Programs & Partnerships

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From venture capital bootcamps to international executive education, we design programs with partners that bring global expertise to local founders.

Upcoming

Founders gathered at a Southern Innovation Hub community event in a gallery
New · Partner program

Entrepreneurship for Social Impact

Leading with Purpose in Practice

Partner
Kellogg–WHU Executive MBA
When
September 2027
Where
Sri Lanka

A field-based elective in which 15–18 senior executives work on 5–6 live cases from local businesses. Each selected entrepreneur receives a written strategic deliverable.

Register interest as a case company

Past programs

  • Founders talking over dinner
    Venture capital

    ASCEND: Raising Venture Capital

    Partner: Ârc

    September 2026 · Mirissa

    Four free full-day sessions on raising venture capital, each pairing a workshop with a private 1:1 with James of Ârc, a VC and angel investor since 2013.

  • Galle Fort lighthouse among palm trees at sunset
    Hackathon

    Ocean Hackathon® 2026

    Partners: TRACE Sri Lanka, Forum by Brandfactory

    2026 · Galle

    Teams built solutions to ocean challenges; the winning team goes on to the Grand Finale in Brest.

  • A founder fireside chat on a wooden deck, speaker with microphone facing a seated circle
    Founder fireside chat
    Community

    Founder Meetups

    Partner: Spike

    Ongoing · Galle & Unawatuna

    Informal sessions where founders share what building a company is really like. Past sessions include Let's Talk: Founder Health and the AI Founders Summit, “From Vibe Coder to Builder.”

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