The Support Team

Indica has over 25 years of professional experience, where he started his career in the pharmaceutical industry and then for more than 20 years been in the technology industry, both in the private and public sector. He is a business and marketing professional, being a Fellow of the Chartered institute of Marketing, UK and the Chartered Management Institute, UK. He holds a master’s in business administration and is a Certified lean startup coach. 

Starting his career in Sri Lanka, he was part of the initial team that launched Sri Lanka's first eCommerce company and part of Microsoft Sri Lanka before moving to Qatar in 2008.  In Qatar he led the marketing for a large system integrator company and led the launching of Qatar’s first Apple reseller store in 2008. His last assignment was with the Ministry of Information & Communications Technology for nine years, where he was part of many national programs related to technology, SME Digital Transformation, entrepreneurship and innovation. During this time, he headed a government tech incubator in Qatar. 

Currently He works for the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy in Qatar and was part of the FIFA world Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023. 

Indica has been part of the Startup Ecosystem in Qatar for the past nine years plus and has been actively involved in training, coaching and mentoring startups with the incubators and accelerators in Qatar. He is closely connected to the local and regional angel investor network and has also been a judge and mentor for many local, regional and global startup initiatives. He is currently the Chapter Director of Startup Grind Qatar.