10 February 2017 12:10 pm
Mitra Innovation is a technology innovation company based in Sri Lanka, Australia and the UK.
Born in 2012, it was set up by three Co-Founders – Ashok Suppiah (CEO), Derek Bell (COO) and Dammika Ganegama (MD), all visionaries with a passion for technology and innovation.
The company started from humble beginnings with a skeleton staff, one office and two clients. It has now grown to a global organisation with an employee headcount of 110 and five offices – three in Sri Lanka, headquarters in London and a new office, which has just opened in Suffolk, England.
The company also has over 20 clients including (amongst others): Philips, Pizza Hut, Kantar Worldpanel (a WPP company), Ramsay Healthcare, Capital Alliance, Delmege, Guardian MPS, Beyond Analysis and Eagle Boys. And a network of partners in place with companies such as WSO2, Chakray and Cap Gemini.
Mitra Innovation helps smart entrepreneurs, enterprises and public service organisations to accelerate innovative ideas into amazing global businesses or solutions, through product incubation, digital transformation and integration services.
It has ambitious plans for 2017 with regards to technology innovation, advanced research and development (R&D) and launching proprietary Mitra Innovation integration and incubation products, such as APE2 and AI5. Mitra also plans to more than double its engineering team during
the year.
Suppiah said, “We are very proud of how far Mitra Innovation has come both in the UK and Sri Lanka and the impact our people and technology have had in helping companies and partners with accelerated innovative solutions. We are also committed to building a long-lasting company with an innovative culture and to nurture the next generation of tech evolution.”
Ganegama added, “We are excited about the future and the opportunities it holds. Our latest office marks the next stage in our development and our 100th member of staff marked a key milestone. We look forward to continuing our growth at an even faster rate with additional global clients and continued hiring in the UK, Europe, Australia and
Sri Lanka.”