# Nesta: portfolio, investments and team

> Nesta is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 32 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/nesta-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Nesta

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 32 cheques on record.

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Seed Series A Series B Education Learning Management System Productivity Tools

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**100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 32 on record

Since the last cheque **122** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.9M** Rounds led **1 of 32** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 100%**

Pitch Nesta

## Nesta highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 56% of its rounds
- 03 Led 1 rounds
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> The Mission Studio We're building the next generation of mission-led start-ups. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Education Learning Management System Productivity Tools
- **Based in:** London, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **32 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Furbnow](https://millionrounds.com/company/furbnow)** Seed · GB · Future Planet Capital Regional **$3.3M** With 6 others
- **May** **[AirEx Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/airex-technologies)** GB · Firms' own news pages **$2.8M** With 6 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Symetrica](https://millionrounds.com/company/symetrica)** GB · FinSMEs **$4.5M** *Led*
- **2017** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Featurespace](https://millionrounds.com/company/featurespace)** GB · FinSMEs **$22M** With 5 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[PlayMob](https://millionrounds.com/company/playmob)** Venture · GB · techcrunch.com **$789K** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Sirigen](https://millionrounds.com/company/sirigen)** GB **$3.2M** With 4 others
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Sirigen](https://millionrounds.com/company/sirigen)** Venture · GB **$1.2M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[CellNovo](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellnovo)** Series B · GB · cellnovo.com **$48M** With 8 others
- **2010** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Light Blue Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-blue-optics)** Series A · GB · lightblueoptics.com **$13M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[eoSemi](https://millionrounds.com/company/eosemi)** Venture · GB · growthbusiness.co.uk **$4.5M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[BaseKit](https://millionrounds.com/company/basekit)** Venture · GB · paidcontent.org **$2.6M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Aquapharm Biodiscovery](https://millionrounds.com/company/aquapharm-biodiscovery)** Series C · GB · coursework.stanford.edu **$6.4M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Veryan Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/veryan-medical)** Series B · GB · onbiovc.com **$5.4M** With 3 others
- **2009** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Skimlinks](https://millionrounds.com/company/skimlinks)** Series A · GB · eu.techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Light Blue Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-blue-optics)** Series A · GB · freshnews.com **$15M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Skimlinks](https://millionrounds.com/company/skimlinks)** Venture · GB · uk.techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Camrivox](https://millionrounds.com/company/camrivox)** GB · camrivox.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2008** 4 rounds
- **May** **[MMIC Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/mmic-solutions)** Series A · GB **$5.3M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Micrima](https://millionrounds.com/company/micrima)** Venture · GB **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Gnodal](https://millionrounds.com/company/gnodal)** Seed · GB **$2.2M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[ProVision Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/provision-communications)** Seed · GB · businesswire.com **$1.5M** With 3 others
- **2007** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Light Blue Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-blue-optics)** Series A · GB · lightblueoptics.com **$26M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Aquapharm Biodiscovery](https://millionrounds.com/company/aquapharm-biodiscovery)** Series B · GB · talentscotland.com **$8.2M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Veryan Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/veryan-medical)** Venture · GB · growthbusiness.co.uk **$6.2M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Symetrica](https://millionrounds.com/company/symetrica)** Series C · GB **$1.2M** With 4 others
- **2006** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[MMIC Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/mmic-solutions)** Seed · GB · mmicsolutions.com **$1.9M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Light Blue Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-blue-optics)** Venture · GB **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Micrima](https://millionrounds.com/company/micrima)** GB · unquote.com **$825K** With 2 others
- **2005** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Veryan Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/veryan-medical)** GB **$2.2M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Symetrica](https://millionrounds.com/company/symetrica)** Series B · GB **$420K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Water Innovate](https://millionrounds.com/company/water-innovate)** Venture · GB **$1.0M** With 3 others
- **2002** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Tideway](https://millionrounds.com/company/tideway)** Seed · GB · tideway.com **Undisclosed** With 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **8** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[Sirigen](https://millionrounds.com/company/sirigen)** Bought by Becton Dickinson **Undisclosed** Aug 2012

**[Tideway](https://millionrounds.com/company/tideway)** Bought by BMC Software **Undisclosed** Oct 2009

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$3.9M** the round, not its cheque

Led 1 of 32 rounds **3%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *9*
- Seed said *5*
- Series A said *5*
- Series B said *4*
- Series C *2*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [YFM Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yfm-equity-partners) 6
- [Oxford Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-capital) 5
- [Capital E](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-e) 4
- [3i Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group) 3
- [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) 3
- [Imperial Innovations Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imperial-innovations-investment-management) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Nesta. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**YFM Equity Partners** Private equity **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yfm-equity-partners)[**Oxford Capital Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-capital)[**Capital E** Investment firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-e)[**3i Group** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group)[**Earlybird Venture Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird)[**Imperial Innovations Investment Management** Investment firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imperial-innovations-investment-management)[**Quester Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quester-capital)[**Scottish Enterprise** Government **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise)[**ARM** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arm)[**Advantage Early Growth** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advantage-early-growth)[**Aescap** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aescap)[**IQ Capital Partners** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Nesta put money into.

[**Furbnow** $3.3M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/furbnow)[**AirEx Technologies** $2.8M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/airex-technologies)[**Symetrica** $4.5M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/symetrica)[**Featurespace** $22M · Oct 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/featurespace)

## Quick answers about Nesta

### What does Nesta invest in?

Nesta invests most often at Venture and Seed (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Education, Learning Management System and Productivity Tools.

### How active is Nesta?

32 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

### What has Nesta invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Furbnow (Seed, Jul 2026), AirEx Technologies (Undisclosed round, May 2026) and Symetrica (Undisclosed round, Jun 2019).

### How big are Nesta's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.9M.

### Does Nesta lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 32 investments on record (3%).

### Where does Nesta invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (100%).

### Is Nesta investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Nesta invest alongside?

Most often YFM Equity Partners (6 rounds together), Oxford Capital Partners (5 rounds together) and Capital E (4 rounds together).

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