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Private Investment House · Est. 2026

Patient capital for enterprises built to last.

Sharma Holdings is a private investment house building and holding businesses across education, technology and media between Kathmandu and Seoul.

2015

Year of foundation

05

Operating companies

02

Countries of operation

01

Cities with offices

01 — The House

We are a private investment house, not a fund. We put our own capital behind businesses we understand, sit beside the people who run them, and intend to own them for a very long time.

i.

Our own capital

No outside investors and no fund life, so no pressure to sell at the wrong moment.

ii.

Two home markets

Offices in Kathmandu and Seoul give every holding a team on the ground in both.

iii.

Operators at heart

Every business in the group began as a problem we were solving ourselves.

Ganesh Sharma, Founder & Chairman

Ganesh Sharma

Founder & Chairman

04 — From the Chairman

“I did not set out to build a holding company. I set out to solve problems I saw every day, and then to make sure the businesses that solved them would outlast my own involvement.”

05 — How We Invest

From first conversation to lasting stewardship

Our process is deliberate but not slow. Founders always know where they stand.

Our approach
  1. 01

    Introduction

    Week 1

    A first conversation with the founders, usually in person in Kathmandu or Seoul. We listen more than we present.

  2. 02

    Understanding

    Weeks 2–4

    We visit operations, meet customers and review the numbers together. We share our honest view early, including when the answer is no.

  3. 03

    Diligence

    Weeks 4–8

    Legal, financial and compliance review with independent advisers. We focus on the few questions that genuinely matter.

  4. 04

    Partnership

    Weeks 8–10

    Terms are agreed in plain language. Board composition, reporting and decision rights are set out before money moves.

  5. 05

    Building

    Years 1–5

    We work alongside management on hiring, systems, Korea market access and capital planning, and we show up when it is difficult.

  6. 06

    Stewardship

    Indefinite

    We intend to hold. Where a partial sale serves the company, we plan it with founders years in advance.

07 — Gallery

Across the group

Partners, students and communities: the people behind the businesses.

Visit the gallery
Korean university delegation at SD Miracle, Kathmandu
ApplyUni partnership meeting with Korean counterparts
Signing with a visiting university representative
ApplyUni partners in Seoul