Xebiro has multiple technology companies under its umbrella, whereby we help any
organization with any
of their technological service needs. These companies have been in operation for the
last few years and
have helped more than 250 companies worldwide.
Our team works seamlessly with businesses around the world – from the United Kingdom,
Canada, Australia,
United States of America, Norway, Switzerland, France, Poland, Singapore, and Sri Lanka.
10+
Countries
10+
Brands
10+
Startups
250+
Clients
100+
Employees
Technology Servicing
We specialize in technology-based services, including software
development, IT infrastructure management, AI research, and digital marketing.
OntoMatrix is a full-service digital marketing company with
flawless techniques and innovative ideas that assist the brands to reach the heights
of success.
ExentAI aims to research and develop innovative solutions for
problems arising across a range of domains and industries for users or customers
using state-of-the-art AI technologies.
Startup Servicing
Our startup servicing companies actively co-found and globally fund
tech startups through our expansive investor network.
EmbryoZ offers an extensive investor database of seasoned industry
professionals to connect with. In addition to this, we provide you with multiple
supporting service providers to ease off your work.
BurgeonFirst is focused on closing the funding gap
between the ‘friends and family’ stage and the Venture Capital stage.
JOINT VENTURES
We partner and co-found product technology companies that are scalable to the
global
market. We help these startups by providing multiple technological support services and provide
startups
seeking growth capital for an existing business.
Bankoyo is an Online Banking platform provider. It’s API
driven and
they
enable a rapid route to market by providing their superior Fintech solutions at a very
competitive
pricing model.
Orealto is a revolutionary real estate software company that
integrates AI to empower efficient property management, transactions, analytics, and
personalized
client-agent interactions for optimal results.
RE/MAX Sri Lanka is the regional master franchise for
Sri Lanka
which facilitates buying, selling, and renting properties through a network of
offices and
experienced agent.
eComaaS is an eCommerce Ecosystems designed to handle
the various
complexities that come with running a successful customer focus business.
BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING
We provide business process outsourcing for companies around the world by providing finance outsourcing, human resource management and recruitment services, legal service outsourcing and customer support services.
LegalLiaise is a legal process outsourcing company trusted by business clients around the world.
CSR INITIATIVE
Our vision is to empower the youth and help them build self-sufficient and
sustainable
livelihoods through a focus on providing access to education, real world training and exposure
to
international organizations.
NurtureLeap is a foundation that focuses on the youth of Northern Sri Lanka to
create
professionals by providing them real world training and exposure to international
organisations.
How We engage
We categorize engagements into three types of scenarios:
Retainers
Marketing engagements that have been structured and put together based on previous
experiences.
These
engagements are fixed, with set deliverables and can run month to month.
Projects
Short term engagements with a singular focus and a defined outcome. The engagements are
unfixed and
the
pricing of the project varies on scope.
Teams
Dedicated teams designed to solve complex problems or improve your business’ bandwidth.
These
engagements require significant scoping as the engagements run on multi-year timelines.
Our Team
Shaseevan Ganeshananthan
Founder and CEO
Shaseevan Ganeshananthan
Founder and CEO
Shaseevan Ganeshananthan is a dynamic business leader and an entrepreneur with a passion
for
technology and innovation. He is the Group CEO of Xebiro Group, a global organization
that
provides technological and business process services to over 250 companies worldwide.
Under his
leadership, Xebiro Group has successfully helped businesses in various industries with
marketing,
software development, financial accounting, IT infrastructure management, customer
support
center services, human resource management & recruitment services, legal services,
research and
development, and more.
Shaseevan is also the Co-Founder of Bankoyo, a London-based Fintech company that
specializes
in the development of a digital banking ecosystem. The platform has been well tested and
used by
multiple organizations in their day-to-day operations. Shaseevan's entrepreneurial
spirit is further
demonstrated as a Director of EmbryoZ, where he works with entrepreneurs, enterprises,
and
investors to establish successful businesses by providing support and resources to help
ideas
become fully functional products.
