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    Nesta

    London, United KingdomFounded 1998

    Nesta Impact Investments is a mission-driven venture capital firm that backs high-impact technological innovations addressing three UK national missions: decarbonizing homes, halving obesity, and improving school readiness. As of 2025, their strategy has shifted to portfolio management, focusing on supporting and scaling their existing investments and developing new ventures through their Mission Studio, rather than making new seed/Series A investments.

    50% of their portfolio is in Climate & Energy. Their most common stage is series-a (100% of deals).

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    Portfolio

    2

    Fund Size

    $120M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    2 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    DEScycle logoDEScycleSeries A$12.2MNov 2024
    Skin Analytics logoSkin AnalyticsSeries A$5.2MSep 2020

    Top Co-Investors

    Mustard Seed1 shared
    BGF1 shared
    Kadmos Capital1 shared

    Last updated: 4 May 2026