Sri Lanka’s first AI R&D studio for intelligent workplace solutions ‘Futurity’ debuts

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Sri Lanka’s rapidly growing technology landscape welcomes a bold new player with global ambitions: Futurity, the country’s first AI-native research and development studio dedicated entirely to reimagining how work gets done.

Futurity builds intelligent workplace solutions that seamlessly integrate into modern enterprise workflows, making productivity smarter, smoother, and surprisingly effortless.

Founded by a passionate team of engineers, designers, and strategists, Futurity was born out of a simple but powerful belief: technology should be invisible, intelligence should be effortless, and work should just work. In a world where businesses are overwhelmed by information, complex systems, and fragmented knowledge, Futurity designs products that get out of the way and get things done.

Futurity Co-Founder and Head of Product Strategy Venuka Wijethunga said: “Futurity isn’t trying to replace people with AI. We are building AI that supports people—quietly, intuitively, and intelligently. The goal is not automation for its own sake, but meaningful augmentation. We focus on eliminating the friction that slows teams down—whether that’s searching through documents, rewriting similar content, or answering the same questions over and over. Our systems are designed to fit into the background of work, not interrupt it. When AI is applied with the right intent and precision, it becomes a tool that helps people focus on higher-value tasks instead of being bogged down by repetitive operational overhead.”

Firmly rooted in Sri Lanka’s vibrant tech ecosystem, Futurity’s aspirations reach far beyond its island borders. Each product is rigorously validated locally and designed to scale globally, offering Sri Lankan-born innovation to the world.

At the heart of the studio’s founding vision is a new design philosophy that the Futurity team calls “Effortless Intelligence”. Rather than building louder, more complex tech, Futurity creates solutions that quietly anticipate needs, adapt to context, and amplify human capability—without getting in the way. Its suite of AI-native products reflects this ethos. From document intelligence to conversational interfaces and AI-generated media content, each solution is engineered to disappear into everyday workflows while delivering maximum impact.

“We’re setting out to participate meaningfully in the $ 638 billion global AI industry—an industry expected to surpass $ 3.6 trillion by 2034. The timing couldn’t be better. With AI adoption accelerating across sectors, we see a clear and growing demand for contextual, purpose-built solutions that go beyond generic capabilities. As AI models become more advanced, the real value will lie in how intelligently they’re applied to solve specific, everyday problems. That’s where we see our role—at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and practical innovation, building tools that are not just impressive in theory, but genuinely useful in real-world workflows,” commented Futurity Co-Founder and Head of Business Intelligence Supun Kaluarachchi.

Futurity said in the coming months, it aims to unveil its flagship solution, “Omni”, a document intelligence and knowledge orchestration tool built for intelligent teams and modern workplaces.

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