SkilledUp Life × Hatch
Sri Lanka's premier tech startup accelerator, paired with the world's largest community of skilled Volunteers. Together, we help Hatch founders build the teams they need to scale into local and international markets.
The centre of gravity for Sri Lanka's startups.
Hatch is Sri Lanka's premier tech startup accelerator and a globally award-winning co-working space, in the heart of Colombo. It pairs proven, custom-built accelerator and incubator programs with a strong network of local and international experts.
With a team carrying 60+ years of combined experience across diverse markets, Hatch focuses on breakthrough innovation, Design Thinking and community — exactly the environment where SkilledUp Life Volunteers help founders move faster.
Award-winning community
A globally recognised co-working space, events and value-add programs from HR clinics to open-house mentoring.
Expert network
Access to local and global mentors, corporate partners and industry experts across 10+ countries.
Demo Day & beyond
Founders showcase to investors and partners, then continue with post-program alumni support.
Accelerators, incubators & open innovation.
Hatch runs targeted programs across sectors and stages — and SkilledUp Life Volunteers can plug into any of them to help founders build.
AccelerateHer
Sri Lanka's first female entrepreneurship acceleration program, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State.
HatchX
Sri Lanka's first fintech startup accelerator, helping local fintech founders grow beyond the island.
Green Energy
An advanced CleanTech accelerator for sustainable mobility, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Startup Nation
A flagship initiative nurturing the next generation of Sri Lankan tech ventures.
Open House Mentoring
Weekly one-on-one mentoring connecting founders with experienced local and global mentors.
Industry Innovation
Partnering on CleanTech, MedTech, FinTech, EdTech and AI/ML to unlock new market opportunities.
Hatch founders build whole teams with 66,000+ SkilledUp Life Volunteers.
Hatch gives founders community, mentorship and capital. SkilledUp Life adds the skilled hands — Volunteers contributing real work across product, marketing, sales and more, so portfolio companies scale faster and stretch every rupee of runway.
How to put SkilledUp Life to work.
Building your company at Hatch? Here's how to tap the global Volunteer community.
Create a company account
Set up your startup on the SkilledUp Life platform in minutes.
Post your Opportunities
Describe the roles you need across product, marketing, sales, HR and more.
Build your team
Review applications from skilled Volunteers and agree fair, transparent terms.
Scale up
Move faster toward Demo Day and into local and international markets.
Three homes for Sri Lanka's founders.
Run an accelerator like Hatch?
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