Kathmandu · March 2027 · A Nomad Basecamp program
Nepalpreneur नेपाली उद्यमी
Pitch it. Get roasted.
Win the room.
Pitch your business on stage in Kathmandu. Our panel roasts it. The audience votes. The winners are cast in Nepalpreneur: The Challenge, a reality series filmed in Nepal.
How it works
One stage. Three minutes. The room decides.
Five steps, five colours, like the prayer flags over every Himalayan pass.
1
Apply
Send a 60-second video of your idea. Nepali founders apply free.
2
Pitch
Shortlisted founders get three minutes on the Nepalpreneur stage.
3
Get roasted
Our panel pulls your idea apart: honestly, live, and with love.
4
The room votes
Every ticket holder in the hall gets a vote. The crowd decides who goes through.
5
Get cast
Winners join the cast of Nepalpreneur: The Challenge, filmed in Nepal.
Roast the idea. Never the person.
Founders, investors and Nomad Basecamp speakers who have built real companies. Tough questions, real advice, and no cheap shots.
[Panelist name]
[Company, credential]
[Panelist name]
[Company, credential]
[Panelist name]
[Company, credential]
[Panelist name]
[Company, credential]
The panel is announced to the waitlist first.
3 min
to pitch
3 min
of roast
1 vote
per ticket in the room
[X]
founders cast for the show
Win the room, get cast
Nepalpreneur:
The Challenge
A reality series filmed across Kathmandu. Mixed teams of Nepali and international founders get 72 hours and a small rupee seed fund. Every rupee of profit is given back.
EP 01
Seed Money
Build an offer and sell it in Asan or Thamel by sundown.
EP 02
The Momo Challenge
Run a momo stall for a day and survive the lunch rush.
EP 03
The Client
Solve a real problem for a local business. The owner judges.
EP 04
The Altitude Leg
Take the business up the hill to Baadal and sell to a festival crowd.
EP 05
The Grand Finale
One last pitch, the revenue reveal, and one founder crowned.
Several founders are cast. Only one is crowned Nepalpreneur.
The grand champion takes home a VIP Journey to the next Nomad Basecamp, speaker coaching, and a Kiva loan in their name for an entrepreneur in Nepal.
Who can pitch?
नेपाली उद्यमी
Nepali founders
Free to apply, free to pitch, and free to be cast. Startups, small businesses, side hustles: if it's real, bring it.
From anywhere
International founders
Pitch with a Nomad Basecamp Pass. Make it through and you'll be teamed with a Nepali founder for the show.
Got an idea? Bring it to the stage.
Applications close [DEADLINE]. Shortlisted founders hear from us by [DATE].
Just want to watch, heckle politely and vote? Get an audience ticket.
Put your brand on the stage and the show.
Title sponsor, prize partners, MOMO Partner shops and venue partners.