Bala Kamallakharan is the founder of Startup Iceland - a grassroots initiative to build sustainable startup ecosystems in Iceland. Bala also co-founded Dattaca Labs and Iceland Venture Studio. Previously, he held various leadership positions at Capgemini and Glitnir Bank. Bala is an alum of BITS, Pilani and Louisiana State University, and a member of Reykjavik Rotary International.