He is also the Director of CodeLantic, a software development
company that provides custom software, web/mobile applications, and enterprise
application
development.
Prior to his current roles, Shaseevan served as the Software Development Manager at
Vectone
Mobile, where he worked with the Product team to plan and execute software projects,
ensure
teams had appropriate resources to deliver products effectively, collaborated with the
Product
Management in defining the product vision, provided a software development plan that met
future
market needs, and monitored the team's progress to ensure they were working to their
full potential.
In addition to his professional work, Shaseevan Ganeshathasan is a co-founder of
Noolaham
Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to digitizing and preserving Sri Lankan
Tamil
literature. He served as a board member for the Noolaham, which provides access to a
vast
collection of digitized Sri Lankan Tamil literature.
Premkumar Rajathurai is an accomplished technology leader
with a rich
and
diverse professional
journey. Currently serving as the VP of Engineering at Xebiro Group since
January 2020,
Premkumar has been instrumental in shaping the company's engineering landscape,
driving
innovation and strategic growth. He also holds the position of Director of
Technology & Chief
Technology Officer at CodeLantic from September 2019. In this capacity, he plays
a crucial role
in defining technology strategies and fostering a culture of innovation within
the organization.
With nearly four years at Xebiro Group and over four years at Codelantic,
Premkumar's expertise
in technology leadership and strategic planning has significantly contributed to
the success of
both
companies.Premkumar's professional journey includes impactful roles at various
technology firms.
He
served as an Associate Architect at Limark Technologies, focusing on developing
robust
technological solutions for six months. At Auxenta, he held key positions,
including Associate
Architect - Technology and Senior Consultant - Technology, where his tenure of
almost three
years was marked by designing and implementing cutting-edge solutions.
His contributions also extend to Millennium IT, where he worked as a Senior
Consultant for a
year and four months. Notably, he played versatile roles at JKCS, serving as a
Senior
Consultant/Senior Solutions Designer, Technical Leader/Solution Designer, and
Senior Solution
Developer over a span of five years, showcasing his multifaceted skill set and
unwavering
commitment to excellence. Premkumar Rajathurai initiated his professional
journey as a
Software Engineer at Virtusa, where he honed his skills in software development
for two years
and three months.
His educational foundation includes a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer
Special Degree
from the University of Colombo School of Computing. Committed to staying updated
with the
latest technologies, he earned industry-recognized certifications, including AWS
Certified
Developer – Associate and Java EE 5 Web Component Developer Certified
Professional,
showcasing his dedication to continuous learning and professional growth.
Sajeev Edward is a highly experienced marketing and
research
professional
with a career spanning
over a decade. He is currently serving as the VP of Marketing and Partnership at
Xebiro Group, a
UK based Sri Lankan company that offers a range of technological and business
process services
to over 250 companies worldwide. He is also involved in forging partnerships
with other
organizations to expand Xebiro Group's offerings and reach.
Sajeev served as Director and CMO at OntoMatrix, a full-service digital
marketing agency based
in Sri Lanka. At OntoMatrix, Sajeev helps numerous SMEs harness the power of
digital marketing
to grow their businesses. His team offers a wide range of services, including
paid search
marketing,
SEO, social media marketing, content marketing, and website design and
development
Before his work in marketing and advertising, Sajeev worked as a research
manager at Dimensions
Research & Marketing Consultancy in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. In this role,
he provided
marketing research consultancy to major clients to help them come up with
actionable business
strategies.
Sajeev also spent several years as a consultant in data analytics at Stax Inc. a
US based firm
in
Sri
Lanka, where he worked with private equity firms and Fortune 500 companies. His
work at Stax
included conducting market segmentation and competitive landscape studies,
designing and
conducting market studies, and supporting ongoing business intelligence efforts.
Sajeev has a BSc in Physical Science from the University of Colombo and a
Postgraduate Diploma
in Statistics from the University of Peradeniya. He also has a Bachelor's degree
in Management
Accountants from The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
Sivaprakash, an integral part of the Xebiro Group since April 2024, brings a wealth of experience and expertise garnered over a diverse career spanning several decades.
