a company that builds wireless monitoring solutions for geotechnical and structural instruments, growing it to serve clients in over 50 countries and raising more than $10 million across multiple funding rounds. He holds a PhD from the National University of Singapore's School of Computing, specialising in wireless networks, with research that contributed to Skype and resulted in a patent and award-winning papers.
- Where does Nimantha Baranasuriya work?
- Nimantha Baranasuriya is Cofounder of Ackcio.
- What companies did Nimantha Baranasuriya found?
- Nimantha Baranasuriya founded Ackcio.
- Where did Nimantha Baranasuriya go to school?
- Nimantha Baranasuriya studied at National University of Singapore (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science); University of Moratuwa (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science and Engineering).
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