In July 2025, NESsT formally established its legal presence in Colombia with the opening of a new office. While we've accelerated diverse impact-driven enterprises based in Colombia for 5 years, this milestone enables us to deepen our local involvement in the region.
NESsT announces today that Grzegorz Wach has been named NESsT Country Director of Poland, reflecting the impact investor’s expanding acceleration of social enterprises that create dignified jobs for individuals from excluded communities, including refugees, migrants, women, at-risk youth, the LGBTQIA+ community, and others facing systemic barriers to economic opportunity.
NESsT announces today that Ioana Samoil has been named NESsT Country Director of Romania, highlighting the impact investor's deepening focus on accelerating Romanian social enterprises that create dignified jobs for individuals from excluded communities, including refugees, migrants, women, at-risk youth, the LGBTQIA+ community, and others facing systemic barriers to economic opportunity.
En mayo de 2025, tuvimos el placer de celebrar una reunión presencial en Olsztyn (Polonia), en la que participaron empresas NESsT Portafolio , socios de IKEA Social Entrepreneurship y miembros de los equipos regionales y mundiales NESsT .
When structured effectively, blended finance can connect entrepreneurs who need support with investors who care about impact. To make this model easier to understand, NESsT has created an infographic that clearly shows how blended finance works in practice and highlights its role in the Amazon impact ecosystem. This visual tool breaks down complex financial ideas into simple language, making it valuable for entrepreneurs, policymakers, partners, and anyone interested in advancing the Amazon bioeconomy through innovative financing.
In Brazil, millions of Black people become entrepreneurs not out of choice, but out of necessity. In doing so, they transform their communities, generate income, and open doors for others. In a context of structural gender inequality, the challenges are even greater for women, who face multiple barriers throughout their entrepreneurial journeys. This July, as we mark Latin American Black and Caribbean Women’s Month, NESsT reaffirms its commitment to racial equity and to strengthening businesses in Brazil that are building a more just future.
NESsT announces today that Grzegorz Wach has been named NESsT Country Director of Poland, reflecting the impact investor’s expanding acceleration of social enterprises that create dignified jobs for individuals from excluded communities, including refugees, migrants, women, at-risk youth, the LGBTQIA+ community, and others facing systemic barriers to economic opportunity.
NESsT announces today that Ioana Samoil has been named NESsT Country Director of Romania, highlighting the impact investor's deepening focus on accelerating Romanian social enterprises that create dignified jobs for individuals from excluded communities, including refugees, migrants, women, at-risk youth, the LGBTQIA+ community, and others facing systemic barriers to economic opportunity.
When structured effectively, blended finance can connect entrepreneurs who need support with investors who care about impact. To make this model easier to understand, NESsT has created an infographic that clearly shows how blended finance works in practice and highlights its role in the Amazon impact ecosystem. This visual tool breaks down complex financial ideas into simple language, making it valuable for entrepreneurs, policymakers, partners, and anyone interested in advancing the Amazon bioeconomy through innovative financing.
Muchas empresas comunitarias de las cadenas de valor emergentes de la sociobioeconomía sostenible carecen de los medios y la infraestructura necesarios para adoptar herramientas digitales de supervisión y comunicación que les permitan hacer un seguimiento de la conservación de los bosques y mejorar sus procesos de producción. Con el apoyo de la Fundación Cisco , en 2021, NESsT lanzó una búsqueda de empresas tecnológicas en fase inicial que proporcionen medios de vida sostenibles a comunidades desatendidas y regeneren el medio ambiente. Lea más sobre los aprendizajes de la iniciativa aquí.
Con motivo de las celebraciones del Mes del Orgullo 2025, volvemos a recordar los recientes esfuerzos del Fondo NESsT Violet, que han contribuido a impulsar nuestra labor de apoyo financiero y técnico vital a empresas que promueven la igualdad para la comunidad LGTBQIA+ en Europa Central y Oriental.
NESsT anuncia que Renata Truzzi ha sido nombrada Directora de Impacto y Operaciones. Truzzi, que se incorporó a la organización en 2012, ha desempeñado múltiples funciones en NESsT, la más reciente como Directora Global de Aceleración e Impacto. Su experiencia en inversiones de impacto, desarrollo empresarial, marketing y recaudación de fondos contribuirá a la eficacia organizativa y la excelencia operativa de NESsT.
