February 16, Kathmandu
Entrepreneurs representing nine Nepali companies are all set to pitch to global investors, first in Amsterdam then in London, next week.
The entrepreneurs, who received a rigorous 100-day mentorship from local and foreign experts, were part of the Rockstart Impact programme, managed by One to Watch in Nepal.
Representatives from the nine companies pitched to local investors in Kathmandu on Thursday. After the Demo Day in Kathmandu, the entrepreneurs head to Europe. They will first pitch to investors in Amsterdam on February 21, at the Rockstart Headquarters, after which they pitch to investors in London on February 23 at the CDC Group.
Of the 200 applicants received by One to Watch, nine companies were chosen to participate in the programme, which saw local and international mentors guide the entrepreneurs and make them investment-ready.
In the three years of its launch, Rockstart Impact has accelerated 29 companies and raised over 3 million Euro as investment pledges for 21 companies. The goal of this programme is to support high potential entrepreneurs and link them to domestic and international growth capital. The Rockstart Impact programme is managed by One to Watch, and has been organised in partnership with the DOEN Foundation, DFID, ICCO Cooperation, OXFAM and Triodos Bank; and its associated partners are SAFAL Partners and Nepal Communitere.
