Resources
Templates, guides and tools the desk has found worth surfacing
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U.S. State Department 2025 Investment Climate Statement: Nepal (trade.gov) 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. | Report | Index desk | Open ↗ |
The Startup Ecosystem in Nepal through the Lens of the Quadruple Helix Model 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. | Report | Index desk | Open ↗ |
FinTech and Its Dynamics in the Digital Revolution of Nepal (Kanya Journal) 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. | Report | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Asian Development Outlook April 2026 (Nepal analysis) 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. | Report | Index desk | Open ↗ |
National Population and Housing Census 2021: National Report (NSO, via UNFPA) 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. | Report | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Assessment of AgriTech Startups in Nepal (IJEEI) 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. | Report | 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 ↗ |
IMF: 2026 Article IV consultation and seventh ECF review for Nepal 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. | Report | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Digital Financial Services in Nepal (IFC, May 2025) 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. | Report | 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 ↗ |
Building inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystems in Nepal: Kathmandu and Pokhara (ILO) 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. | Report | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Advancing Digital Payments in Nepal (ADB, SASEC) 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. | Report | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Nepal's Startup Policy: Where do we stand globally? (NIPoRe) 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. | Report | 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 ↗ |
NRB Financial Stability Report archive Nepal Rastra Bank's archive of Financial Stability Reports. | Report | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Writing a Business Plan (Sequoia Capital) Sequoia Capital's guide to writing a business plan. | Template | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Nepal Startup Outlook (NIPoRe and King's College) 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. | Report | Index desk | Open ↗ |
Nepal Development Update (World Bank) World Bank's periodic Nepal Development Update, which reports on key economic developments and examines topics of policy significance. | Report | Index desk | Open ↗ |
NRB Payment Systems Oversight Report FY 2024/25 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. | Report | 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 ↗ |
NRB Current Macro-Economic and Financial Situation archive Nepal Rastra Bank's archive of its Current Macro-Economic and Financial Situation publications. | Report | 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 ↗ |
Global Innovation Index 2025 (WIPO) WIPO's Global Innovation Index 2025, the 18th edition, measuring innovation performance across around 140 economies; the page offers a downloadable Excel dataset. | Report | 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 ↗ |