Manish is an Investor, having been involved in venture capital and private equity for nearly two decades, both as an investor and a consultant.

Most recently Manish has been a Director in Nesta Impact Investment Team, working across sectors and leading the Healthy Ageing investment partnership with UKRI. Manish was responsible for Nesta’s investments in MEL Science, and has also led various portfolio investments to exits including Futuregov, Q Doctor, BeApplied, Sumdog, Empiribox, Digital Assess, and Synopsis Healthcare.

Prior to Nesta, Manish has worked at Sovereign Capital, Terra Firma Capital Partners and Aureos Capital. At Sovereign Capital, his main focus was on buy and build investments in Education and Healthcare, and he was involved in investments such Hillcrest (Outcomes First), GSM, Astrum and Lifetime as well as bolt-on investments for Eden Futures and World Class Learning. Manish started his career in marketing at Colgate Palmolive followed by strategy consulting at Accenture.