Founder and CEO of Rootcode Labs Alagan Mahalingam was named ‘ICT Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the National ICT Awards (NBQSA 2020) held recently at the BMICH, Colombo.
The ceremony was organised by the Sri Lankan chapter of the British Computer Society (BCS) – The Chartered Institute for IT – for the 23rd consecutive year, with the main aim of providing international recognition for the outstanding achievements of Sri Lankan people and organisations.
Happy at the announcement of the award, Mr. Mahalingam stated: “This award goes to my brilliant team who make me want to keep pushing myself even further.”
Coming from a very humble background of teacher parents, Mr. Mahalingam had a strong desire and vision to build an international business in the future. As a student, he worked with several international research organisations – such as the Geoinformatics Center of the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand – and was also a Google Student Ambassador for South-East Asia, where he worked on University Empowerment and Coordination for the entire region, according to a media release issued by his company.
His first product Signify, an AI-based singing and learning app, won the Gold award in the Entertainment category of NBQSA 2016 and was further nominated for the Asia Pacific ICT Awards. After the successful exit of Signify, he went on to establish Rootcode Labs – a software product engineering company that helps businesses worldwide build high quality software. Rootcode Labs is known for going the extra mile to innovate, while specialising in mobile and web app development as well as in Artificial Intelligence.
Primarily catering its products and services to Europe, North America and Asia, Rootcode Labs is on a mission to be the most trusted technology partner for businesses worldwide, helping them create the best technological solutions.
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