The Beginning: No Desk, Just a Mission
People often ask where our 'headquarters' were in the early days. The truth? It was a corner of a living room. There was no glass-walled office or ergonomic chairs. It was just two friends, a few old laptops, and a lot of chai. We didn't have a business plan; we just had a problem we couldn't ignore.
I remember meeting Neev at the institute. He was a junior web developer there, and in the beginning he taught me how to design websites properly. We would sit there, surrounded by students, and instead of just talking about the syllabus, we were talking about the world. We looked at the digital landscape in Nepal and saw a desert. Everyone was building 'websites,' but nobody was building infrastructure. We decided that day that we weren't going to be another agency. We were going to be a foundation.
What started as friendship slowly became something deeper. Over time we became like brothers, not by blood but by choice, trust, and the way we kept building side by side. That bond shaped everything we did.
Why 'Sangi'?
Choosing the name was the hardest part. We wanted something that reflected our culture but also our philosophy of service. In our language, Sangi means 'Companion' or 'True Friend.' In our world, a Sangi is someone who walks beside you through the hardest terrain. They don't just point the way; they carry the load with you.
That is what we wanted to be for our clients. Not just a vendor who sends an invoice, but a technical companion who ensures your digital infrastructure never fails, no matter how fast you grow.
"We started at home because we wanted to prove that enterprise-grade engineering doesn't need a fancy address—it just needs a trusted friend, an obsessed mind, and a lot of chai."
The Spark at the Institute
The institute wasn't just a place to learn; it was our first 'boardroom.' That was also where SurviveNEB began—a platform for students to access notes, resources, and learning materials for the Nepal educational board. We were trying to make studying easier for students who needed a better way to learn.
We would sketch out ideas on the backs of notebooks while others were taking notes on basic HTML. What started as SurviveNEB later transformed into something bigger as our ambitions grew. Tech Sangi wasn't built on venture capital; it was built on friendship, trust, and a refusal to build anything less than meaningful.