Sri Lanka, March 20 -- Sri Lanka this week saw the launch of Startup Nation Initiative, a revolutionary effort to elevate the country's entrepreneurial ecosystem to next level.

The effort was unveiled by Hatch, a leading start-up ecosystem, building on its rapid growth from having only 18 start-ups in 2018 to 700+ start-ups and 800 seats today.

The Startup Nation Programme is dedicated to discovering, building and funding the best start-ups in the country. Under this scheme, Hatch will be hosting a national start-up competition, where the top 100 of 1,000+ applicants will be shortlisted. The competition will feature deep tech solutions, B2B and B2C innovations, enterprise software and start-ups solving key national problems, with potent...