Why He Left US To Build In Nepal | 20+ Years in Private Equity
About this episode
Dipta Shah discusses the challenges and opportunities in Nepal's private capital markets and startup ecosystem after leaving a global career in the US.
From the corridors of the World Bank in Washington DC to the chaotic streets of Kathmandu, we're diving deep into the untold truths of Nepal's private capital markets, the illusions of a venture ecosystem, and what it really takes to build something meaningful in a country the world keeps underestimating. This is a conversation about conviction, and the quiet courage of coming home. Dipta Shah, who chose to trade a global career to build back in Nepal. In the upcoming episode, we talk about: -How Nepal's so called "venture capital" market is not a venture capital market -How "grantrepreneurs" are silently killing Nepal's startup ecosystem -How a bootstrapped company with zero offices is quietly placing Nepali freelancers in global market and growing 100% year on year -How AI is reshaping power, opportunity, and inequality across the world -Why digital labor may become Nepal’s strongest export While the rest of the world races toward AI, infrastructure, and innovation, Nepal is running out of time to decide whether it wants to compete or simply watch from the sidelines. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 12:23 Careful about Quantum of Capital Raised 17:56 8–9 License Managers in Nepal…
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