Preeti Adhikary
Founder of The Empowered Women
Preeti Adhikary
Founder of The Empowered Women
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Founder
2022 - Current
The Great Nepali Diaspora is a community of exceptional global Nepali talent that aims to nurture connection, collaboration, and camaraderie to create impact at scale. https://linktr.ee/thegreatnepalidiaspora
Podcast Host (TGND Beats)
2023
TGND Beats, Diaspora’s Kurakani is a podcast powered by the Great Nepali Diaspora. Hosted by Preeti Adhikary and assisted by Romanshika Singh, Reeya Shakya, Rishikesh Sharma and Subigya Basnet, the podcast aims to showcase people with roots in Nepal and share their stories of struggle, perseverance, and success. List of Season I guests: Roshani Pandey Chanda Thapa Gaurika Singh OLY Nirnaya Lohani Bikul Koirala Sam Thapaliya Navaneet (Nick) Koirala Sushil Bhattachan Pema Sherpa Suman Khatiwada, PhD Deepa Dahal List of Season II guests: Kul Chandra Gautam Pukar C. Hamal Ambika P. Adhikari Jyoti KC Preeti Adhikary Rupa Laxmi Shah Kirtana Banskota Lex Limbu Sworupa Khadka Sudeep Acharya
Founder
2024
Deal Partner
2022 - 2023
Ganas Ventures invests in pre-seed and seed Web 2 and Web 3 community-driven startups in the US and Latin America. For more info, visit: ganas.vc.
Scout
2022 - 2023
Venture Fellow
2022 - 2023
Venture Partner
2022 - 2023
Republic gives people the power to invest in the future they believe in by providing access to startup, real estate, crypto, and video game investment opportunities. Focused on creating a diverse, sustainable, connected world, Republic and its affiliates have facilitated over $500 million in investments from over one million global community members. With a global team in six countries, Republic is backed by Galaxy Digital, The Motley Fool, Binance, Naspers, AngelList, and more. Republic Venture Partners collaborate across the startup ecosystem to support founders and their ideas. If you are a startup looking to raise capital from the crowd, message me here on LinkedIn!
Venture Consultant
2022 - 2023
We are a Venture Capital firm and community of Yale alumni investors, executives, entrepreneurs, and innovation enthusiasts. We raise capital from Yale alumni and friends of the community and seek to invest primarily in alumni-led startups. We are private, for-profit, and not part of (but friendly with) Yale.
Fellow
2021 - 2022
We are a Venture Capital firm and community of Yale alumni investors, executives, entrepreneurs, and innovation enthusiasts. We raise capital from Yale alumni and friends of the community and seek to invest primarily in alumni-led startups. We are private, for-profit, and not part of (but friendly with) Yale. Every year, we build a portfolio of 20-30 companies spanning industry, stage, and geography. We co-invest alongside established venture capital lead investors. We are an experienced, diverse community of over 25k alumni with different backgrounds and reasons for joining. If you are a Yalie interested in entrepreneurship or venture capital, let's connect. Learn more here: https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/19/alumni-ventures-group-is-the-most-active-venture-fund-youve-never-heard-of/ - Part of Fellow Masterclass Committee that brings world-class investors as speakers - Part of the Due Diligence Club
Venture Scout
2021 - 2022
The VC Fund For Everyone Until now, only a select few have had access to the most exclusive asset class in the world: venture capital. Sweater is changing that.
Senior Manager, Policy and Implementation
2021 - 2022
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that creates and shares evidence while equipping decision-makers to use evidence to reduce poverty. It has country offices in 22 countries while there are projects in 52 locations.
Nepal Lead (NORMalizing Mask Campaign)
2021 - 2021
The NORM model is an evidence-based approach to increasing mask-wearing. Initiated by Innovations for Poverty Action, Yale, Stanford, and supported by donors and local partners, it is being implemented in Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Latin America.