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Our latest podcast episode takes you on a journey all the way to Kathmandu in Nepal.
We speak with Sonika Manandhar, a Nepalese entrepreneur and former senior software developer for Microsoft, who’s now a fintech founder committed to improving the lives of women small business owners in Nepal.
Sonika is co-founder and CTO of Aeloi Technologies, an innovative social enterprise and fintech that uses digital tokens to facilitate affordable loans to Nepali small businesses that are working in a sustainable and climate-friendly fashion. Think things such as electric mini buses and sustainable agriculture.
She also happens to be one of Nepal’s highest flyers, almost literally, as she was selected to participate in International Space training at the Korean AeroSpace Research Institute.
Not only that. Sonika was named a National Geographic Explorer for 2020, a UN Young Champion of the Earth in 2019, and she attended Singularity University where exponential thinking is cultivated.
In this episode you’ll hear:
So come on this journey with us and enjoy this episode with the purposeful and pioneering Sonika Manandhar.
Useful Links
Sonika on LinkedIn
Sonika on Instagram
Aeloi Technologies Website
Singularity University
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
By Claire Hatton & Greta Thomas4.5
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Our latest podcast episode takes you on a journey all the way to Kathmandu in Nepal.
We speak with Sonika Manandhar, a Nepalese entrepreneur and former senior software developer for Microsoft, who’s now a fintech founder committed to improving the lives of women small business owners in Nepal.
Sonika is co-founder and CTO of Aeloi Technologies, an innovative social enterprise and fintech that uses digital tokens to facilitate affordable loans to Nepali small businesses that are working in a sustainable and climate-friendly fashion. Think things such as electric mini buses and sustainable agriculture.
She also happens to be one of Nepal’s highest flyers, almost literally, as she was selected to participate in International Space training at the Korean AeroSpace Research Institute.
Not only that. Sonika was named a National Geographic Explorer for 2020, a UN Young Champion of the Earth in 2019, and she attended Singularity University where exponential thinking is cultivated.
In this episode you’ll hear:
So come on this journey with us and enjoy this episode with the purposeful and pioneering Sonika Manandhar.
Useful Links
Sonika on LinkedIn
Sonika on Instagram
Aeloi Technologies Website
Singularity University
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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