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Good Life X

GLX Garage for purpose driven SMEs

Our work here is to #scalethegood by enabling SMEs to test and embrace innovative models that can shape consumer behavior for the next decades and make important contributions to solve ecological and social challenges in Asia by regenerating the bountiful resources Sri Lanka has to offer. GLX Garage is geared to do just that.

Rooting for purpose driven change, one company at a time

Sector

SME

Representing the food & agri and circular design sectors

Duration

5 months

October 2020 to February 2021

Expert Hours

3,172hrs

A team of cross functional experts across 5 continents came together to create this immersive experience

Seed funding

10M

10 Million LKR of seed funding by means of service or product purchases for growth driven investments

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GLX in Motion

SMEs powered by the good

Catch a glimpse of the SMEs coming through the Garage program taking on the world by storm!

Participants 2020/2021

Meet the 5 Sri Lankan SMEs that embraced change amidst the pandemic and made themselves future ready

Serendipol

Serendipol is the world's first, and currently only Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) coconut company. ROC is the new revolutionary standard for responsible businesses, and goes beyond organic to factor in soil health, prioritizing animal welfare and social fairness.

Worga Naturals

WORGA Naturals is Sri Lanka’s organic super fruit specialist, preserving the best of what our nature has to offer, and ensuring premium quality organic certified products are available globally for conscious consumers through its partner brands and distributors

Ceylon Exports and Trading

Coco House is an organic certified, ethical value chain brand with sustainability at its core. It is the first, fully owned and tree-to-table Sri Lankan global coconut brand.

Target Agriculture

Target Agriculture is a pioneer in organic food industry with 25 years of experience in providing 100% organically and ethically cultivated products globally

House of Lonali

A sustainable fashion brand providing sustainable designs solutions without compromising on fashionability or practicality of a product.

Meet our experts

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Nio Liyanage

Startupright - Founder & Managing Partner

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Arj Wignaraja

Cerberus Frontier - Advisor

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Kasper Dam

Kandio - CEO

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Naveen Marasinghe

Antyra Solutions - COO

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Frank Thiele

Factor Product Gmbh - Managing Partner

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Bert Jan Ottens

ProFound - Owner & Senior Advisor

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Kasper Kerver

ProFound - Value Chain Development Consultant

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Andrea Richert

Strategic Business Consultant

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Hugo Lamers

Mercadero - Trade Consultant

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José Koopman

Sustainable Product Expert - Owner of Koopman-works

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Sri Lanka’s agri-food startups have what global markets need; GLX is here to help get them there

27 January 2021

As the world trends on urbanisation and nutrition, shifting gears with the new realities presented to us...

GLX ACCELERATOR: FOSTERING A GOOD LIFE

19 November 2020

Small Businesses may not get that "Too Big To Fail" treatment, but they can have a profound...

Good Life X nurtures second Accelerator cohort supporting sustainable startups

22 October 2020

Inspired by the success of last year’s inaugural cohort, the GoodLife X (GLX) Accelerator programme’s...

Good Life X Accelerator 2020 cohort – decoding Founders experience and why it matters

26 November 2020

As the second successful Good Life (GLX) Accelerator programme draws to a close, the founders of the ten...

Demo Day For Six Startups Of The Good Life Accelerator

30 December 2019

Demo Day was a unique platform set up by Good Life X for entrepreneurs who had trained under the Good Life...

Good Life X – Berliner Förderprogramm präsentiert Wirtschafts-Start Ups aus Sri Lanka

22 December 2020

DIE NACHHALTIGE START-UP SZENE SRI LANKAS Entrepreneure aus Südost-Asien präsentieren sich beim Good Life...

“GLX Digital Evolver” powers transformation of tourism through digital evolution

24 August 2021

Good Life X (GLX) in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Sri Lanka...

GIZ and GLX launch ‘GLX Digital Evolver’ to support SME growth in travel and tourism sector

2 July 2021

Good Life X (GLX) in collaboration with GIZ Sri Lanka recently launched the ‘GLX Digital Evolver’ to empower...

GIZ and GLX launch “GLX Digital Evolver”

2 July 2021

Good Life X (GLX) in collaboration with GIZ Sri Lanka recently launched the “GLX Digital Evolver” to empower...

GLX: REBUILDING TOURISM WITH PURPOSE AND TECH

23 August 2021

Good Life X, an innovation and development catalyst geared to build the next generation of life-enhancing...

GoodLife X defining future of Asia with SL’s sustainable entrepreneurs leading conscious revolution

7 April 2021

‘The Future of Asia – Business Champions Leading a Conscious Revolution’ is the ambitious and on-target title...

GLX Garage SMEs become catalysts of the new economy

29 March 2021

Good Life X (GLX) Garage was very much an innovative experiment to take the best of Sri Lanka to the world...

Good Life X Garage helps sustainable SMEs navigate and scale globally

11 November 2020

Today, Sri Lankan small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operate in an extraordinary business environment.

GLX Garage Links Sri Lankan SMEs with World-Class Knowledge to Catalyze Growth

13 March 2021

GLX Garage is the bespoke business development programme for export oriented SMEs in Sri Lanka.

Good Life X – Driving new age change in Sustainable sectors

23 March 2021

Storming change and disrupting sectors which have often been left behind by the tech revolution...

GLX Garage SMEs become catalysts of the new economy

04 April 2021

Good Life X (GLX) Garage was very much an innovative experiment to take the best of Sri Lanka to the world!

Good Life X Garage helps sustainable SMEs navigate and scale globally

November 2020

Today, Sri Lankan small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operate in an extraordinary business environment.

GLX taking ‘GoodLife’ of Sri Lanka to the world

16 December 2020

GoodLife X (GLX) started its journey in 2018 after identifying that existing support activities and business...

GLX taking ‘GoodLife’ of Sri Lanka to the world

16 December 2020

GoodLife X (GLX) started its journey in 2018 after identifying that existing support activities and business...

Creating a revolutionary wave in local start-ups

14 February 2021

Randhula de Silva’s philosophy is simply to do what excites you. As Co-Founder and Director of Good Life X...

Rooster partners with The Good Life X to empower Sri Lankan startups

21 July 2021

The Good Life X is a Sri Lankan based startup accelerator that was invented to foster entrepreneurship...

Sri Lanka Tourism Alliance and Good Life X announce Grants for Tourism Resilience

25 November 2020

With Sri Lanka’s tourism industry grappling to stay afloat amid the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, small and...

Colombo Gazette

GLX and Sri Lanka Tourism Alliance partnership announces top ten winners of...

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Check out our case study for more insight into this program!

And click here for more about the SME's in food, agriculture and design that we worked with in this program!

Testimonials

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Dulara Alwis

Ceylon Exports and Trading

“We are now running our factory 24 hours a day and looking to urgently acquire new factories to meet the excess demand. if we are to successfully deliver that would be 10x sales growth from where we ended last financial year. Thank you to all!”

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Lonali Rodrigo

House of Lonali

“It really helped to refine and focus the business and do what we are doing in a more impactful and engaging way to grow as a wholehearted sustainable business.“

Sri Lanka

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Sonali Pandithasekara

Serendipol pvt Ltd

“The three main outcomes from the Garage program to Serendipol was a renewed purpose and focus, better articulation of the branding strategy and the ability of opening up to the vistas of possibilities in the marketplace.“

Sri Lanka

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Lahiru Saranga

Organic Assurance Manager

“The program was a really good chance for emerging companies as well as established companies to try beyond their limits.“

Sri Lanka

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