Summary
Marion M is a serial founder and CEO with over a decade of entrepreneurial leadership, currently steering Simplifya as a market-leading compliance platform for the cannabis industry. She also founded Ceylon Solutions, a software development and investment shop leveraging a bi-national team to deliver cost-effective products across verticals from medical to fintech. An early cannabis investor since 2015, Marion sits on multiple boards, backs startups internationally, and helps shape regulatory, banking and insurance workflows for licensed operators. Her technical foundation in architecture, computer science and CIS, combined with hands-on beginnings at a medical software company, gives her a rare blend of product, engineering and operational fluency. An immigrant from Sri Lanka, she pairs ambitious venture-building with a values-driven approach—prioritizing humility, community impact and practical mentorship across her portfolio.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
University of Kansas
Bachelor of Science, CIS and Business Management, Bachelor of Science, CIS and Business Management at Emporia State University
English, Tamil, Sinhalese, German