Free weekly Substack summarising Nepal's economic, political and social news, useful background for founders and investors; not startup-specific. Latest issue seen 16 Oct 2026.

US government assessment of Nepal's foreign investment climate covering openness, legal regime, property rights, taxation treaties, labour and corruption; page last published 15 June 2026.

Peer-reviewed literature review in BIC Journal of Management (September 2025, CC BY 4.0) on Nepal's startup ecosystem, covering incubators, public-private partnerships and university links.

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).

Journal article (Kanya Journal, December 2025) analysing Nepal's payment system from mid-July 2022 to mid-July 2025, including wallets, QR payments and a more than 23-fold rise in PSP agents.

ADB's April 2026 outlook with a Nepal analysis PDF; ADB's 10 April 2026 release projects Nepal's growth at 2.7% in FY2026 and 5.0% in FY2027.

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.

UNFPA Nepal page for the National Statistics Office's 614-page results report of the 12th census, released 24 March 2023, with a PDF link and the census data portal.

Journal article (July 2024) using secondary data to map Nepal's agritech startup segments and players, with challenges and policy recommendations; licence terms not stated on the page.

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.

IMF press release of 8 June 2026 on Nepal's Article IV consultation and final ECF review, estimating FY2025/26 growth at 3.0% and projecting 5.3% for FY2026/27.

IFC report dated May 2025 on digital financial services in Nepal, opening with a message from the Nepal Rastra Bank governor on digital payments and access to finance.

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.

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.

ILO study (15 March 2023) mapping the entrepreneurship ecosystems of Kathmandu and Pokhara for young women and men, with obstacles and proposals for stronger support.

ADB and SASEC report (July 2026) on Nepal's digital payments: interoperable payment systems, digital identification, small business adoption, skills gaps and cross-border trade; free PDF available.

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.

NIPoRe analysis (published 25 June 2024, by Sagun Baba Shrestha) comparing Nepal's startup policy with other countries and tracing how startups entered Nepal's budgets, plans and policies over about a decade.

Asian Development Bank's Nepal country page with information on ADB assistance, economic data and analysis, resident mission contacts, news and publications.

Membership-based non-profit for Nepali youth entrepreneurs offering idea exchange, fellowships, education, training and advocacy, with chapters across Nepal.

Nepal Rastra Bank's archive of Financial Stability Reports.

Nepal tech media outlet covering news, gadgets, startups, apps and events; describes itself as Nepal's leading digital tech media company.

Nepali-language tech and startup media platform from Nepal, with an English toggle.

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.

Joint initiative of the Nepal Institute for Policy Research (NIPoRe) and King's College Kathmandu to map, invest in and generate impact from Nepal's startup ecosystem; hosts articles on startup funding and policy.

World Bank's periodic Nepal Development Update, which reports on key economic developments and examines topics of policy significance.

Nepal Rastra Bank Payment Systems Department's Payment Systems Oversight Report for FY 2024/25 (63 pages), reviewing the country's payment technology (PayTech) landscape and the central bank's oversight of payment systems.

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.

Nepal's Python community since 2013, organising meetups and talks, with Meetup and Facebook group links.

National apex business body with committees including Start up & Innovation, ICT and Women Entrepreneurs, and a 'Doing Business in Nepal' section.

Tech news site from Nepal covering telecom, apps, startups and gadgets, in Nepali and English.

Nepal Rastra Bank's archive of its Current Macro-Economic and Financial Situation publications.

WIPO's Global Innovation Index 2025, the 18th edition, measuring innovation performance across around 140 economies; the page offers a downloadable Excel dataset.

Google Developer Group chapter in Kathmandu with events, organisers and member community.

Business magazine with business news, entrepreneur and leader profiles and policy analysis.

English-language daily's business section.

A free interactive generator, built by the law firm Cooley, that produces a customised Y Combinator SAFE for a US, UK or Singaporean company in a few minutes.