# About

> Three years of R&D with the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka. TRI-validated December 2025. The first commercial NIR spectrometer validated in Sri Lanka.

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**Built on Three Years of R&D With the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka.**

Not a pivot. Not a concept. A product built from the ground up with the scientists who set the standards Ceylon Tea is judged by.

- 3 Years R&D with TRI
- TRI Validated · December 2025
- First NIR Validated in Sri Lanka

- **3 Years**: R&D with TRI
- **Dec 2025**: TRI validation date
- **First**: Validated NIR in Sri Lanka
- **4+**: Quality parameters measured

## Leadership

- **Jeevan Gnanam**: Founder & CEO · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeevangnanam) · [jeevan@spectrifyai.com](mailto:jeevan@spectrifyai.com)
- **Lakshan De Silva**: Co-Founder & CFO · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lakshan-de-silva-a9b11328) · [lakshan@spectrifyai.com](mailto:lakshan@spectrifyai.com)
- **Samantha Ranatunga**: Chairman · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-ranatunga) · [samantha@spectrifyai.com](mailto:samantha@spectrifyai.com)
- **Abith Latiff**: COO · [LinkedIn](https://lk.linkedin.com/in/abith4u) · [abith@spectrifyai.com](mailto:abith@spectrifyai.com)
- **Dr. Chathuranga De Silva**: Head of Research · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chathurangadesilva) · [chathuranga@spectrifyai.com](mailto:chathuranga@spectrifyai.com)

## Our Story

**How We Got Here**

### The structural problem

Ceylon Tea commands a premium because of quality. But the tools to prove that quality at the factory level were either slow, expensive, or both. A moisture test took six hours. A polyphenol test took two days and cost LKR 6,000 per sample. By the time a result came back, the lot had moved - or the wrong decision had already been made.

### The R&D process

We spent three years working directly with the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka to build and validate NIR spectral models against TRI reference standards. That process meant building calibration datasets across factory environments, testing accuracy against the ISO oven drying method and chemical extraction methods, and iterating until the models could hold up to independent review.

### The validation

In December 2025, the Tea Research Institute validated SpectrifyAI's moisture device - the first commercial NIR spectrometer in Sri Lanka to receive that validation. It means the instrument has been independently validated against the same standards used at the Colombo auction.

_TRI Validated · December 2025_

### Where we are now

SpectrifyAI is deployed across Sri Lanka's tea supply chain - with exporters, brokers, and factory pilots. Our active R&D is expanding the platform into herbs, spices, and other agricultural commodities where the same measurement gap exists.

## Institutional Partners

**Built with and endorsed by Sri Lanka's leading tea institutions.**

### Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka (Validation Partner)

SpectrifyAI's moisture model was validated against TRI reference standards — the same standards used at the Colombo auction. Formal validation was received in December 2025, making SpectrifyAI the first commercial NIR spectrometer in Sri Lanka to carry TRI validation. TPP validation is currently in progress.

_TRI Validated · December 2025_

### Sri Lanka Tea Board (Regulatory Partner)

The Sri Lanka Tea Board is the national regulatory body governing the production, processing, and export of Ceylon Tea. SpectrifyAI works in alignment with Tea Board standards to ensure every measurement supports the integrity and traceability demanded by international buyers.

_Aligned with Ceylon Tea standards_

## Company News

**Awards, Events & Milestones**

### TRI Validation — First in Sri Lanka

Milestone · December 2025

SpectrifyAI received formal validation from the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka for our NIR moisture model — making us the first commercial NIR spectrometer in Sri Lanka to carry TRI validation. The validation was conducted against TRI reference standards, the same standards used at the Colombo auction.

### AgriTech Expo 2025 — Colombo

Event · October 2025

SpectrifyAI exhibited at the AgriTech Expo in Colombo, showcasing live NIR readings across tea, spices, and dairy samples. The event brought together exporters, brokers, and regulators, and generated strong interest in expanding our platform beyond the tea supply chain.

### 3 Years of R&D with TRI Concluded

News · 2025

After three years of collaborative research with the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka, SpectrifyAI concluded its core R&D phase. The work produced calibration datasets across multiple factory environments and validated accuracy against ISO oven-drying and chemical extraction methods.

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