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Leo Chandler

VC Impact Investor @ Nesta

London, England

Education

Work Experience

2019

  • Investment Manager

    2022

  • Investment Associate

    2019 - 2022

    Early stage investor at Nesta, the global innovation foundation - investing in Seed/Series A ventures in Climate Tech/Sustainability, Education, Health, Healthy Ageing, Government Innovation/Tech, the Future of Work and FinTech for Good.

  • Observer

    2023

  • Board Observer

    2022

    AirEx is a London based climate tech company with the mission to tackle fuel poverty and climate change. AirEx has developed the world's first smart air brick solution that helps householders reduce the homes' heating energy bills without compromising air quality.

  • Director

    2022

  • Investor & Board Observer

    2019 - 2023

    TheTalentPeople is an organisation that helps connect the next generation of talent with employers and educators. They operate the UK's #1 Talent website - GetMyFirstJob.co.uk - as well as providing award winning Applicant Tracking System and media services to organisations engaged in the Emerging Talent agenda. They now have over 420,000 candidates working with more than 100 of the largest and best known training providers, employers, Universities and Colleges in the UK from areas as diverse as engineering to accountancy and IT to animal care. As a result of their efforts, over 1,000,000 people were better informed about the options open to them, and over 35,000 started their careers through opportunities their platforms had managed.

  • Member Board of Trustees

    2019

2023 - 2023

  • Venture Fellow | IndieBio

    2023 - 2023

    Completed a Secondment from Nesta to work with SOSV's IndieBio team in New York. IndieBio is the world's leading startup development program for life science and biotech companies with solutions for Human & Planetary Health. SOSV/IndieBio is one of the most active pre-seed/seed stage deep tech investors.

2022 - 2023

  • Ambassador

    2022 - 2023

  • Fellow

    2020 - 2023

    Founded in 1754 by William Shipley, the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) is a London-based, British organisation committed to finding practical solutions to social challenges. The RSA Fellowship is a global community of 30,000 proactive problem solvers who share the RSA's vision and values. Fellows work together to share ideas, build networks and create opportunities for people to collaborate, influence and demonstrate practical solutions to resolve the challenges of our time.

2021 - 2022

  • Fellow

    2021 - 2022

  • Head of VC Strategy

    2019 - 2022

    Global-Shaper powered impact investor newsletter, featuring startups, connecting investors with startups with an impact. I am working to maximise the value of the network to better support the startups coming through the platform.