Nio Liyanage

Co-founder at Launchr, investing and growing scalable impactful companies.

Nio Liyanage is the Head of Southeast Asia at MixCare Health and has a diverse background in entrepreneurship and venture capital. He is also a co-founder of Launchr, a business-building platform that supports startups and investors through various services including advisory and capital-raising.

Previously, Nio worked at Apple and has significant experience in strategy consulting. He has advised over 250 startups, founded multiple companies, and holds equity in more than 15 ventures. His educational background includes degrees from the University of New South Wales in Australia, where he graduated with First Class Honours in both Engineering and Commerce.1

In addition to his role at MixCare Health, Nio is actively involved in mentoring through organizations like Google for Startups and the Founder Institute, where he has been recognized as a top mentor.1

Experience

Co-Founder at Launchr (July 2021 - Present)

Founder & CEO at STARTUPRIGHT (December 2012 - Present), Mentor at Founder Institute (June 2018 - Present), Advisor & Mentor at Google for Startups SEA (May 2020 - Present), Ambassador & Mentor at Seedstars (March 2019 - Present), Mentor & Scout at Orbit Startups (September 2018 - Present), Advisory Board Member at Fintech Association of Sri Lanka (July 2020 - Present), Advisory Board Member at SXSW (August 2018 - Present), Advisory Board Member at RISE (June 2018 - Present), Instructor & Advisor at General Assembly (January 2014 - Present), Director at Betatron Venture Group (October 2017 - September 2018), Director / Head of Startup Strategy at NEST.vc (November 2015 - October 2017), Management Consultant (Strategy) at Accenture (February 2012 - December 2012), Strategy Consultant (Contractor) at Lion Co (October 2011 - February 2012), Management Consultant at Portland Group (February 2009 - January 2011), Management Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting (January 2007 - January 2009), Product Strategy at Apple (November 2004 - January 2007)

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) & Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), First Class Honours from UNSW Australia, Advanced Business Management from Australian Institute of Management, Certificate of Lean Competency from Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd