History
Companies, products and programmes that closed, were acquired or became part of the record
2020s3
| Entry | Kind | Outcome | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
DIGI Nepal Fintech Challenge Twelve-month challenge programme for five finance-sector startups, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation through the DIGI Nepal project. It offered technical assistance, workshops, mentoring and networking, and concluded in 2025. | Programme | Historical | –2025 |
OrangeNXT App-based digital-only banking service launched by Laxmi Sunrise Bank on 25 January 2024 with fintech FoneNXT. More than 65,000 customers had opened accounts with deposits of Rs170 million when NRB ordered it suspended in August 2025. | Product | Dormant | 2024–2025 |
TechX Acceleration Twelve-month acceleration programme for eight edtech and healthtech ventures run by Accelerator Nepal with SDC funding through the DIGI Nepal project; concluded in 2025. | Programme | Historical | –2025 |
Date not recorded1
| Entry | Kind | Outcome | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
Government business incubation programme (first phase) Government programme supporting young and prospective entrepreneurs through business incubation, run for five years from fiscal year 2006/07. It was discontinued for seven years and restored in 2019 under the Department of Cottage and Small Industries. | Programme | Dormant | 2006– |