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.

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Akhil Menon

Venture Builder

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Akhil is a Venture Builder at Mission Studio, where he and the team conceptualise, build, and spin-out startups designed to deliver both global impact and strong financial returns.

With a proven track record of founding, scaling, and successfully exiting ventures across sectors such as media, enterprise IT services, and artificial intelligence, Akhil is adept at turning ambitious ideas into industry-shaping businesses. An alumnus of leading startup accelerators like Antler and Entrepreneur First, he has raised substantial venture capital to drive innovation and growth. His background in computer science engineering, along with a deep commitment to integrating impact into the tech ecosystem, makes him an expert in building and scaling ventures while supporting founders in developing transformative solutions.

Outside of work, Akhil is an avid reader, runner, and aspiring writer, currently working on his first book exploring the concept of compassionate capitalism.