Where is Nesta's headquarters located?

Nesta's headquarters is located in London (United Kingdom).

How big is Nesta's investment team?

Nesta has a team of 7, including 3 partners.

How many companies has Nesta invested in?

Nesta has invested in 36 companies, including BibliU & Third Space Learning.

Which companies has Nesta invested in lately?

Gaia Learning & Third Space Learning are the latest investments by Nesta.

What sectors does Nesta focus on for investments?

Top sectors in Nesta's portfolio are Enterprise Applications (10 investments) and HealthTech (3 investments).

What stages of companies does Nesta typically invest in?

Nesta primarily invests in Seed and Series A stages.

How many exits has Nesta been involved in?

Nesta's portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 6 acquisitions.

Nesta - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

1. BibliU

Provider of digital learning content and campus store management solutions. The platform offers institutions tools to automate content workflows and improve learning outcomes. It provides digital textbooks, monographs, and courseware. The platform integrates with existing systems to deliver an interactive learning experience. It supports diverse academic needs of students and faculty.

Key facts about BibliU

Founded Year: 2014
Location: Greenville (United States)
Annual Revenue: £50M - £100M as on Oct 31, 2024
Stage: Series C
Total Funding till date: $102M
Employee Count: 196 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: Oxford Science Enterprises, GSP Capital and 27 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 02, 2026, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. Third Space Learning

Third Space Learning is an online platform which provides one to one tutoring for primary school students who need help in maths. Teachers choose the students who need one on one tutoring and are provided with a maths tutor who gives individual lessons, feedback, and encouragement to the student. This is done through an online medium to make it economical and to provide the best educators from around the globe. Provides support to 300+ primary schools all over England.

Key facts about Third Space Learning

Founded Year: 2013
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Stage: Public
Total Funding till date: $22.3M
Employee Count: 87 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: UCL Technology Fund, Foresight Group and 14 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 29, 2026, $*****
Highlight: Public

3. Anaphite

Developer of dry coating precursor technology for battery electrode manufacturing. The technology facilitates dry material mixing and processing for battery manufacturers. It designs composite powders optimized for electrode film formation and electrochemical performance. The technology formulates powders containing active material, binder, and conductive additives. Powders are manufactured using scalable, energy-efficient chemical engineering approaches.

Key facts about Anaphite

Founded Year: 2016
Location: Bristol (United Kingdom)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $22.6M
Employee Count: 48 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Maniv Mobility, Oxford and 79 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 09, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. CellCentric

Developer of oral small molecule inhibitors for treating blood cancers. This pharmaceutical entity focuses on creating therapeutic agents that target specific proteins involved in tumor progression. The research involves modulating gene expression by disrupting the interaction of transcription co-activation factors within cancer cells. The primary therapeutic candidate is designed to address multiple myeloma and other hematological malignancies by binding to bromodomains. This approach aims to reduce the production of proteins that drive tumor growth. The development process includes clinical evaluation to assess safety and efficacy across various patient populations.

Key facts about CellCentric

Founded Year: 2003
Location: Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Stage: Series D
Total Funding till date: $430M
Employee Count: 64 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: RA Capital Management, Takeda and 50 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series D, May 06, 2026, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Skin Analytics

Provider of smartphone-based skin cancer detection. The company has developed is a cloud-based solution that helps in the early detection of skin cancer by analyzing any change in the size or shape of a mole. It consists of a mobile camera attachment which takes clinical-quality images and processes them using image algorithms for diagnosis. Skin Analytics warns the user of any changes detected and produce a report that can be shared with an appropriate medical professional.

Key facts about Skin Analytics

Founded Year: 2012
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $32.6M
Employee Count: 125 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: Intrepid Growth Partners, London Co-Investment Fund and 258 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 16, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Nesta has invested in 37 companies over the last 24 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. As of Jul 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Descycle and most recent follow-on round was in Gaia Learning.

Here are Nesta's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	0	2	2
2025	0	0	0
2024	4	0	4
2023	1	0	1
2022	0	0	0
2021	1	0	1
2020	3	0	3
2019	1	0	1
2018	0	0	0
2017	1	0	1

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Nesta has made 9 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.56M, 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.05M, 4 investments in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $151K, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $83.5M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage.

Here are Nesta's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	9
Series A	8
Grant (prize money)	4
Series B	3
Unattributed	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Nesta has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Sustainability Tech, EdTech, Education and Energy Tech. Notably, it has invested in 26 Tech companies, 24 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Software companies and at least 10 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are Nesta's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	6
Sustainability Tech	4
EdTech	3
Education	3
Energy Tech	3
Others	19

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Nesta has made most investments in United Kingdom (22), followed by Japan where it has made 1 investment.

Here are Nesta's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
United Kingdom	22
Japan	1
Scotland	1
Sweden	1
United States	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Nesta has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Gaia Learning and Third Space Learning.

Here are the most recent investments by Nesta:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Jul 14, 2026	Gaia Learning	United Kingdom	Seed	7217	GC Angels
Apr 29, 2026	Third Space Learning	United Kingdom	Series B	3655	Maven Capital Partners [+1]
Nov 19, 2024	Descycle	United Kingdom	Series A	3134	BGF [+3]
Oct 07, 2024	Gaia Learning	United Kingdom	Seed	1248	GC Angels
Sep 27, 2024	Anaphite	United Kingdom	Series A	2797	World Fund [+4]

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1 of Nesta's portfolio company became public - Third Space Learning.

Here are Nesta's portfolio companies that went public:

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Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Third Space Learning	-	Jul 09, 2015	Series A	5327

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6 companies from Nesta's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Oomph! Wellness in Jan 2023 by Person Centred Software for $*****.

Here are Nesta's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Oomph! Wellness	Jan 31, 2023	Feb 22, 2017	Seed	6080
Audio Analytic	Nov 09, 2022	Jan 2009	Grant (prize money)	4252
Q Doctor	May 25, 2021	-	-	7432
Light Blue Optics	Sep 30, 2015	Jul 31, 2006	Seed	6987
Water Innovate	Oct 20, 2010	Jun 01, 2005	Seed	2278

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Nesta has a team of 7 members including 3 Partners located in United Kingdom. Nesta's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Here is a list of all team members in Nesta:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Tris Dyson	Partner	London	-	1 Email
Ravi Gurumurthy	Partner	London	-	1 Email
Vicki Sellick	Partner	London	-	1 Email

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Over the past 24 years, 163 investors have co-invested in Nesta's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Nesta: Wayra, Oxford University Innovation and 34 others have invested in rounds before Nesta. There are 2 companies where Wayra has invested before Nesta and 1 company where Oxford University Innovation has invested before Nesta.
Top Co-investors of Nesta: 44 investors entered a company along with Nesta. These include investors like YFM Equity Partners (3 companies).
Invested after Nesta: A total of 83 investors have invested in Nesta's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Nesta Impact Investments (2 companies) and Spartech Ventures (1 company).