Sayenden Supramaniyam

Sayenden Supramaniyam

Co-founder and CEO

AGE: 25

COMPANY: Realtyforsale


“Their battle was so much greater than anything I’ll face in the entrepreneurial world”


The story: SFU graduate Sayenden Supramaniyam’s ambition for his online real estate brokerage is anything but small: “I want to revolutionize the industry,” he says bluntly. Supramaniyam, one of three co-founders (the other two, also SFU grads, are based in the company’s Toronto office), started Realtyforsale in 2013. It provides buyers with online listings, an assigned agent and neighbourhood data on schools, parks and community services; agents get a commission of one to 1.5 per cent (lower than the standard commission of two to 2.5 per cent) while buyers get up to one per cent cash back on purchases. The son of Sri Lankan parents (the family migrated to Canada when he was a baby), Supramaniyam says his parents’ ability to overcome challenges was an inspiration for him as an entrepreneur: “Their battle was so much greater than anything I’ll face in the entrepreneurial world.”

Markers of success: Realtyforsale will be opening a second office in Vancouver in 2015, which will employ five customer service staff and four real estate agents. Supramaniyam anticipates a nearly 100 per cent increase in completed transactions in 2015.
—Alix Drabek

Meet Sayenden Supramaniyam and the rest of the 2015 30 Under 30 winners at this year’s celebration event!