Closing Nepal’s financing gap by investing in SMEs and technology-enabled businesses — pairing capital with strategic support to deliver both impact and profit.
Ticket size per company
Jointly Managed,
SEBON-Registered
Our Vision
Impact and profit not one at the expense of the other.
The fund is designed to close Nepal’s financing gap by taking calculated risks and derisking investments in early-stage companies with at least a two-year track record demonstrating that there are alternatives to collateral-based lending.
Beyond capital, we provide strategic support and active value creation: mentorship, networking and the additional resources founders need. Our thematic focus is on tech and tech-enabled companies diversifying the fund while maintaining a hybrid investment approach with a special focus on founders ready to expand regionally or globally beyond Nepal.
Capital is mobilized from three distinct sources, each targeting roughly USD 10 million toward a combined USD 30 million fund.
$10M
Domestic capital from Nepal's institutional and high-net-worth investors, anchoring the fund in local markets and expertise.
$10M
Mobilized through MomoVC or a new US-based entity for efficient fundraising, accounting and capital repatriation.
$10M
DFI and impact-investor capital drawn to portfolio companies with strong, credible development narratives.
Governance
A Co-GP model without the overhead.
The proposed Co-GP structure lets MomoVC and NIMB Ace Capital jointly manage the fund without establishing a separate SPV or new management company avoiding added regulatory complexity, extra approvals and implementation delays.
As a licensed fund manager, NIMB Ace Capital formally manages the fund, while a dedicated agreement defines governance, operational responsibilities, and fee-sharing. Legal counsel is being engaged to structure the model, and the fund is expected to be registered under SEBON for regulatory oversight and robust corporate governance.
Diaspora Capital
A proven channel to the global Nepali community.
Diaspora investments will be mobilized either through MomoVC or a newly established US-based entity enabling efficient fundraising, accounting and capital repatriation.
MomoVC is already registered as a fund manager in the United States. Its first fund raised USD 2.2 million in just four months from a mix of corporate and diaspora investors, deployed into US-based technology and venture-backed companies.
Raised in MomoVC’s first fund
Time to raise
Registered fund manager
More Than Capital
We derisk early-stage investments by surrounding founders with the support they need to grow and to expand beyond Nepal.
Hands-on strategic guidance for founders with a proven, 2+ year track record.
Access to a regional and global network of partners, customers and co-investors.
Operational support for founders ready to expand regionally and globally.
The People
A cross-border team pairing NIMB Ace Capital’s licensed fund management with MomoVC’s venture and diaspora expertise.
Fund Team
(MomoVC, Managing Partner)
Preeti Adhikary is the General Partner at Momo VC, a U.S.-based early-stage venture capital fund dedicated to supporting underrepresented founders. She is also the Founder of The Great Nepali Diaspora, a community of 2k+ global Nepali talent. With nearly two decades of experience spanning technology startups, banking, and the nonprofit sector, Preeti is recognized for her expertise in venture capital, fundraising, and community building.
(MomoVC, Managing Partner)
Sajan Gautam is General Partner at Momo VC. A technology practitioner-turned investor, he leverages technical expertise to evaluate market opportunities and collaborates with venture networks to identify joint investment opportunities.
(CEO, NIBL EP)
Founding CEO of NIMB Ace Capital and Co-Head of NIBL Equity Partners, Nepal’s flagship private equity fund. Former Deloitte consultant specializing in emerging markets, he has led pioneering initiatives across investment banking, capital markets, financial inclusion, and established Nepal’s first credit rating agency, ICRA Nepal.
(Co-head, NIBL EP)
Co-Head of NIBL Equity Partners with over 14 years of experience spanning private equity, investment banking, and development finance. Previously helped build Nepal’s first private equity fund at BO2 and has led pioneering climate finance, ESG, and impact investment initiatives while mobilizing public and private capital to accelerate Nepal’s high-growth sectors.
Advisors
In this partnership, SNV Nepal works alongside NIMB Ace Capital and MomoVC to mobilize resources and direct climate and development finance toward high-potential businesses, projects, and communities that are not yet investment-ready.
SNV focuses on providing critical technical assistance by de-risking ventures and refining business structures. By enhancing investment readiness in areas like governance, impact, and financial data, we help high-potential companies overcome growth hurdles. Their work encompasses identifying leads through local sector knowledge, transforming fragmented projects into bankable assets, and facilitating the strategic matchmaking necessary to finalize deals.
SNV is a global development partner with 60 years of experience and a team of roughly 1,600 people, working across African and Asian countries to strengthen capacities and build partnerships that transform agri-food, energy, and water systems, with a focus on gender equality and social inclusion, climate adaptation and mitigation, and strong institutions and governance.
Latest
NIBL Equity Partners is pleased to share the signing of a strategic partnership between NIMB Ace Capital Limited and Momo VC to jointly develop a Nepal-focused PE/VC investment fund.
The initiative is intended to enhance access to structured growth capital for high-potential enterprises in Nepal, while also strengthening linkages with international and diaspora investor networks.
We believe that this partnership is essential to deepening Nepal’s investment ecosystem and advancing the development of a more mature and globally integrated capital market.
We are pleased to announce that NIMB Ace Capital Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Momo VC and SNV Nepal, launching a strategic partnership to expand access to finance and technical support for high-potential, early-stage SMEs in Nepal. This builds on the USD 30 million Nepal-domiciled private equity fund launched by NIMB Ace Capital and Momo VC in June, blending diaspora capital, local institutional investment, and international development finance. Through this new partnership, SNV joins as a strategic technical partner, combining that capital with targeted technical support to strengthen governance, investment readiness, and SDG-aligned impact for prospective enterprises. Together, we look forward to strengthening Nepal’s pipeline of investment-ready businesses and demonstrating how blended finance and technical support can mobilize investment toward Nepal’s economic and green transition.
For Founders
Early-stage, tech-enabled company with a 2+ year track record and ambitions beyond Nepal? We’d like to hear from you: beyond capital, you’ll gain mentorship, networks and resources to scale.
Join the Team
We’re building a cross-border team across investment, operations and diaspora relations. If you want to help close Nepal’s financing gap, reach out.
Whether you’re a local investor, a member of the diaspora, or a development finance institution, there’s a pool built for you.
