Sri Lanka Startup Fund (government-seeded fund of funds)
Closed for now
Watch mode.gov.lk for the fund's operating guidelines and the identity of the fund manager.
A fund of funds with initial seed capital from the government, announced for launch in January 2026 to address limited venture capital access. Corpus size and administering body were not published in the announcement.
Ministry of Digital Economy, Government of Sri Lanka
public · national
Deadline: rolling — Announced by Deputy Minister Eranga Weeraratne for launch in January 2026. Operating rules and an application route had not been published at the time of verification.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a
- Locally registered entity required
Details not yet published. The stated intent is to support Sri Lankan startups to scale globally.
Source. https://mode.gov.lk/blog/startupfund — checked 2026-08-14
"a fund of funds with initial seed capital from the government"