Nesta is the UK's innovation foundation for social good, originally established in 1998 as the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. Through its impact investment arm, Nesta Impact Investments, it backs seed-to-Series-A startups tackling health inequalities, education, and climate challenges.
Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $6.6M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
17
Fund Size
$60M
Top Stage
Unknown
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
Abbey Samyint
Executive assistant to the group chief people officer and group executive director of communications
Ella White
Group Executive Director of Communications
Priten Makwana
Technology Support Analyst, Technology
Annie Hurwitz
Knowledge, learning and development coordinator
Camille Stengel
Head of Qualitative Methods
Chris Norris
Senior Programme Manager, Central Programmes
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Furbnow | Seed | $3.3M | Jul 2026 |
| AAirEx Technologies | Unknown | — | May 2026 |
| AAirEx Technologies | Series A | — | Jan 2026 |
| GGaia Learning | Pre-Seed | — | Jan 2026 |
 DEScycle | Series A | — | Nov 2024 |
| GGaia Learning | Unknown | $720K | Jan 2024 |
 Electron | Unknown | — | Jan 2023 |
 BibliU | Series B | $15M | Jun 2022 |
| OOxford Medical Products | Unknown | — | Mar 2022 |
 Skin Analytics | Series A | — | Sep 2020 |
 Symetrica | Growth | — | Jul 2020 |
 Third Space Learning | Series A | — | Jan 2017 |
 Featurespace | Unknown | $9M | Jan 2016 |
| Featurespace | Unknown | $5M | Jan 2014 |
| CCellnovo | Series B | — | Feb 2011 |
| CCellnovo | Series A | — | Feb 2011 |
 Health2Works | Unknown | — | Jan 2007 |
 Renewabl | Seed | — | — |
| Furbnow | Pre-Seed | — | — |
 BaseKit | Unknown | $6.5M | — |
| NNandi Proteins | Unknown | — | — |
| OOomph! Wellness | Unknown | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 7 October 2026