From 2010 to 2023, Sivaprakash served as an Associate at the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA), where he worked closely with Directors of Banking Supervision, Macro-Prudential Analysis,
and Enforcement. His responsibilities included monitoring financial information, conducting risk assessments, and contributing to strategic enforcement initiatives aimed at safeguarding the integrity of the Qatar Financial Centre.
Prior to his tenure at QFCRA, Sivaprakash held the role of Reception Supervisor - Operations at the Qatar Financial Centre Authority from 2006 to 2010. In this capacity, he ensured a seamless and positive customer experience
by overseeing front office operations and adhering to ISO standards.
Before his time at the Qatar Financial Centre, Sivaprakash built a strong foundation of skills and knowledge during his tenure at SriLankan Airlines from 1992 to 2006. Starting as an Accounts Clerk, he progressed through various roles in the Ground Handling and Customer Affairs departments,
culminating in his position as Sales and Admin Support Assistant at the City Office in Doha, Qatar.
Sivaprakash's journey began in his hometown of Jaffna, where he attended Jaffna Hindu College. He furthered his education by obtaining a Diploma with IATA from Geneva. With residences in both Colombo and Doha,
Sivaprakash has cultivated a global perspective and a deep understanding of diverse cultures.
Outside of his professional endeavors, Sivaprakash is an active member of Toastmasters International since 2005. Through Toastmasters, he continues to hone his communication skills, build self-confidence,
and inspire others to achieve personal and professional growth.
With his extensive experience, dedication to excellence, and commitment to continuous improvement, Sivaprakash is a valuable asset to the Xebiro Group and its mission of driving innovation and success in the financial industry.
Arj Wignaraja is a Growth Alchemist at Good Life X, a
catalyst for
conscious consumers,
investors, and socially responsible enterprises. He is also an Advisor, and
formerly Vice
President
at Cerberus Frontier, the frontier markets investment arm of Cerberus
Capital Management, a
large
US private equity fund. Additionally, Arj is a founder of Remote Sensing
Metrics, which
provides
proprietary insights to Wall Street investment firms based on satellite and
aerial imagery.
Arj is passionate about challenging business owners, senior management and
entrepreneurs to
lead
with Purpose, and to explore growth opportunities that are well beyond their
comfort zones.
His
expertise includes working with current and next-generation business leaders
to articulate a
compelling Purpose for themselves and their organizations, and to translate
that into clear
roadmaps for growth.
Arj started his career at The Boston Consulting Group, where he helped
formulate business
strategies for Fortune 500 clients. He then joined Stax, a boutique
consulting firm in Boston.
Over
two decades at Stax, he helped establish their Chicago office, where he was
a Director, and
established their Asia presence by founding the Colombo, Sri Lanka office as
Managing
Director.
More recently Arj served as a Senior Advisor at Stax, working with Sri
Lankan corporates on
their
growth and investment strategies.
He is a Non-Executive Director at Cenmetrix (a leader in asset &
infrastructure digitization),
Asia
Securities (a leading investment advisor), and Director at Magellan
Champlain (a global
mobility
specialist). He was a Board Member of the Lankan Angel Network (LAN, which
promotes
entrepreneurship and provides seed funding for startups). Arj was also
Chairperson of the
South
East Asia Leadership Academy (SEALA, a game changing bootcamp for leaders
from the region).
Arj holds an M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at
Northwestern
University, and a B.A. in Economics, with honors, from Princeton University.
Saatviga Sudhahar is a Machine Learning Scientist at
Healx, an
AI-powered
Bio-tech company in
Cambridge. Her key specialties are in areas of Natural Language Processing,
Machine Learning,
Knowledge graphs and Inference/Reasoning using Deep learning. Before joining
Healx she
worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Machine Learning at the
University of Bristol,
UK on large scale news content analysis, building scalable autonomous online
learning agents,
machine translation and probabilistic inference for fact checking.
