"We want to harness the power of commercial innovation and technology to support Nesta’s missions. Recent years have seen a rise in the number of sustainable and scalable business ventures with the aim of solving major social challenges and improving the lives of millions of people. These ventures need access to the right kind of capital and support to enable them to grow and bring the benefit of innovation to bear on some of the most intractable problems society faces. Our mission is to invest in high-impact innovations run by outstanding entrepreneurs to make real and lasting social impact in the UK, while generating financial returns."