BuildrLabs is an AI academy running in-person courses in Colombo for people who want to go beyond awareness and develop real, working knowledge of AI. Whether you write code or you don’t, there’s a programme designed for where you are.
Most AI courses teach you to use a tool that will be replaced in six months. We teach you how to think about AI systems — how they work, how they fit together, and how to build with them confidently as the field keeps moving.
BuildrLabs runs cohort-based programmes inside Hatch Works, Sri Lanka’s leading tech and startup hub. Every instructor is an active practitioner. Every cohort ends with something real in your hands.
Our instructors build AI systems commercially, every day. Not academics. Not career trainers.
You finish with work you actually own and can show — not a toy dataset or a certificate no one can verify.
Updated each cohort based on where the field actually is — not what was relevant two years ago.
In-person access to Sri Lanka’s most active tech and startup community — from day one, not after graduation.
There’s a programme for wherever you’re starting from.
For people who want to engineer AI systems from the ground up. 16 weeks of in-person Saturday sessions covering LangGraph, RAG, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure. You graduate with two deployed systems and a clear path into the industry.
For professionals who want to apply AI meaningfully in their work. Not a slide deck about ChatGPT. A practical, hands-on programme built around how you actually operate day to day.
They’re not career teachers. They’re engineers and architects who happen to be exceptional at explaining the work they do.
Instructors for the June 2026 Applied AI cohort — practitioners running AI in their own functions — will be announced soon.
BuildrLabs runs inside Hatch Works — Sri Lanka’s leading tech and startup hub. The founders, engineers, and operators you meet here aren’t future connections. They’re your peers from day one.
Register your interest and we’ll reach out when details are confirmed.
Flexible payment plans available. Contact us to discuss options.
Cohort 1 of the Agentic AI Bootcamp starts May 2026. Seats are limited.
For the Agentic AI Bootcamp, yes. Working knowledge of Python or JavaScript is needed to keep pace from week one. For AI for Professionals, no coding background is required. That programme is built specifically for non-technical learners.
You show up in person, work alongside a cohort, and finish with two real production systems. Online courses give you content. This gives you a portfolio, instructor relationships, and a Demo Day in front of hiring companies.
In person at Hatch Works, Colombo. Saturday sessions, 9am to 1pm. Being inside Hatch is part of the experience.
Isuru is Head of AI Engineering at Veracity. Nimesha is a DevOps Solutions Architect and CNCF Kubernetes Sri Lanka Chapter Lead. Both are currently building AI systems, not teaching from memory.
The Agentic AI Bootcamp begins May 2026. AI for Professionals launches June 2026. Seats are limited for both.
The Agentic AI Bootcamp is LKR 150,000. Flexible payment plans and corporate invoicing are available. Full details are on the Pricing page.
