Futurity unveils AI R&D centre in Colombo to accelerate innovation and growth

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Co-Founders Venuka Wijethunga and Supun Kaluarachchi at the commencement event

The Futurity team is Sri Lanka’s first AI-native R&D studio

Team Futurity

Futurity, Sri Lanka’s first AI-native R&D studio launched and commenced operations at its new AI R&D centre in Colombo. The centre, which houses the company’s research, development, and project implementation teams, was inaugurated at a private event attended by clients, strategic partners, and company founders recently.

The 20-seat delivery centre, located in Colombo 5 is a strategic milestone in Futurity’s ongoing expansion. It brings together cross-functional teams focused on product innovation and implementation while embedding the client delivery function directly into the operational core. This integration allows Futurity to reduce time-to-market and strengthen client collaboration.

Founded armed with the vision to make work effortless in modern industries, Futurity’s solutions are designed to transform how organisations operate across sectors such as manufacturing, logistics, and enterprise services. With the recent growth in demand for solution implementations and full-scale AI transformation services, the Colombo facility will enable the company to onboard new clients and roll out high-impact product use cases more efficiently.

Futurity Co-Founder Venuka Wijethunga said: “The launch of our delivery centre in Colombo marks a proud moment for us as a Sri Lankan-born brand. This facility anchors our innovation engine locally while enabling us to scale sustainably across high-growth industries. It’s a testament to our belief that global-quality solutions can be built from right here in Sri Lanka.”

The Colombo Delivery Centre is designed to serve as both a technological innovation hub and a client-focused delivery node. By combining research and development with real-time project execution, the new centre is expected to enhance operational agility and improve end-user impact across Futurity’s digital product portfolio.

As Futurity intensifies its growth efforts, the launch signals a deepened commitment to the local innovation ecosystem. The company is actively investing in Sri Lankan talent, creating high-value job opportunities in research, product development, and enterprise delivery. Futurity also plans to use the centre as a launchpad for future regional and global expansions.

Rooted in Sri Lanka and built for impact, Futurity continues to differentiate itself with a distinctly local approach to innovation developing solutions tailored to real industry needs while upholding global best practices in technology and execution.

Futurity Co-Founder Supun Kaluarachchi said: “At Futurity, we are working tirelessly to validate our solutions across real-world, industry-facing environments. This hands-on approach enables us to accelerate the learning curve and embed critical domain-specific nuances that make our offerings more relevant, resilient, and adaptable to the evolving world of work. Once our solutions reach full maturity, we intend to pursue funding opportunities to take them beyond Sri Lanka into regional and global markets where their impact can be scaled.”

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