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Dulith Herath
Dulith Herath In Suit.jpg
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





  1. ^ "Lankan eCom Dulith Herath meets Jack Ma of Alibaba". 8 May 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "DULITH HERATH".


  3. ^ Senanayake, Maheen (7 March 2015). "El Dorado". The Island.


  4. ^ Roy, Debjyoti (20 June 2017). "Aavishkaar strikes second deal in Sri Lanka". VC Circle.


  5. ^ "Kapruka founder Dulith Herath addresses UN World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva". Daily FT. 6 May 2016.


  6. ^ "Kapruka.com's Dulith Herath bags top Asia Pacific Young Entrepreneur Award". Daily FT. 22 February 2013.


  7. ^ Fernando, Lahiru (16 June 2017). "Entrepreneur Dulith Herath receives prestigious Eisenhower Foundation recognition". News 1st.


  8. ^ "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



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