Team Ventures, established in 2017, is an alternative investment firm based in Kathmandu, promoted by a dynamic group of businesspeople with experience across multiple sectors. The company operates with the motto of having a positive impact on the socio-economic indicators of the local economy while ensuring optimal investor returns. Like most alternative institutional investment firms or Private Equity and Venture Capital (PEVC), Team Ventures provides long-term funding to high-growth businesses by bridging the gap in capital markets. It focuses on equity returns and supports strategic and operational enhancements to boost a company’s value and growth, typically targeting more established companies rather than start-ups. Team Ventures follows a sector-agnostic approach with an emphasis on balanced growth, diversification, and investor returns through both short- and long-term strategies. Their investment approach is based on a disciplined due diligence process and rigorous analysis that calculates risk while identifying companies with credible precedents, disruptive business models, exponential growth potential, and strong teams. As an active institutional investor with 11 employess, the company aims to deliver sustainable value over the long term.

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Influence and Support Private Equity (PE) Investor to Deploy Investment in Favour of Smallholder-related Agribusinesses

In partnership with Team Ventures, CASA aims to attract private sector investment into smallholder-focused agribusinesses and shift investor perceptions of the sector’s potential. Team Ventures is allocating £6.20 million from international funds and £390,000 from local funds to agribusinesses, marking Nepal’s first dedicated private equity investment in agriculture. CASA will provide critical support by designing investment frameworks, conducting market research, and building Team Ventures’ capacity to develop a pipeline of viable agribusiness projects. Additionally, CASA will assist in structuring investments, ensuring compliance, and showcasing opportunities for smallholder-related enterprises through the development of business plans, financial projections, and operational strategies. By enhancing Team Ventures’ expertise and incorporating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and gender-lens approaches, the partnership aims to strengthen agribusiness operations, attract future investments, and promote wider adoption of agribusiness investments through collaboration with the Private Equity Association Nepal. The 12-month project (September 2024 – September 2025) has a total cost of £55,006 for the technical assistance provided by CASA.

Updated: February 2025