Growing the Impact Investment Market: Some Reflections
The global movement for investment to be used as a tool for social and environmental benefit is growing, as is public demand for sustainable investment opportunities; a good time for...
Our investment programs
Nesta Impact Ventures
Equity investments in early stage enterprises creating highly scalable impactful products and services that are usually technology based.
Arts and Culture Finance
Introducing arts and culture organisations to finance that supports creative ambition, resilience and doing good in society.
A brief history of everything (relating to Nesta Investments)
Nesta has always taken a fundamental interest in how innovation can improve people’s choices and lives for the better. This interest manifests itself through our research and policy work, our...
Direct and indirect impact
What do we mean when we say we are looking for investments with impact? Here at Nesta we have been investing for impact for almost a decade. Over this time...
Breaking up is the hardest part – thoughts on leaver provisions for venture backed managers
One of the things that we always find challenging during deal legals is agreeing leaver terms with managers and founders. In essence these are the rules that determine what happens...
