Investor profile
Umesh Pandya
Accelerator, Fund of funds, Venture capital & Design Lead at Nesta, Venture Partner at Bethnal Green Ventures
Umesh Pandya works as a Design Lead at Nesta. The firm's known portfolio counts 19 companies.
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Affiliated funds' portfolios
Design Lead at Nesta, whose known portfolio counts 19 companies
- DEScycle
- Anaphite
- Electron
- Featurespace
- Renewabl
- Mixergy
- Citymart
- Radio Physics Solutions
- CellCentric
- Econest
- Nandi Proteins
- Orthogem
- and 7 more
Venture Partner at Bethnal Green Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- Noggin HQ
- Rule
- Vouchsafe
- PreActiv
- ZERØTEC
- Excelas.ai
- Legacy Compass
- Our Time HQ
- VoltShare
- Windfall Energy
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI, Climate, Consumer and Education, and focus areas AI Applications, Biotech, Civic Tech and Clean Energy. Startups operating in these areas may find Umesh Pandya relevant.
Nesta appears in Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether Umesh Pandya matches their raise.
Colleagues
John Loder
Investment Director
London, United Kingdom
Paul Miller Obe
Managing Partner
London, United Kingdom
Nelly Lavielle
Investment Principal
London, United Kingdom
Alex Hook
Portfolio Director
London, United Kingdom
Toby Roper
Impact venture-building with Alloy Partners
United Kingdom
Obi Nnewuihe
Doctor. Founder. Investor
London, United Kingdom
Dama Sathianathan
Partner
London, United Kingdom
Melanie Hayes
Managing Partner
United Kingdom
Trevor Hope
Investment Committee Member
United Kingdom
Martin Davis
Chairman
Crondall, United Kingdom
Bethany Greer
Investment Manager
United Kingdom
Frequently asked questions
Who is Umesh Pandya?
Umesh Pandya is an accelerator partner and fund of funds investor based in London, England, United Kingdom, listed as Design Lead at Nesta. The known portfolio of that firm counts 19 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Umesh Pandya personally.
What does Umesh Pandya invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate, Consumer and Education; listed focus areas include AI Applications, Biotech, Civic Tech and Clean Energy. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Umesh Pandya invest at?
Nesta appears in Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals, and Umesh Pandya is listed there as Design Lead. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Umesh Pandya listed at?
Umesh Pandya is listed as Design Lead at Nesta. 11 other people in the database share a firm with Umesh Pandya.
How do I contact Umesh Pandya?
A phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Umesh Pandya. They are readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no email address for this profile.
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