About Hyperion Ventures
Hyperion Ventures is a venture capital firm located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. As of Oct 2021, Hyperion Ventures has invested in 12 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Sri Lanka based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Magicbit Overall, Hyperion Ventures portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Linear Squared. A lot of funds co-invest with Hyperion Ventures, with names like Bernard Sinniah sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Hyperion Ventures has team of 3 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
Hyperion Ventures' List of Top Investments
Hyperion Ventures has a portfolio of 12 companies. Their most notable investments include Linear Squared and Alavi.Their portfolio spans across Sri Lanka and Singapore. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 9 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Hyperion Ventures:Linear Squared is a provider of cloud and AI-based demand forecasting and planning software. Its features include inventory and distribution optimisation, resource allocation planning, automated capacity planning, and elimination of out of stock situations. It caters to multiple sectors, like grocery retail and the apparel industry.
Key facts about Linear Squared
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Colombo (Sri Lanka)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 5 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: BOV Capital and Hyperion Ventures
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Alavi
Provider of AI-based marketing solution for businesses. It offers a software application that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve the performance of a Pay-Per-Click (PPC) marketing campaign. It uses CRM, website, and ad platform data to identify the customer journey and find growth-focused insights. It finds audiences at each stage of the sales funnel with higher conversion rates by analyzing interactions during the customer journey to determine the content drives conversions and provide personalized campaigns.
Key facts about Alavi
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Mar 31, 2025
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 6 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: India Internet Fund, Hyperion Ventures and 3 Others
Developer of web design and mobile application development services. It provides loyalty platforms, CRMs, and e-commerce solutions. It also provides users with innovative reinsurance software systems and solutions.
Key facts about KnightsBridge
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Colombo (Sri Lanka)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $950K
- Employee Count: 35 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Hyperion Ventures and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 2019, $*****
4. Roar
Roar is a lifestyle news platform focused towards South Asians. Provides news and updates on various topics such as business, lifestyle, technology, arts, and culture among others. Offers updates in English, Sinhala, Tamil, Hindi, and Bengali language. Monetizes through display ads, native ads, and sponsored content.
Key facts about Roar
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Colombo (Sri Lanka)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1M
- Employee Count: 15 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Venture Gurukool, Striders and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 16, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Niftron
Blockchain integration platform. It provides improve trust, transparency, security, and ownership solutions for product integration. Users can tokenize anything from tickets to medical records and vegetables to user data. It provides liquidity and full data privacy solutions.
Key facts about Niftron
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Colombo (Sri Lanka)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $280K
- Employee Count: 2 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Lankan Angel Network, nVentures and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 20, 2021, $*****
Hyperion Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Hyperion Ventures has invested in 12 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Magicbit.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hyperion Ventures' Investments by Stage
Hyperion Ventures has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $560K and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $750K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hyperion Ventures' Investments by Sector
Hyperion Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Business Services, EdTech, Enterprise Applications, FinTech and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 7 Tech companies, 6 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Software companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Business Services | 1 |
EdTech | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hyperion Ventures' Investments by Geography
Hyperion Ventures has made most investments in Sri Lanka (3).Hyperion Ventures' recent investments
Hyperion Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Hyperion Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 26, 2021 | Sri Lanka | Seed | 7499 | [+2] | |
Oct 2019 | Sri Lanka | Series A | 5250 | ||
Dec 16, 2018 | Sri Lanka | Seed | 7203 | [+2] |
Acquired companies in Hyperion Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from Hyperion Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Linear Squared in Jan 2022 by Algonomy for $*****.Here are Hyperion Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 07, 2022 | - | - | 3222 |
Team profile of Hyperion Ventures
Hyperion Ventures has a team of 3 members including 3 Partners located in Sri Lanka. Hyperion Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Hyperion Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Colombo | - | - | |
Partner | Colombo | - | - | |
Partner | Colombo | - | - |
Co-investors of Hyperion Ventures
Over the past 8 years, 7 investors have co-invested in Hyperion Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Hyperion Ventures: BOV Capital and dif.lk have invested in rounds before Hyperion Ventures. There is 1 company where BOV Capital has invested before Hyperion Ventures and 1 company where dif.lk has invested before Hyperion Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Hyperion Ventures: 5 investors entered a company along with Hyperion Ventures. These include investors like Bernard Sinniah (1 company).
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