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 ↗ |
Dolma Impact Fund Mauritius-regulated impact fund manager focused on Nepal in healthcare, technology and renewables, with USD 108.56M under management; page lists portfolio and links to investment criteria and contact. | Investor | 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 ↗ |
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 ↗ |
Writing a Business Plan (Sequoia Capital) Sequoia Capital's guide to writing a business plan. | Template | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Nepal Startup Summit 2026 Site for the Nepal Startup Summit 2026: a one-day orientation and workshop programme in each of the seven provinces from July 2026 to January 2027 for youth, founders, SMEs, investors, banks and policymakers. | Event | 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 ↗ |
TEAM Ventures Kathmandu-based alternative investment firm that invests in private and public companies via TEAM Equities, TEAM Advisors and TEAM Real Estate, and is a partner in the GrowthXEverest accelerator. | Investor | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Business Oxygen (BO2) Nepal-based impact investor in small and medium enterprises; its site reports 16 investments across six sectors, 5 exits and a Fund II in preparation (as of July 2026). | Investor | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Global Equity Fund Nepal-based private equity and venture capital fund manager, founded in 2019, managing funds including the Nepal Infrastructures Investment Fund and the Nepal Impact Growth Equity Fund (NIGEF-1). | Investor | 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 ↗ |
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 ↗ |
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 ↗ |
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 ↗ |