About Nesta

Nesta is an innovation foundation. For us, innovation means turning bold ideas into reality and changing lives for the better. We use our expertise, skills and funding in areas where there are big challenges facing society.

Kenneth is the director of Mission Studio, bringing his experience of supporting venture capital and mission-driven startups for our ventures on the zero-to-one journey.

Kenneth is the sole founder & CEO of Wefarm. Spanning over a decade, it developed into the world’s biggest farming platform and marketplace, with more than 5 million users and a company with 150 staff in four offices in Africa and Europe, working with some of the best investors in Europe and Silicon Valley. 

Before Nesta, Keneth returned to the UK from managing an agricultural international governmental organisation in Peru. He joined his first mission-driven startup, working in tea, coffee and cocoa supply chains with farmers around the world.