NESsT has a portfolio of 50 enterprises based in the Amazon. Over the past five years, NESsT portfolio managers have worked closely with these enterprises to monitor, measure, and grow their impact. Recently, NESsT sought to develop more detailed methods to understand the culture and context of the data it collects, specifically for enterprises in the Amazon.
Supporting the empowerment of Xikrin do Bacajá women: Amplifying their voices through a new line of artisan products
Associação Bebô Xirin do Bacajá (ABEX) is an Indigenous-led association that participated in the Amazon Indigenous Rights and Resources (AIRR) project launched in 2021 to support Indigenous populations to become more visible and active actors in the Amazon economy, in ways that conserve rainforest biodiversity and build environmental resiliency.
NESsT Celebrates One Year Anniversary of Racial Equity Portfolio, Welcomes New Enterprises
NESsT Welcomes Afrotourism Enterprise Diaspora.Black into its Racial Equity Portfolio in Brazil
Diaspora.Black, a social enterprise in the tourism and events sector, joins the NESsT Racial Equity Initiative. With NESsT’s investment, Diaspora.Black will offer training and funding to local Afro-entrepreneurs, fostering a community dedicated to expanding tourist routes that bring more visibility to the history and culture of Afro-Brazilians.
NESsT Lança a Iniciativa de Empreendedorismo Racial Equitativo com o apoio da Fundação Citi
Os Vencedores do Prêmio CVC Jovem Inovador 2021
No dia 22 de novembro, foi realizada no Brasil a cerimônia do Prêmio CVC Young Innovator (YIA). O prêmio reconhece soluções empresariais inovadoras que podem trazer mudanças positivas para as comunidades. O concurso foi organizado por NESsT com o apoio das empresas de seu portfólio Movimento Black Money (MBM) eMaré de Saboresque convidaram os empresários de suas respectivas redes como participantes.
Scaling Pedala: How a sustainable last mile delivery enterprise mastered Brazilian e-commerce
Pedala was acquired by Ame Digital, a fintech company controlled by B2W Digital, one of the largest e-commerce companies in Latin America, and Lojas Americanas three years after joining the NESsT portfolio. How did this local Rio de Janeiro startup become an attractive model ready for scale in such a short period of time?
Movimento Black Money receives investments from NESsT and Google
Movimento Black Money (MBM) tem como objetivo transformar a realidade econômica da comunidade negra no Brasil por meio de empreendedorismo, educação e serviços financeiros. NESsT recebeu o MBM em seu portfólio para apoiar inicialmente o Mercado Black Money, um mercado on-line para empresas de propriedade de negros, sustentando seu crescimento com capital e orientação empresarial. O Google for Startups anunciou Movimento Black Money como uma das 12 novas startups brasileiras que receberão financiamento sem capital por meio de seu Fundo de Fundadores Negros.
Maré de Sabores caters campaign to vaccinate 36,000 residents in Maré, a favela in Brazil
Erol Foundation announces new grant to NESsT to support impact-driven enterprises in the Amazon Basin
A new multi-year partnership between NESsT and Erol Foundation will improve forest conservation by catalyzing local sustainable enterprises in areas of high biodiversity. The NESsT Amazonia incubator will support 15 conservation enterprises that improve forest conservation in the Amazon basin and provide sustainable livelihoods to local communities.