Startup and Innovation Law
Nepal’s start-up ecosystem is evolving rapidly, with entrepreneurs launching businesses in technology, fintech, e-commerce, health-tech, agritech, artificial intelligence, renewable energy and digital services. Innovation creates opportunity, but it also raises legal and regulatory questions about incorporation, compliance, investment, intellectual property, employment, tax and commercial transactions. We help founders build strong legal foundations, protect their innovations and scale with confidence.
Getting Started
Starting a business involves much more than registering a company. Founders must choose the right corporate structure, define ownership, prepare founder and shareholder agreements, protect confidential information and comply with applicable law. We help entrepreneurs identify legal risk before it becomes a costly dispute and work with start-ups from the idea stage through growth and expansion.
Raising Investment
Investors expect proper documentation and governance. We advise start-ups, angel investors, venture capital funds and foreign investors on investment structuring, legal due diligence, shareholders’ agreements, subscription agreements, convertible instruments, restructuring and regulatory compliance, protecting the interests of founders and investors alike.
Protecting Innovation
We secure trademarks, copyright, patents, industrial designs, trade secrets and software-related rights, and prepare licensing agreements, technology transfer agreements, NDAs, software development agreements, privacy policies and terms of service so that ideas and digital products are legally protected and commercially valuable.
Our Start-up Services
- Company incorporation, business registration and corporate structuring.
- Founder, co-founder and shareholders’ agreements.
- Share subscription, venture capital, angel and foreign investment advisory.
- Legal due diligence, corporate governance, compliance and start-up legal audits.
- Business licensing and regulatory approvals.
- Intellectual property registration, protection, licensing and commercialisation.
- SaaS, IT and technology contracts, website terms and privacy policies.
- Employment agreements, HR compliance and Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) documentation.
- Commercial contracts, joint ventures and strategic partnerships.
- Mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, exit strategy and succession planning.
- Dispute resolution, arbitration and ongoing general counsel services.
As start-ups grow, we act as long-term advisers, providing practical, commercially focused solutions at every stage so entrepreneurs can focus on innovation while we manage the legal complexity.
