History
Companies, products and programmes that closed, were acquired or became part of the record
2020s2
| Entry | Kind | Outcome | Years | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sastodeal Nepali e-commerce marketplace that went offline after financial and commercial difficulties; IME Group bought a majority of shares in July 2024 with a stated plan to rebrand and relaunch it. | Platform | Acquired | 2011–2024 | IME Group |
Analogue Mall E-commerce and offline electronics retail chain that began operating in Nepal in November 2020 as a subsidiary of Analogue Inc; GadgetByte Nepal reported on 3 August 2022 that it had ceased operations and its website and stores were not operating. | Company | Closed | 2020–2022 | — |
2010s1
| Entry | Kind | Outcome | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
Harilo Reshipping/e-commerce website that let people in Nepal buy goods from US retailers and have them delivered to Nepal. It stopped taking orders in August 2016 and, per TechLekh's August 2017 update, had not resumed. | Platform | Closed | –2016 |
Date not recorded4
| Entry | Kind | Outcome | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
Daraz Pakistan-based e-commerce company operating in Nepal among other markets; acquired by Alibaba Group in May 2018. | Company | Acquired | — |
Daraz Nepal Online marketplace operating in Nepal; started as Kyamu in 2013 and acquired by Alibaba Group in 2018. Announced layoffs in Nepal on 27 February 2024. | Company | Acquired | 2013– |
Hamrobazar Free online classified portal for buying and selling goods, launched by Prabal Saakha with Pranav Shrestha and Pranay Shrestha. Acquired by MNS Investments in 2021, with Rohit Tiwari named CEO. | Company | Acquired | — |
Sroth Code Games Nepali game studio that attempted an open-world PC/mobile game, Chronicles of the Himalayas; described in October 2020 as "now-defunct". | Company | Closed | — |