Manoj Paudel
Capital architecture for frontier economies
Founder and Executive Chairperson of Aadhyanta Fund Management, a SEBON-licensed private equity and venture capital fund manager. Founder of Innovate Next Impact and Co-Founder of Aadyanta Advisory. Executive Committee Member, FNCCI. Based in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Frontier markets are not capital-scarce. They are mis‑architected.
From Capital Architecture for Frontier Economies — the framework
Ventures
Aadhyanta Fund Management, Innovate Next Impact, Aadyanta Advisory — USD 30M+ mobilised into productive enterprise.
What I build →Writing
Essays and op-eds on capital, institutions, and economic transformation in frontier markets.
What I write →Ideas
Frontier capital architecture — the framework for converting latent capital into growth.
How I think →Current focus
Speaking
A long-form interview with a Nepali national news daily.
Building
Aadhyanta’s second fund (Nepal Opportunity Fund II) alongside Silicon Peaks Alpha Holdings — the next vehicles for productive capital in Nepal.
Writing
A new op-ed on entrepreneurial spirit, in draft.