Co-investors

NESTA works with co-investors, including business angels and institutions, to support the successful growth of early-stage technology companies in the UK.

NESTA is able to co-invest its public funds with other State Aid funding, becoming the first UK organisation to benefit from the Young Innovative Enterprise legislation.

So far, NESTA has attracted over £100 million of funding from third parties.

Our co-investors

• 3i
• Advent Venture Partners
• Albion Ventures
• Alliance Fund Managers
• Alvar BioVentures
• Apax Partners
• Argyll & Islands
• Braveheart
• Cambridge Angels
• Cambridge Capital Group
• Carbon Trust
• Catapult
• Create
• Creative Capital Fund
• Cyllid Cymru Finance Wales
• E-Synergy
• Earlybird
• Enterprise Ventures
• Finance South West Growth Fund
• GEIF Ventures
• GP Bullhound
• Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Imperial Innovations
• Imprimatur Capital
• IP Group
• Lachesis
• London Business Angels
• London Technology Fund
• Mercia Technology Seed Fund
• Midven Ltd
• MTI
• Morningside Providence
• Oxford Capital Partners
• Oxford Investment Opportunity Network
• Oxford Technology
• Pentech Ventures
• Rainbow Seed Fund
• Rising Stars
• Scottish Co-Investment Fund
• Scottish Equity Partners
• Seedcamp
• Sigma Capital Group
• South West Venture Fund
• Spark Ventures
• Swarraton
• Tate & Lyle Ventures
• Tennants
• Wellcome Trust
• Wyvern Seed Fund