Ruwindhu Peiris

Active Investor

Partner at Stax

Sri Lanka

Ruwindhu Peiris, Partner at Stax is an active investor based in Sri Lanka. This profile covers what Ruwindhu Peiris backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Ruwindhu Peiris serves as Managing Director - Client Delivery Network at Stax. He heads the Colombo office, overseeing the seamless integration and delivery of work for the U.S. and U.K. offices through the Colombo-based client delivery network. He is a well-respected and active member of the Sri Lanka business community. In 2019, he was recognized as one of Sri Lanka's top 100 business leaders. A former chairman of The Sri Lanka Association of Software and Service Companies (SLASSCOM), the national chamber for the knowledge and innovation industry, he played a key role in positioning the country as the Island of Ingenuity and represented the country at the Commonwealth Business Forum in London for its launch. He has contributed to Sri Lanka's national export strategy and served on the government's Innovation and IT steering committee. In 2019, he was invited by the International Trade Centre (ITC) to support Myanmar's IT sector export strategy development. Prior to joining Stax, he served as Vice President and Head of Operations for Virtusa Corporation, a global IT services company. He was responsible for strategy execution, business planning, resource management, and overall operations optimization. During his 10 years at Virtusa, he implemented complex solutions for Global 500 companies in the banking, financial services, insurance, and telecom industries, transforming data into business-critical dashboards and decision-making tools. He earned an M.B.A. from Edith Cowan University (Australia) and is an Electrical Engineering graduate from Queen's University (Canada).

Investor type: AngelVCPE
Stages: Early Stage VentureSeed
Invests in: Healthcare & BiotechSaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailConsumer Goods (CPG)HR & Future of Work
Location: Sri Lanka
Typical check: $375K
Past investments: 3

Notable investments

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