Bakamuna to launch Pop-up Store incubated by MTI’s idea2fund | Sunday Observer

Bakamuna to launch Pop-up Store incubated by MTI’s idea2fund

17 June, 2018
 Bakamuna CEO Rochelle Bibile, MTI’s Venture Manager for Bakamuna Malithi Herath and Hilton Colombo General Manager Manesh Fernando
Bakamuna CEO Rochelle Bibile, MTI’s Venture Manager for Bakamuna Malithi Herath and Hilton Colombo General Manager Manesh Fernando

Bakamuna’s first ever Pop-up Store will be hosted by the Hilton Colombo from the June 23 - July 1. The lifestyle store is an exciting launch for Bakamuna, a mixed media lifestyle brand powered by MTI’s idea2fund for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Hilton Colombo General Manager Manesh Fernando said: “It is our pleasure to partner with Bakamuna on this initiative and to be able to play our part in supporting and enabling the startup ecosystem in Sri Lanka through our professional service and business facilities. We see a lot of potential in this unique and daring brand and we look forward to support its future ventures”

Bakamuna’s specialty is mixed media; an art form where two or more artistic mediums such as ink and pastel or painting and collage are combined in to a single composition. These designs will be available to purchase as lifestyle products at the store.

“We are extremely excited to kick start our very first Pop-up store. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Hilton Colombo for its support of young start-ups like Bakamuna. We hope to have our Pop- up store at many more locations and are very glad to have our first store location at the Hilton Colombo”, stated Bakamuna CEO Rochelle Bibile. 

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