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Living peopleAlumni of Royal College, ColomboUniversity of Kentucky alumni
Sri LankanColomboRoyal College, ColomboUniversity of Kentucky
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| Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo University of Kentucky |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | kapruka.com, Grasshoppers, Global-Ecommerce |
Dulith Herath is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur.[1] He is the founder and chairman of Sri Lanka's largest e-commerce organization, kapruka.com, and the co-founder of Grasshoppers Pvt. Ltd. which provides logistics to small enterprises in Sri Lanka.[2] Herath received an Eisenhower Fellowship for his project Grasshopper.
Contents
1 Early life & career
2 Honors & awards
3 References
4 External links
Early life & career
Dulith was born in Colombo. He did his schooling at Royal College, Colombo.[3] Dulith graduated from the University of Kentucky.
Herath founded Kapruka.com in February 2002.[citation needed] Kapruka was started with the idea of helping expats buy things in Sri Lanka.[citation needed]
In 2016, Herath along with Harsha Liyanage started logistics provider Grasshoppers Pvt. Ltd.[4] This project was seed funded by AFF (www.aavishkaar.in) and recognized by United Nations as an enabler for e-commerce in developing countries.[5]
Honors & awards
- Asia Pacific Young Entrepreneur Award, 2013 [6]
Eisenhower Foundation Recognition, 2017[7]
- CSSL ICT Leader of the Year Award, 2017[8]
References
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^ "DULITH HERATH".
^ Senanayake, Maheen (7 March 2015). "El Dorado". The Island.
^ Roy, Debjyoti (20 June 2017). "Aavishkaar strikes second deal in Sri Lanka". VC Circle.
^ "Kapruka founder Dulith Herath addresses UN World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva". Daily FT. 6 May 2016.
^ "Kapruka.com's Dulith Herath bags top Asia Pacific Young Entrepreneur Award". Daily FT. 22 February 2013.
^ Fernando, Lahiru (16 June 2017). "Entrepreneur Dulith Herath receives prestigious Eisenhower Foundation recognition". News 1st.
^ "National IT Conference honours pioneering innovator Dulith Herath with ICT Leader of the Year 2017". www.ft.lk. 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
External links
- Kapruka.com
