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Incubator · KathmanduPre-seed + desk + operators

You have the idea.We have the funds.

Circle1 backs founders from the ground up: cheque, desk, and operators who ship with you in the same house as our product studio.

Circle1 workspace: meeting room and founder bench in Kathmandu

7 Lakh+

Pre-seed capital

Space

In Kathmandu

Operators

Same studio bench

Network & mentors

The best time to build your idea is now.

The Space

The Space

Kathmandu. A real room where real things get made.

The Work

The Work

Products in active development across AI, SaaS, and consumer, built by the team.

The Network

The Network

Operators, investors, and builders who actually back you up, in Nepal and beyond.

The People

The People

A bench of people who have shipped hard things before, still close enough to help.

Pitch. Get funded. Ship.

You bring the idea. The Circle1 team (operators who also ship our own products) backs you every step of the way.

01

Pitch Us

Send your idea. We care about you more than the deck.

02

We Evaluate

The problem. The market. You.

03

Get Funded

Capital. Desk. Network. Go.

04

Build & Ship

You build. We have your back.

Beyond the cheque

More than a cheque or a typical investment. We back you in every department with our expert team.

Our portfolio

What we're building

Circle1-backed products in active development.

Now accepting pitches

Got an idea?
Pitch it to us.

If you are building something real, send it. We read every pitch ourselves: the same people shipping internal products and supporting founders.

We back builders who show up. See you in the room.

Reach us

[email protected]

Lalitpur 25, Bhaisepati, Kathmandu, Nepal