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Nesta Ventures

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Nesta Ventures is a venture capital arm of NESTA specializing in direct and fund of fund investments.

London, United KingdomFounded 2003nesta.org.uk
72
Investments
3
Exits
£250M
AUM
4.2%
Exit Rate

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Investment Thesis & Strategy

Nesta Ventures invests in various stages of fintech companies and other venture capital funds. They focus on direct and fund-of-fund investments.

Investment Activity

Deals per year over the last 6 years

1
2016
4
2017
2
2018
2
2019
0
2020
1
2021

Portfolio Companies

Selected investments from their portfolio of 72 companies

L
Lottie
Healthcare · Series A, 2021
Active
B
BioBeats
Healthcare · Series A, 2019
Active
B
Beano Studios
Media/Content · Growth, 2019
Active
S
Secondmind
AI/ML · Series A, 2018
Active
C
Collider
Enterprise · Series A, 2018
Active
G
Goodlord
Real Estate · Series A, 2017
Active
C
Cera
Healthcare · Series A, 2017
Active
O
Output.com
Media/Content · Series A, 2017
Active
P
Pleo
Fintech · Series A, 2017
Active
O
Open Bionics
Robotics · Series A, 2016
Active

Notable Exits

CompanyTypeYearValue / Acquirer
CarwowAcquisition2024
BenevolentAIIPO2022£1.8B
Oxford Nanopore TechnologiesIPO2021£3.4B

Frequently Asked Questions

Nesta Ventures focuses on Series A, Series B, Series C+ stage investments.

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