An SCC-affiliated venture
Social experiences
Bringing people together in real life.
The Guest List Nepal designs and hosts social experiences in Kathmandu, growing from a table of 18 at its first gathering to rooms of more than 100 people.
Technology should not remove the need to meet in person.
The Guest List exists to create rooms where people can participate, connect and belong.
Designs event formats built around how guests meet, sit and talk.
Hosts public social experiences across Kathmandu and Lalitpur.
Works with venues including Vivanta Kathmandu, Moxy, London Pub and Hokkaido Sora.
CEO & Co-Founder, The Guest List Nepal
Samiksha Gurung co-founded The Guest List Nepal and leads it as CEO. She holds a master’s degree in International Tourism and Hotel Management from The Hotel School Australia and lectures in Event Management at GATE – Global Academy of Tourism and Hospitality Education. She develops the company’s event formats, hosts its experiences and works on the systems behind how guests are seated, matched and brought together.
Co-Founder, The Guest List Nepal
Samman Bikram Thapa is the founder and CEO of SCC. He studied Computer Science at Howard University and worked as a software engineer, including at Apple and Yahoo. He leads SCC's companies and the development of SCC Kaek, the AI ERP used across the group.
An SCC-affiliated venture
The Guest List Nepal is an SCC-affiliated venture, co-founded by Samiksha Gurung and Samman Bikram Thapa.
How SCC supports it
SCC supports The Guest List with the operating model, systems and technology that keep its events running behind the scenes.
Every SCC company runs on SCC Kaek.
As of September 2026
SCC Kaek is the AI-powered operating system that runs work, teams and companies across SCC.
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26 July 2025
The Guest List
The Guest List’s first gathering
Sip and Paint: 18 guests at Cafe Emporio, Kathmandu
17 July 2026
The Guest List
The Guest List Annual ’26
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