Saatviga is also a co-founder of ExentAI, a Sri Lankan base AI startup which
concentrate on a
range of focus areas which are the fundamental pillars of AI. From Natural
Language
processing/
Machine Learning to the latest Deep Learning advances, Data Science,
Reinforcement learning
and Conversational AI. Saatviga also heads the Research and Development arm
of Xebiro group
of companies.
Saatviga has a PhD in Engineering Mathematics from the University of
Bristol, for her research
on ‘Automating Large scale analysis of narrative text using network analysis
methods’. Before
that she was a member of the academic staff at the University of Colombo
School of Computing
(UCSC) Sri Lanka where she graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Information and
Communication
Technology.
Saatviga is an author of over 20 peer-reviewed publications in International
AI conferences
and
Journals with over 300 citations and serves on the Program committee of the
International
Workshop on Graph-Based Natural Language Processing (Text Graphs). She is
also a mentor for
Hatch Works, Sri Lanka providing mentorship for startup companies on using
machine learning
and natural language processing technologies.
Dr. Kumaravadivel Guruparan is a practicing lawyer
based in Jaffna,
Sri
Lanka. He practices law in Sri Lanka specialising in civil appellate
litigation, property law,
law
of trusts,
administrative law and human rights law. He is developing a practice in
commercial law. He is
also
the Founding Director of the Jaffna Institute for Law and Policy which he
founded in July
2023.
He was previously a Research Fellow in International Law at the Royal
Institute for
International
Affairs Chatham House) between March and September 2021.
Prior to that he was a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Jaffna
and served the
University in various capacities between 2010 and 2020 including as Head,
Department of Law.
He holds an LL.B (Hons) from the Faculty of Law of the University of Colombo
and as a
Chevening
Scholar obtained a BCL (Masters in Law) from Balliol College, University of
Oxford.
On a Commonwealth Scholarship he obtained his PhD from University College
London in Public
International Law and Comparative Constitutional Law. He received his
secondary education from
Jaffna Hindu College.
Kumaravadivel Guruparan was the founding Executive Director of Adayaalam
Centre for Policy
Research, a think tank based in Jaffna and is currently the Chair of its
Board of Directors
between 2016 and 2020. He is a founder-member and was Co-Spokesperson of the
Tamil Civil
Society
Forum from 2010 to 2020.
Born in Sri Lanka, Jekhan emigrated to the UK with his
family at the age of 2 years in 1966. He was brought up in London, he won a
full scholarship to one of the leading public schools, Kings College School
in Wimbledon. He graduated from Cambridge University in 1986 with a degree
in Natural Sciences (maths and physics).
After graduating Jekhan entered the IT industry in the UK, in the
Financial Services sector. in 1993 he joined a British company developing
ERP applications which was outsourcing software development to Sri Lanka. He
was sent to Colombo as the expatriate manager. He remained in Colombo until
the year 2000, during which time he setup a dotcom application development
company. While in Colombo Jekhan met and married a young woman, and in 1996
they had a son. In 2000 the family returned to the UK. In his career in the
IT industry Jekhan has worked for large and small companies, end-users and
developers, mainstream development and dotcom, and has managed teams in the
UK, Sri Lanka and India.
In 2009 Jekhan changed career to become a secondary school maths
teacher in London. Here he learned how to communicate ideas effectively to
people of varied ability and interests, a crucial skill for teachers and for
writers. Sadly, in 2013 Jekhan's wife passed away having suffered a chronic
illness. Once his son entered university in the UK in 2015, Jekhan decided
to return to Jaffna in Sri Lanka.
In Jaffna Jekhan is a strong supporter of economic development. He has
invested his own and family money putting up a mixed purpose building in
Jaffna Town. He has worked with the Northern Province education system to
promote English Language, sports and tourism. He supports and mentors
Northern entrepreneurs, from startups to established businesses already
exporting goods. Jekhan is an active supporter of Yarl IT Hub, an
internationally based organisation that aims to boost the IT industry in the
Northern Province. He advises investors whose objective is to develop the
Northern economy. Jekhan writes a regular column in the Lanka Business
Online news site, which focusses on economic development, entrepreneurs, and
business opportunities. He is regularly contacted by NGOs and embassies for
information on Northern Province economic development.
