Lasantha Wickramasinghe <br> ලසන්ත වික්රමසිංහ
| Lasantha Wickramasinghe ලසන්ත වික්රමසිංහ | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 1, 1983 Kandy |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Sri Lanka |
| 🏫 Education | Dharmaraja College |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2012 - present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Deepika Priyadarshani |
| 👶 Children | 3 |
| 🌐 Website | Official website |
Rathna Deepal Lasantha Wickramasinghe (Sinhala: රත්න දීපාල් ලසන්ත වික්රමසිංහ) commonly known as Lasantha Wickramasinghe (born December 1, 1983) is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur, philanthropist, and CEO of Builtapps Business Solutions. As a successful businessman, he has become one of the richest entrepreneurs of Sri Lanka. He is the ambassador of Payoneer in Sri Lanka[1]
Early life
Lasantha Wickramasinghe was born on December 1, 1983, in Kandy, Sri Lanka. He pursued his primary and secondary education at the Dharmaraja College. He faced the Advanced Level examination in the Mathematics stream but failed both of his attempts. His parents did not have enough money for his higher education. However, he passed the Management Assistant exam and entered the Department of Museums in 2005.[2]
Career
Lasantha had an interest in computers since he was young. However, at that time ICT was not a popular subject in Sri Lanka. While surfing the internet, he found information about Google AdSense. After reading some blogs on e-money, Lasantha started his own blog with the firm intention of attracting visitors and getting approval for Google AdSense.
Meanwhile, Lasantha heard about Fiverr, so he followed a graphic designing course and started doing graphics for random customers all over the world. In 2012, he was able to earn more than 1 lakh in Sri Lankan rupees per month.
In 2013, he quit his government job and started his own business. He named it “BuiltApps,” where he mainly focused on SEO and Google AdSense. He invited some of his fellow friends to join the business, and they started creating content for their website targeting Google AdSense.
With his passion for online business, Lasantha has now become the ambassador of Payoneer Sri Lanka, Managing Director at Kodex, and a Shareholder & the Managing Director at OutSmartHub.[3]
He also is the former management assistant at the Department of Agriculture Sri Lanka, Former Management Assistant at Kandy General Hospital, and former Management assistant at the Department of National Museums.
Marriage and children
In 2010, Lasantha Wickramasinghe married Deepika Priyadarshani, with whom he has 3 children.
References
- ↑ "The First Payoneer Meetup in Sri Lanka!". payoneer.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Enterprising freelancer's passion". Sunday Observer. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ↑ "Out Smart Hub opens in Kaduwela". Sunday Observer. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
External links
- Life Story of Lasantha Wickramasinghe
- Official Website
- Top 10 Millionaire Entrepreneurs Of Sri Lanka
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