Hatch, with funding support from the U.S. Department of State, recently concluded its Demo Day for AccelerateHER, Sri Lanka’s trailblazing accelerator program tailored for female entrepreneurs. The program marked the graduation of seven female founders, who showed remarkable progress and business acceleration throughout the 3-month program.
The entrepreneurs made compelling pitches to an audience of investors, stakeholders, friends, and family, aiming to secure potential investment and support for their ventures.
AccelerateHER program manager Ruvanara Tillekeratne, for Hatch said, “It has been an active few months for us and the entrepreneurs, filled with hard work and dedication, rigorous learning, invaluable mentoring, networking and astute business scaling. Witnessing the growth and transformation of these entrepreneurs has been truly inspiring and we owe this success to our partners and well-wishers, especially the U.S. Department of State, for wholeheartedly supporting this program.”
Addressing the seven female entrepreneurs graduating from the program the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung said, “Innovative new startups are going to fuel the economy, helping improve the lives of families, communities across the nation and you are providing real life examples of female leadership that will inspire the next generation of women entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka.
The United States is committed to supporting your endeavours, fostering entrepreneurship, and empowering women in business.
Together, we will continue to drive innovation, create opportunities, and build a future in Sri Lanka where everyone can thrive and contribute meaningfully to our shared global progress.”
In November 2021, Hatch introduced ‘AccelerateHER’ in partnership with the US Department of State.
This initiative serves as an accelerator and a gender-focused awareness campaign, with the goal of nurturing female entrepreneurs of Sri Lanka. Hatch plans to expand AccelerateHer and many more programs centered on female entrepreneurship in the hopes of being a driving force of economic and social change in Sri Lanka.
