Hatch launches Sri Lanka’s first Innovation District View(s):Hatch, the nation’s award-winning start-up hub and a driving force behind Sri Lanka’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, is advancing its boldest initiative yet – the creation of the country’s first Innovation District in Colombo 1. Since its founding in 2018, Hatch has operated on the belief that collaboration fuels innovation, and entrepreneurs are catalysts for economic growth. Today, a majority of Sri Lanka’s active entrepreneurs have been positively impacted through Hatch’s programmes and services whether it’s an innovation event to its focused accelerator programmes. The forthcoming Hatch Innovation District is the next leap in this journey, an ambitious development set to empower over 3,000 entrepreneurs, SMEs, creators, and innovation-led businesses by 2027. With regional expansions underway in South Asia, the UAE, and Singapore, Hatch is amplifying Sri Lanka’s footprint on the global innovation map.

Source: Sunday Times December 20, 2025 21:43 UTC