Suranga Chandratillake OBE

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Suranga Chandratillake holds a series of  roles in the technology sector.

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Currently, he is a General Partner at Balderton Capital, a technology venture capital. This role has been centered in London, United Kingdom.

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His career journey began as a Software Engineer at Teleca Software Solutions AB, where he worked for a duration of 2 years from 1996 to 1998.

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Following this, he engaged in Research and Development at netdecisions for a year during 2000-2001.

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In June 2003, Chandratillake took on the responsibility of being the US Chief Technology Officer at HP Autonomy, holding this position until January 2005.

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Subsequently, he founded Blinkx and served as its Founder and CEO from January 2005 to July 2012,  a span of 7 years and 7 months.

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He's being chosen as one of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders in 2009 and being elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2012.

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Continuing his  journey, Chandratillake maintained his role as a General Partner at Balderton Capital, venture capital firm in Europe, starting from January 2014.

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