Himalaya Labs is a London-based blockchain venture founded to bring the vision of HCX (Himalaya Capital Exchange) into reality. HCX is a blockchain and smart-contract driven platform where issuers (public and private firms, governments, non-profit foundations) can access a broad class of primary market investors (both institutional and retail), complete a variety of automated transactions and processes (such as book building, auctions, syndications, dividend distributions) and can issue a broad array of digital assets to investors. Investors of every type, jurisdiction, and financial status can use the platform to learn about investment opportunities across the globe, their regulatory aspects, risks, and expected returns to access due-diligence reports and to invest directly without having to go through intermediaries. The system can first be envisaged as a single-country system and then extended to a multi-country global marketplace.