Nepal's youth are brimming with ideas but often lack access to capital, networks, and mentorship. Millennials can play a catalytic role by opening doors to entrepreneurship and investment opportunities — without taking control.
Nepal has a growing youth population, high unemployment, and massive outmigration. Gen Z sees entrepreneurship as a path to independence and impact.
Past attempts at supporting startups in Nepal have often been dominated by donor agendas, bureaucracy, or risk-averse investors.
Millennials who straddle both worlds — traditional jobs and new ventures — can bridge this gap.
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Share lessons learned from running startups, working abroad, or managing projects.
Connect Gen Z entrepreneurs to diaspora investors, accelerators, and industry experts.
Create transparent, youth-led investment vehicles and funding opportunities.
Teach essential business skills and provide practical tools for success.
Normalize experimentation and encourage social entrepreneurship.
Youth-driven fintech ecosystem supported by older mentors and diaspora investment.
Community-backed micro-entrepreneurship model enabling widespread youth participation.
Government-backed startup ecosystem with digital infrastructure for young founders.
Villagers can buy small shares in youth enterprises to build local ownership and support.
Citizens vote on which youth-led ideas to back, ensuring community involvement.
Publish investment inflows and outflows to maintain trust and accountability.
Priority support for women, Dalit, Madhesi, and Janajati youth entrepreneurs.
Help Gen Z use global platforms like Kickstarter or create local cooperative-style funding pools.
Transparent funding pools where communities hold governance tokens for decision-making.
Access to MOOCs (Coursera, edX) plus local Nepali courses on entrepreneurship.
Support Gen Z in selling globally through platforms like Etsy, Daraz, and Shopify.
"Gen Z carries the ideas, energy, and urgency. Millennials bring scaffolding — networks, mentorship, and credibility. Together, they can build a youth-first entrepreneurial ecosystem in Nepal."