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Nesta

58 Victoria Embankment, London, England, EC4Y 0DS, United Kingdom

Overview

Innovation foundation backing ideas to tackle global challenges.

Founded

1998

Deals · 12mo

4

Links

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Stage focus

—

Geographic focus

United Kingdom

Sector focus

Charity
Collaboration
Education

Investment portfolio

29rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Gaia Learning
Aug 2026Participated
$0.54 MOther Equity
Furbnow
Jul 2026Participated
$3 MSeed
AirEx
May 2026Participated
$3 MOther Equity
Third Space Learning
Apr 2026Participated
$6 MOther Equity
Mixergy
Mar 2025Participated
$16 MOther Equity
DEScycle
Nov 2024Participated
$14 MSeries A
Anaphite
Sep 2024Participated
$14 MSeries A
Electron
Sep 2023Participated
$5 MOther Equity
Mixergy
Mar 2023Led
$11 MOther Equity
Oxford Medical Products
Mar 2022Participated
$3 MOther Equity
Skin Analytics
Sep 2020Participated
$5 MSeries A
Symetrica
Jun 2019Led
$4 MOther Equity
Gaia Learning
Aug 2026Participated
$0.54 MOther Equity
Furbnow
Jul 2026Participated
$3 MSeed
AirEx
May 2026Participated
$3 MOther Equity
Third Space Learning
Apr 2026Participated
$6 MOther Equity
Mixergy
Mar 2025Participated
$16 MOther Equity
DEScycle
Nov 2024Participated
$14 MSeries A
Anaphite
Sep 2024Participated
$14 MSeries A
Electron
Sep 2023Participated
$5 MOther Equity
Mixergy
Mar 2023Led
$11 MOther Equity
Oxford Medical Products
Mar 2022Participated
$3 MOther Equity
Skin Analytics
Sep 2020Participated
$5 MSeries A
Symetrica
Jun 2019Led
$4 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

Nesta: 29 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Nesta: 29 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed01
Series A04
Series B03
Other Equity318

Monthly Deal Activity

Nesta: 29 deals are recorded across 213 months.All available history.
Nesta: 29 deals are recorded across 213 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Feb '091
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Dec '091
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Oct '110
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Dec '110
Jan '120
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Jun '121
Jul '120
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Dec '120
Jan '130
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Jan '140
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Jan '150
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Jan '160
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Dec '160
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Jan '180
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Dec '180
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Sector Breakdown

Nesta: Clean Energy & Sustainability is the largest displayed sector by deal count (9 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Nesta: Clean Energy & Sustainability is the largest displayed sector by deal count (9 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Clean Energy & Sustainability9
Space & Frontier Tech8
Networks, Cloud & Communication8
Health & Life Sciences8
Cybersecurity & Privacy5
Data, Analytics & IT5
AI & Machine Learning5
Marketing & Advertising4
Hardware & Robotics4
Fintech4
Professional Services4
E-Commerce & Retail3
Media & Entertainment3
Education & Workforce2
Enterprise Software2
Government & Defense2
Real Estate & Construction2
Consumer & Lifestyle2
Developer Tools2
Crypto & Blockchain1
Manufacturing1
Social & Community Platforms1

Deal Size Distribution

Nesta: 29 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Nesta: 29 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M12
$5M-$10M10
$10M-$25M6
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Nesta: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (28 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Nesta: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (28 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe28
United States1
Nesta: 20 co-investors are shown, with Imperial Innovations sharing 6 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Nesta: 20 co-investors are shown, with Imperial Innovations sharing 6 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Imperial Innovations6
Sussex Place Ventures3
The Accelerator Group3
Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital2
Eden Ventures2
EDP Ventures2
Kiko Ventures2
Nauta Capital2
One Planet Capital2
Oxford Capital2
Oxford Science Enterprises2
TTV Capital2
500 Global1
ACF Investors1
Ada Ventures1
Advent Venture Partners1
Aescap Venture1
AlbionVC1
Auriga Partners1
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments1

Investment Strategy

Nesta: Led accounts for 10% and participating for 90% of round participation.All available history.
Nesta: Led accounts for 10% and participating for 90% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led310%
Participating2690%
Nesta: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Nesta: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led3100%

Team

Chris Gorst

Director, Nesta Challenges

Florence Engasser

Senior Foresight Analyst (Policy and Social Innovation)

Francesca Bria

Senior Advisor and Senior Project Lead

James Plunkett

Group Chief Practices Officer

John Loder

Investment Director

Juan Mateos-Garcia

Director, Innovation Mapping

Leo Chandler

Investment Manager

Ravi Gurumurthy

Chief Executive Officer