What EDEX does

EDEX is a Sri Lanka-based private organization founded in 2004 that operates the country's longest-running national higher education exhibition and job fair. Its flagship offering, EDEX Expo, is held annually as a twin event in Colombo and Kandy, combining an education exhibition with a concurrent job fair (EDEX Job Fair) that connects students, graduates, and young professionals with universities, training providers, and employers. The company serves three primary customer segments: students and youth seeking education and career guidance (free, long-tail audience), educational institutions recruiting students (paying exhibitors), and employers recruiting talent (paying exhibitors and sponsors).

EDEX monetizes through three revenue streams: exhibitor stall rentals for physical booth space at the Expo and Job Fair, corporate sponsorship packages, and the sharing of consented attendee registration data with paying exhibitors. Its technology stack consists of a web-based portal ecosystem — portal.edex.lk for student CV upload, psychometric self-assessment, and job/course discovery, and registration.edex.lk for event registration — built on Lithium CMS. The company supplements its core events with a year-round community ecosystem including Sithuwam (annual all-island art competition), Think Green (sustainability initiative), Nenapahana (outreach to marginalized rural students since 2012), and an Entrepreneurs Club, which collectively deepen audience engagement and extend sponsorship inventory beyond the main expo cycle.

The go-to-market combines physical events with self-serve online portals: a B2B field sales motion targeting institutions and employers for stall reservations and sponsorships, plus a top-of-funnel consumer motion targeting O/L and A/L completing students through social media, traditional media, and partnerships (notably AIESEC). EDEX operates from a single headquarters in Colombo (RCU Skills Centre, Royal College Union) with approximately 90 employees, serves only the Sri Lankan market, and is privately held with no disclosed investors, parent company, or financial metrics.

Name

EDEX

Legal name

EDEX

Website

https://edex.lk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

EDEX is a Sri Lanka-based private organization that operates the country's longest-running national higher education exhibition and job fair, held annually in Colombo and Kandy, connecting students with universities, training providers, and employers through paid stall rentals, sponsorships, and an online portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Exhibition & Career Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Essay, Resume & Portfolio Coaching Platforms (EDAFAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Learning Experience Marketplaces (Workshops, Mentorships, Projects) (EDAFAIAL), Education Access & EdTech for Equity (Low-cost Learning, Skills Platforms) (BPAGALAH)

Keywords

• Higher education exhibitions
• Job fairs
• Career guidance services
• Student recruitment events
• Talent acquisition expos

Headquarters

HQ city

Colombo

HQ country

Sri Lanka

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Exhibitor Stall Rental: Educational institutions and employers pay for exhibition stall space at EDEX Expo events in Colombo and Kandy. Stall reservations are managed through the online portal with various size/location options.
2. Sponsorship Packages: Corporate sponsorships for the expo events, including various sponsorship tiers and visibility opportunities.
3. Registration Data Sharing: Attendee registration data (with consent) is shared with exhibitors who are providers of educational services and career opportunities, creating value for exhibitors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

EDEX operates Sri Lanka's longest-running national higher education exhibition and job fair, held annually as a twin event in Colombo and Kandy. The company sells exhibition stall space and sponsorship packages to educational institutions and corporate employers, while providing students and job seekers with a portal for CV uploads, psychometric testing, career guidance, and event registration. Supporting community programs (Sithuwam art competition, Think Green sustainability initiative, Nenapahana rural outreach, Entrepreneurs Club) extend the EDEX brand across youth audiences.

Product overview

EDEX is a comprehensive education and career ecosystem consisting of multiple integrated offerings: EDEX Expo serves as the flagship annual national higher education exhibition and job fair in Sri Lanka; EDEX Job Fair provides the employment matching component; EDEX Careers delivers career guidance, psychometric testing, and placement services; and EDEX Portal offers the digital infrastructure for student registration, CV management, and company stall reservations. Supporting initiatives include EDEX Think Green (sustainability education), EDEX Sithuwam (art competition), EDEX Nenapahana (outreach for rural students), and the Entrepreneurs Club. Together these form an end-to-end platform spanning education exploration, career development, and youth empowerment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EDEX Expo The longest-running, largest and most comprehensive National Higher Education Exhibition and Job Fair in Sri Lanka, held annually as a twin event in Colombo and Kandy, connecting educational institutions, employers, and youth.
• EDEX Job Fair A unique platform held concurrently with EDEX Expo to help youth and employers find the right-fit for jobs by facilitating personal interaction between job seekers and employers.
• EDEX Careers A comprehensive in-person and online one-stop platform providing guidance in finding a dream job, including psychometric testing, higher education guidance, training, and job placements for youth and students.
• EDEX Portal Web-based portal platform providing student registration, CV upload, job categories, course listings, psychometric testing, career guidance resources, interview preparation materials, and stall reservations for exhibitors.
• EDEX Mid Year Expo 2026 Mid-year higher education exhibition and job fair scheduled for September 5-6, 2026 at BMICH Colombo.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Internshala: India-based online platform for internships, training, and job placements serving students fresh out of secondary/higher education; comparable to EDEX's Job Fair and EDEX Careers components from a regional perspective.
• iDreamCareer: India-based career-guidance and college-admissions counseling platform serving secondary-school completers, comparable to EDEX's psychometric-testing and career-counseling offerings.
• Careers360: India-based education and career-services platform offering college discovery, career guidance, psychometric testing, and recruitment fairs—closely parallels EDEX Careers and the college-exploration pillar of the expo.

Direct peers

• IDP Education: Australia-listed international education services company running student placement fairs and university-recruitment events across Asia, mirroring EDEX's combined education-and-employment matchmaking offering.
• Times Higher Education: Operates THE Events portfolio including higher-education summits and student-recruitment fairs globally, comparable to EDEX's flagship expo model connecting students with universities.
• Prosple: APAC-focused graduate-employment and education marketplace that helps students compare programs and connect with employers, comparable in combining education discovery with career-matching.
• QS Quacquarelli Symonds: Global higher-education analytics and events company that organizes the QS World Grad School Tour and QS MBA Tour—directly comparable to EDEX as a higher-education fair and student-recruitment marketplace organizer.

Broad incumbents

• British Council: Operates international education fairs (e.g., Study UK, IELTS events) that match students with overseas universities, comparable to EDEX's higher-education expo format although broader in scope.
• NACAC (National Association for College Admission Counseling): Runs the largest US college fair circuit and serves a college-admissions membership mission; overlaps with EDEX as an institution-student fair organizer but US-only and membership-association based.
• LinkedIn (Education & Career Events): Hosts virtual career fairs and educational content on a global scale; overlaps with EDEX's job-fair and career-guidance components but as part of a broader professional-network platform rather than a dedicated fair organizer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EDEXexpo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOYJXWqz1OXT3G5iTLy5qrg
• Facebookfacebook.com/EdexExpo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/edex
• Instagraminstagram.com/edexexpo

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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