chalinda abeykoon
Venture partner

Chalinda has 10 years building startup, ecosystems and fundraising investment.  In January 2020, Chalinda took over as CEO of the Lankan Angel Network and raised the first Angel Fund dedicated to early-stage startups in Sri Lanka. The Angel Fund brings together 100 Limited Partners from over 20 industries & disciplines and are from Asia, APAC, Europe & North America.

He obtained a Bachelors from the University of London in 2009 and began my entrepreneurial crusade. Chalinda was one of three finalists in South Asia for the Entrepreneurial Award, awarded by the British Council in 2018. In 2020, I received the Chevening Fellowship(CRISP), hosted by the University of Oxford.