Suranga Chandratillake

Suranga Chandratillake is a prominent figure in the technology and venture capital industry. He currently serves as a General Partner at Balderton Capital, a leading European venture capital firm.12

Career Highlights

Chandratillake is best known for founding blinkx, an intelligent search engine for video and audio content, in Cambridge in 2004.2 He led the company as CEO for eight years, guiding it through significant growth, profitability, and a public listing in London where it achieved a peak market capitalization exceeding $1 billion.2

Prior to founding blinkx, Chandratillake was an early employee at Autonomy Corporation, where he started as an engineer in the Cambridge R&D team and eventually became the company's US CTO in San Francisco.2

Education and Achievements

Chandratillake holds an MA in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge.12 His contributions to technology and engineering have been widely recognized:

• Elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 20122
• Named one of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders in 20092
• Awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for services to technology and engineering in the 2018 UK New Year's Honours23

Current Roles

In addition to his position at Balderton Capital, Chandratillake holds several other notable roles:

• Board member at various companies including GitGuardian, Cobee, Tessian, and Healx Ltd1
• Member of the UK Government's Council for Science and Technology2
• Serves on the Investment Board of the University of Cambridge2

Involvement with Cobee

Regarding Cobee specifically, Chandratillake has been involved with the company since its early stages. He met Borja Aranguren, Cobee's founder, in early 2020 and learned about the plans to build a global platform for managing employee benefits.5 Chandratillake has since been serving on Cobee's board of directors, supporting the company's growth.4

Suranga Chandratillake's extensive experience as both an entrepreneur and investor makes him a valuable asset to the companies he advises and invests in, including Cobee.