CWEDA Equity Fund connects investors with high-growth Nepali businesses built on long-term value through Purpose, Partnership, and Performance.
Licensed by Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) Member
Proven Scale, Purposeful Capital CWEDA Equity is Nepal’s leading impact-focused alternative investment manager, with over NPR 2 billion in assets under management. We serve institutional partners, development finance institutions, and high-net-worth investors by backing businesses that drive measurable growth. Our reach — spanning 20+ portfolio companies and 6 high-growth sectors — positions us at the center of Nepal’s most significant economic opportunities.
2 Billion
Assets Under Management
WHY CWEDA?
Strategic Investments.
Built for Nepal’s Growth.
We invest in opportunities that drive long-term value and contribute to Nepal’s economic progress. Through careful planning, responsible capital allocation, and a focus on sustainable growth, we support ventures that strengthen industries, create impact, and help shape a more prosperous future.
Focused on sectors with proven long-term economic potential renewable energy, ICT, infrastructure, healthcare, and agribusiness targeting companies with strong long-term growth potential.
Prioritizing late-stage, IPO-bound companies with proven revenue traction and scalable operations reducing investment risk while maximising return potential for our investors
Led by professionals with decades of experience across Nepal's capital markets, banking regulation, and institutional finance bringing institutional-grade oversight to every decision.
Integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations into investment decisions and portfolio management building businesses that generate lasting economic and social impact.
WHY SPECIALIZE INVESTMENT FUND (SIF)?
A Smarter Way to
Invest in Nepal
Specialized Investment Funds are SEBON-regulated pooled investment vehicles designed for sophisticated investors, offering access, diversification, and returns that conventional instruments cannot match.
Spreads investments across multiple sectors/companies, reducing individual risk. Access to a professionally managed portfolio without direct stock picking
No corporate guarantee/ Share pledge
Focuses on emerging sectors (infrastructure, energy, tech, SMEs). Targets businesses with scalability & strong returns.
Regulated by SEBON (Nepal’s Securities Board) for compliance. Transparent reporting & governance standards.
Invests in startups, and non-listed firms (not easily accessible to retail investors). Potential for higher returns compared to traditional stocks/bonds.
Some SIFs offer exit opportunities via buyback or secondary markets. 1 year exit post IPO with historical returns exceeding 2.5X.
WHY SPECIALIZE INVESTMENT FUND (SIF)?
A Smarter Way to Invest in Nepal
Specialized Investment Funds are SEBON-regulated pooled investment vehicles designed for sophisticated investors, offering access, diversification, and returns that conventional instruments cannot match.
Spreads investments across multiple sectors/companies, reducing individual risk. Access to a professionally managed portfolio without direct stock picking
Focuses on emerging sectors (infrastructure, energy, tech, SMEs). Targets businesses with scalability & strong returns.
Invests in startups, and non-listed firms (not easily accessible to retail investors). Potential for higher returns compared to traditional stocks/bonds.
Managed by SEBON-licensed experts with market knowledge. Saves investors time and effort in research & decision-making.
Regulated by SEBON (Nepal’s Securities Board) for compliance. Transparent reporting & governance standards.
Supports Nepal’s economic growth by funding local businesses. Creates jobs and promotes sustainable development (ESG aligned).
Some SIFs offer exit opportunities via buyback or secondary markets. 1 year exit post IPO with historical returns exceeding 2.5X.
Allows investors to participate in large-scale projects with relatively smaller capital.
No corporate guarantee/ Share pledge
WHERE WE INVEST
Focused on Nepal’s
Highest-Growth Sectors
Nepal Impact Fund – 1 targets ten sectors driving Nepal’s long-term economic development with an exclusive focus on late-stage, IPO-bound companies with proven revenue traction.
HOW WE INVEST
Strategic Investments.
Long-Term.
Every investment decision at CWEDA is guided by four core principles creating value for our investors, our portfolio companies, and Nepal’s broader economy.
01
Targeting Nepal's Highest-Growth Industries
We invest in renewable energy, technology, agribusiness, and infrastructure, focusing on scalable, innovative business models with strong fundamentals and long-term return potential.
Building Nepal's Economy from Within
02
We actively support local businesses and entrepreneurship, generate employment opportunities, and drive inclusive economic growth that creates lasting national impact.
Pre-Vetted. Late-Stage. Ipo-Bound.
03
Our portfolio focuses exclusively on late-stage, IPO-bound companies with proven revenue traction, ensuring each investment has been rigorously evaluated before capital is deployed.
ESG-Integrated at Every Stage
04
Environmental, Social, and Governance factors are embedded into every investment decision, promoting sustainable and ethical business practices across our entire portfolio.
FUND RAISING
Funds investor base shall include national and international institutional investors, financial institutions (banks & insurance companies), pension funds and high net worth investors. At a later stage, we shall also be targeting world’s leading sovereign funds, endowments, foundations, development finance institutions and fund of funds managers with long-term investment and impact goals.
Cweda Equity also plans a crowd sourcing model in raising its funds through approach of financial literacy and public participation. We are planning general awareness programs relating to Private Equity in various major hubs throughout Nepal (in all seven provinces) for local high net worth individuals and firms. This will also help the company identify potential investment partners not only from Kathmandu but from other major cities. We shall appoint a focal point / person in each province for the purpose.
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