Roar AI by Roar Global will be the National AI Gateway Partner for Sri Lanka AI Week 2026, the country’s premier national platform for artificial intelligence, taking place from 25 to 30 September in Colombo.

Pioneered by the Ministry of Digital Economy and SLT-MOBITEL, Sri Lanka AI Week brings together global technology leaders, policymakers, enterprises, start-ups, developers and emerging talent to accelerate AI adoption, innovation and investment in the country.

The week-long programme includes the AI Hackathon, AI Leaders’ Night, a two-day AI Conference and Exhibition, and the National AI Awards. As the National AI Gateway Partner, Roar AI will support the programme’s wider ambition to move Sri Lanka’s AI conversation from awareness to meaningful adoption.

Roar AI is a locally supported AI gateway designed to give organisations and developers streamlined access to leading global AI models through a single platform. The solution addresses several practical barriers affecting AI adoption in emerging markets, including fragmented access to different models, foreign-currency payments, limited local technical support and the need for stronger governance and cost control.

Through unified model access, local currency billing, local deployment, configurable guardrails and locally available expertise, Roar AI enables businesses to explore, build and scale AI solutions with greater visibility and control.

“AI has opened up new possibilities for businesses, products and services to emerge from Sri Lanka. But adoption cannot be accelerated through access and awareness alone. Businesses, developers and young innovators need practical guidance and the right infrastructure to experiment, build and deploy responsibly,” said Mustafa Kassim, Founder and CEO of Roar Global. “Our role as National AI Gateway Partner reflects our commitment to making world-class AI capabilities more usable in Sri Lanka and clearing the path from AI ambition to implementation.”

The partnership comes as organisations across Sri Lanka increasingly seek to incorporate AI into products, customer experiences and internal operations. However, access to technology remains only one part of the challenge. Sustainable adoption also requires reliable infrastructure, appropriate governance, implementation expertise and solutions suited to local commercial realities.

Roar AI was developed to help close this gap by creating a more practical entry point into the global AI ecosystem. Instead of requiring organisations to manage multiple providers, payment structures and technical environments independently, the gateway consolidates access and management through one locally supported platform.

Throughout Sri Lanka AI Week, Roar AI will engage with enterprises, technology teams, founders, developers and students exploring real-world AI applications. Its participation will demonstrate how accessible infrastructure can help transform AI ideas into working products, operational improvements and scalable new ventures.

“Being part of Sri Lanka AI Week is an opportunity to contribute to a much larger national objective,” says Mustafa Kassim. “Sri Lanka has the talent and ambition to participate meaningfully in the global AI economy. What is needed now is an ecosystem that gives people the tools, infrastructure and confidence to build from here.”

Sri Lanka AI Week 2026 will take place from 25 to 30 September in Colombo. Its principal events include the AI Hackathon on 25 September, AI Leaders Night on 28 September, the AI Conference and National AI Expo on 29 and 30 September, and the National AI Awards on 30 September.

Roar AI

Roar AI by Roar Global is a locally supported AI gateway that provides businesses and developers with streamlined access to leading global AI models through a single platform. With local currency billing, governance controls, technical support and infrastructure designed for organisational use, Roar AI helps enterprises, start-ups and builders adopt and scale AI with greater simplicity, visibility and control.

Roar Global

Roar Global is an AI-led venture builder operating across artificial intelligence, platform advertising, content and creator technology. Founded in Sri Lanka and with a growing presence across the Asia-Pacific region, Roar Global builds and scales technology-enabled ventures designed to address the needs of emerging and international markets. Its portfolio includes Roar AI, BrandRadar, Apex AI, Roar AdX, 3P Media, CreatorFlow and Obsidian.

Sri Lanka AI Week 2026

Sri Lanka AI Week 2026 is the country’s premier national platform for AI innovation, industry and talent. Pioneered by the Ministry of Digital Economy and SLT-MOBITEL, the programme brings together global AI leaders, government representatives, policymakers, enterprises, innovators and emerging talent to accelerate AI adoption, innovation and investment in Sri Lanka.

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Roar Global has introduced Roar AI, Sri Lanka’s first AI gateway, giving developers, startups and businesses access to more than 200 leading frontier and open-source AI models through a single platform.

Built in Sri Lanka, Roar AI is designed to address some of the practical barriers organisations face when building with artificial intelligence – from fragmented access to multiple models and complex international payments to application hosting, cost management and data governance.

Through a single integration, Roar AI users can access and build with a wide range of global AI models such as Anthropic, Gemini, Perplexity, Llama, DeepSeek and Kimi – choosing the right model for each application or workload without having to manage multiple platforms, accounts and billing relationships.

Beyond model access, Roar AI provides the infrastructure needed to deploy and operate AI applications, including locally hosted applications, integrated databases, transactional email and automated backups. The platform also incorporates usage controls, budgets and guardrails to help organisations manage how AI is accessed and used across their teams.

Billing in Sri Lankan rupees gives local businesses greater predictability and control over AI expenditure, while local infrastructure and engineering support provide a closer-to-home option for organisations looking to build and operate AI applications.

“AI adoption should not be limited by where a business is based or by how easily it can access global infrastructure,” said Mustafa Kassim, Founder and CEO of Roar Global. “We built Roar AI to bring the world’s leading AI capabilities closer to Sri Lankan builders and businesses, together with the infrastructure and local expertise they need to turn those capabilities into real products.”

Roar AI is not a standalone AI application or chatbot. It acts as an infrastructure layer that allows developers to connect AI models to their own products, platforms and workflows. This gives teams the flexibility to experiment with different models, optimise for performance and cost, and scale their AI capabilities through one locally supported platform.

The launch reflects Roar Global’s broader evolution from a digital media and platform consultancy into a venture-building group operating across AI, technology platforms and the creator economy. The Group has made significant investments in AI-led innovation, with its teams already processing more than 10 billion AI tokens across the products, applications and workflows it has built.

Roar AI also represents a wider commitment to strengthening Sri Lanka’s participation in the global AI economy. By making advanced AI infrastructure easier to access locally, Roar aims to help developers, entrepreneurs and enterprises move beyond experimenting with individual AI tools and towards building scalable products and businesses with AI at their core.

“We don’t want Sri Lanka to simply be a market that consumes AI products built elsewhere,” Mustafa added. “We want Sri Lankan developers and businesses to have the infrastructure to build those products here and take them to the world.”

Roar AI is currently being introduced to selected builders and early adopters in Sri Lanka. Developers, startups and organisations interested in gaining early access can apply at roar-ai.com/early-access.

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