Resources
Templates, guides and tools the desk has found worth surfacing
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IN-SPAN (India-Nepal Startup Partnership Network) Indian Embassy page for IN-SPAN, which runs cohorts for Nepali startups; lists the first cohort's closing (Jan 2026) and the second cohort's announcement and application link (May-Jun 2026). | Program | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Tribhuvan University Business Incubation Center (TUBIC) TU's incubator in Kirtipur with pre-incubation, incubation, mentoring and co-working; has an online application form and posts entrepreneurship programme notices in Nepali and English. | Program | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Federation of Woman Entrepreneurs' Associations of Nepal (FWEAN) Apex body of women entrepreneurs' associations in all 77 districts; reader can apply for membership online and join its International Women's Trade Expo, workshops and Business Development Center. | Community | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) Global diaspora body; its site reports an August 2026 MoU with the Nepal Chamber of Commerce on diaspora investment, startups and entrepreneurship, plus investment-policy news for NRNs. | Community | Index desk | Open ↗ |
ICT Foundation Nepal Non-profit that runs Digital Nepal Conclave, Startup & Idea Fest and a 2026 IEDI-funded incubation for 50+ startups; the site lists its events and past programmes. | Community | Index desk | Open ↗ |
GROWTHX Everest accelerator (Technology Khabar report) Technology Khabar report on the launch of GROWTHX Everest, an accelerator for high-potential tech startups and SMEs in Nepal created by CNI, Team Ventures, CNIYEF and Startup Reseau India. | Program | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Merojob Job portal for Nepal with job listings, blog, trainings and events pages and employer services. | Jobs | Index desk | Open ↗ |
ADB in Nepal Asian Development Bank's Nepal country page with information on ADB assistance, economic data and analysis, resident mission contacts, news and publications. | Program | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Nepal Youth Entrepreneurs Forum (NYEF) Membership-based non-profit for Nepali youth entrepreneurs offering idea exchange, fellowships, education, training and advocacy, with chapters across Nepal. | Community | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Writing a Business Plan (Sequoia Capital) Sequoia Capital's guide to writing a business plan. | Template | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Kumari Job Nepal job portal listing vacancies and an AI-assisted resume search/ATS for employers. | Jobs | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Industrial Enterprise Development Institute (IEDI) Official site of Nepal's Industrial Enterprise Development Institute (Government of Nepal), covering trainings, business incubation centre orientation programmes, news, notices and downloads for industrial entrepreneurship development. | Program | Index desk | Open ↗ |
JobsNepal Nepal job search platform with categories including IT jobs and NGO/INGO jobs. | Jobs | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Idea Studio Nepal Nepal innovation and entrepreneurship organisation (a dividend-not-distributing company under the Companies Act 2063) running programmes such as National Idea Hunt, College Idea Hunt, Pratibha Dabali and Prabhu Idea Plus. | Program | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Python Users Group Nepal (PyNepal) Nepal's Python community since 2013, organising meetups and talks, with Meetup and Facebook group links. | Community | Index desk | Open ↗ |
YC SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) Y Combinator's SAFE documents: valuation cap, discount, and uncapped MFN versions, a pro rata side letter and user guide; international versions for Canada, Cayman Islands and Singapore. | Template | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FNCCI) National apex business body with committees including Start up & Innovation, ICT and Women Entrepreneurs, and a 'Doing Business in Nepal' section. | Community | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Sample Cap Table (Simple) - Cooley GO Downloadable simple capitalization table showing current capitalization including options. | Template | Index desk | Open ↗ |
How to build your seed round pitch deck (Aaron Harris, YC) YC's seed deck template and advice on laying out a fundraising story through slides. | Template | Index desk | Open ↗ |
GDG Kathmandu Google Developer Group chapter in Kathmandu with events, organisers and member community. | Community | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Cooley GO Docs Law firm Cooley's startup legal document library, with region filters including Asia. | Template | Index desk | Open ↗ |
NVCA model financing documents The free, industry-standard set of Series A documents — charter, stock purchase agreement, investors' rights agreement and more — used in most US venture financings. | Template | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Y Combinator SAFE agreement The free, open-standard SAFE forms Y Combinator uses to fund its own startups: valuation cap, discount and MFN versions for US companies, plus valuation-cap versions for Canadian, Cayman Islands and Singaporean companies. | Template | Index desk | Open ↗ |