Lassana Flora

What Lassana Flora does

Lassana Flora operates Lassana.com, a Sri Lankan multi-category e-commerce platform owned by Lassana.com (Pvt) Ltd and headquartered in Rajagiriya (Colombo). The platform retails flowers, plants, cakes, chocolates, hampers, gift vouchers, greeting cards, supermarket items, and pharmacy products, and operates a Central Bank-approved international money delivery service for the Sri Lankan diaspora. Core operations are vertically integrated: the company owns flower farms and plantations, runs an ISO-certified in-house bakery (La Treats), and maintains a refrigerated vehicle fleet for perishable goods, supporting a farm-to-doorstep freshness guarantee within 24 hours and same-day/next-day delivery to 125+ cities across Sri Lanka via six branch locations.

The technology stack is a standard direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform powered by Sinch for communications, with payment processing secured through Sampath Bank IPG, Commercial Bank, and Nations Trust Bank. Revenue is generated through one-time transaction sales across product categories, gift voucher sales in fixed denominations, and a 4.8% credit-card processing and handling fee on money delivery transactions. Customer acquisition is product-led and event-driven (Valentine's, Mother's/Father's Day, graduation), supported by email newsletter, WhatsApp support, and organic social presence on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

The business serves two primary segments: domestic consumers purchasing gifting and daily essentials online, and the Sri Lankan diaspora abroad sending combined money and gift orders to recipients in Sri Lanka. The company is privately held with no disclosed external investment, and the broader Lassana Group encompasses adjacent ventures including Lassana Weddings, Lassana Events, La Treats, Agri Innovation, and Lassana Flora Academy.

Name

Lassana Flora

Legal name

Lassana.com (Pvt) Ltd

Website

https://lassana.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lassana Flora operates Lassana.com, a Sri Lankan e-commerce platform selling flowers, cakes, gifts, supermarket items, pharmacy products, and a Central Bank-approved money delivery service to domestic consumers and the Sri Lankan diaspora, supported by its own flower farms, bakery, and refrigerated delivery fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Gifting and Delivery

NAICS

Florists (45931), Florists (459310)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Flowers, Gifts & Specialty Occasion Marketplaces (CRAFABAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gift Sourcing & Procurement (Local & Online) (HSACANAB)

Keywords

• Online gifting platform
• Flower delivery services
• Bakery and confectionery
• Supermarket delivery
• Money transfer services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rajagiriya

HQ country

Sri Lanka

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. E-commerce Product Sales: One-time transaction sales of flowers, cakes, baked goods, gift items, supermarket products, and pharmacy items through the online platform. Products sold at listed prices with occasional discounts.
2. Gift Vouchers: Sale of gift vouchers (Rs. 5000, Rs. 10000, Rs. 15000, Rs. 20000) providing flexible gifting options to customers.
3. Money Delivery Service: International money transfer service charging 4.8% credit card processing and handling fee. Converts foreign currency to LKR at Sampath Bank buying rate and delivers to recipient's doorstep in Sri Lanka.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lassana Flora operates lassana.com, a multi-category online gifting and delivery platform selling fresh flowers, cakes and baked goods, supermarket groceries, pharmacy products, gift hampers, fruit baskets, plants, chocolates, greeting cards, and gift vouchers. The company also offers an international money delivery (remittance) service for the Sri Lankan diaspora, routing funds through Sampath Bank's IPG to deliver foreign currency as Sri Lankan Rupees to recipients' doorsteps. All items are sold via direct-to-consumer e-commerce with same-day and next-day delivery available across 125+ Sri Lankan cities.

Product overview

Lassana Flora operates Lassana.com, a multi-category e-commerce platform offering a diverse portfolio of products and services organized into core categories: Flowers (fresh cut flowers from company-owned farms), Cakes and Bakes (ISO-certified bakery products), Supermarket (grocery delivery), Pharmacy, and Money Delivery (international remittance). The platform also offers gift-focused subcategories including Fruit & Veggie Baskets, Hampers, Chocolates & Cookies, Plants, Gift Vouchers, and Greeting Cards. The company leverages vertical integration through its own plantations and bakery, while the Lassana Group includes complementary ventures such as Lassana Weddings, Lassana Events, La Treats, Agri Innovation, Retail Network, Modern Trade Network, and Lassana Flora Academy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lassana Flora: Flower arrangements and plants division operating within Lassana.com, sourcing from company-owned farms
• Lassana Weddings
• Lassana Events
• La Treats
• Lassana Flora Academy

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SinchcoreTechnology or IntegrationSinch provides communication platform technology powering the Lassana.com e-commerce website and customer communications.
• Sampath BankcoreTechnology or IntegrationSampath Bank provides IPG (Internet Payment Gateway) for processing international credit/debit card payments for money delivery service. Exchange rate based on Sampath Bank buying rate.
• Standard Chartered BankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBanking promotional partnership offering 15% discount on select products (cakes) for Standard Chartered Infinite Credit and Priority Debit cardholders.
• Lassana WeddingsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Lassana Group ecosystem - wedding services venture under the same corporate umbrella.
• Lassana EventsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Lassana Group ecosystem - events management venture under the same corporate umbrella.
• La TreatsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Lassana Group ecosystem - treats and confectionery venture. Products featured in gift sets and hampers on Lassana.com.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ferns N Petals (FNP): India's largest online flowers and gifting platform with multi-category bouquet, cake, and hamper offerings. Highly comparable business model (online florist + gifts + same-day delivery) and the closest analog to Lassana's positioning in a South Asian market.
• Kapruka: Sri Lankan online gifting and delivery platform selling flowers, cakes, groceries, and gift items to local and diaspora customers. Direct domestic competitor with overlapping categories and customer base.
• Winni: Indian online gifting platform offering flowers, cakes, personalized gifts, and same-day delivery across multiple cities. Closely comparable gifting marketplace model with similar category breadth.
• IGP (Indian Gifts Portal): Indian online gifts retailer spanning flowers, cakes, personalized items, and hampers with pan-India delivery. Highly comparable multi-category gifting marketplace and order-aggregation model.
• FlowerAura: Indian online flowers and gifts platform with cakes, plants, and personalized hampers. Same core category mix (flowers + cakes + gifts) with same-day delivery focus; a strong model-comparable peer.

Broad incumbents

• 1-800-Flowers.com: US-based publicly listed flowers and gifting platform with broad product portfolio (flowers, plants, gourmet gifts). Larger, more diversified incumbent in the same online florist category as Lassana.
• FTD (Florists' Transworld Delivery): Long-established global flower and gift delivery network operating across North America and internationally. Comparable product category (flowers + gifts) with broader geographic footprint.
• Interflora: International flower delivery network aggregating local florists across many markets. Operates in the same flower-and-gift delivery category as Lassana but at a much larger global scale.

Regional players

• Cargills Online (Cargills Food City): Sri Lanka's largest supermarket chain with an online grocery delivery arm. Competes with Lassana's supermarket category in the same domestic market with stronger offline scale.
• Keells Super Online: Leading Sri Lankan supermarket chain with a growing online grocery delivery service. Domestic competitor overlapping with Lassana's supermarket/fresh-produce category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCnosLs2qIHr58lElCjkFEaQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/lassanaflora
• Instagraminstagram.com/lassana_com/?hl=en
• Xx.com/FloraLassana
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lassana-flora

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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