Maheswaran Novapratheep is a dedicated and accomplished professional in the
realms of
accounting and corporate management, boasting a rich tapestry of experiences
spanning diverse
industries. His journey through the corporate world has been marked by an
unwavering
commitment to excellence and an innate ability to drive results.
Currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at Xebiro Pvt Ltd since October
2022,
Maheswaran shoulders the significant responsibility of overseeing the accounting
and finance
department for both the parent company and its subsidiary entities. His role
entails delivering
regular updates to the Board of Directors, a task that requires a keen eye for
detail and a
profound
understanding of financial dynamics. He also supervises a subsidiary company
providing BPO
services for accounting and finance, where he meticulously reviews and approves
financial
statements, ensuring compliance with international accounting standards.
Financial Mastery: Maheswaran has proven his expertise in the complete gamut of
financial
processes, from Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable to bank reconciliations
and the
preparation of financial statements. His proficiency in financial projections
and budgeting has
consistently ensured the financial health and stability of the organizations he
has served.
Strategic Leadership: At Brown and Company PLC, where he served as a Business
Analyst from
October 2015 to August 2020, Maheswaran engaged in management accounting
activities that
covered costing, pricing, working capital management, taxation, and project
management. His
strategic prowess extended to government tender pricing, supply chain
management, credit
control, and MIS reporting.
International Exposure: During his tenure at HSBC, Maheswaran was entrusted with
supervising
fund administration and transfer agency operations. His role involved overseeing
fund
administrators, liaising with fund managers, and spearheading the migration of a
new ERP system.
Additionally, he ensured compliance with financial regulations and standards.
Diverse Experience: Maheswaran's career journey began at KPMG Sri Lanka as a
Trainee
Associate, where he gained exposure to a wide array of industries, including
construction,
banking,
financial services, plantations, manufacturing, forestry, insurance, and
logistics. His roles
encompassed financial reporting, risk management, compliance, and IT advisory.
Maheswaran is well-versed in a spectrum of information technology tools and
accounting
software, such as XERO, Quickbooks, Sage 50 Cloud, Zoho Books, Tally ERP, Oracle
ERP, and
Microsoft Dynamics.
Academically, Maheswaran is a Master of Professional Accounting (MPAcc) from the
University
of Sri Jayewardenepura and holds an Associate Membership with the Chartered
Institute of
Management Accountants (CIMA-UK). He is also a Chartered Global Management
Accountant
(CGMA) and has earned a Bachelor of Business Administration Honors from the
University of
Northwood (USA).
Director Technology Strategy and Client Engagement Canada
Rajan Bala
Director Client Engagement Canada
Rajan is currently on sabbatical from his illustrious
career at Amazon, where he dedicated over 6 years leading engineering teams.
During his tenure, he spearheaded the development of scalable hardware and
software crucial for Amazon’s expansive operations. Prior to his impactful
stint at Amazon, Rajan co-founded hiku, a consumer hardware company that
successfully secured 8 million dollars in venture capital funding. Under his
guidance, hiku flourished, generating revenue exceeding a million dollars
before its eventual acquisition.
Rajan's academic journey is equally impressive, boasting a bachelor's degree
in Computer Engineering with a specialization in Psychology. Furthering his
education, he pursued a master's degree in Telecommunications Engineering
and Management, showcasing his commitment to both technical expertise and
strategic leadership.
Beyond his professional and academic achievements, Rajan is deeply involved
in philanthropy. He serves as the chairman of Aravanai, a Canadian
charitable organization dedicated to empowering youth in underserved regions
of Sri Lanka. Through his leadership, Aravanai continues to make significant
strides in uplifting and supporting marginalized communities.
