Nesta Impact Investments
nesta.org.uk Direct investor
Nesta Impact Investments is the investment arm of Nesta, a UK research and innovation foundation. It has backed seed-to-series-A tech ventures aligned with Nesta's missions and from 2025 onwards is managing its existing portfolio rather than making new seed/series A investments.
Nesta Impact Investments is an investor headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It invests directly in companies, from seed to Series A, in edtech, foodtech, healthtech and climate tech. Its stated cheque size is £150,000 and £2 million. 40 portfolio companies, as it reports.
“Our mission is to invest in high-impact innovations run by outstanding entrepreneurs to make real and lasting social impact in the UK and around the world, while generating financial returns.”
— Nesta Impact Investments, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Other
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Invests in
- UK, global
- Sectors
- edtech, foodtech, healthtech, climate tech
- Cheque size
- £150,000 and £2 million
- Portfolio
- 40 companies
Team, as Nesta Impact Investments publishes it
- Alex Hook Team
- Tolly Humphreys Team
- Meera Shah Team
- Hannah Spencer Team
Names and roles exactly as listed on nesta.org.uk. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page Nesta Impact Investments publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://www.nesta.org.uk/project/impact-investments/name, is_investor, layer, type, invests_in_geographies, stage_min, stage_max, sectors, cheque_size, thesis_quote, description, portfolio_count, people, status
- https://www.nesta.org.uk/about-us/hq_country, hq_city
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