Nestlé Ventures: investing to drive innovation

We complement our own research and development capabilities with those of external researchers, startups and other partners to bring innovative products and services to market more quickly. As part of our open innovation approach, we also invest into startup companies and organizations through venture capital (VC). We have a long track record of leveraging VC investing to help us to stay on top of the latest food industry trends. Today, we focus on three investment pillars - health science, innovation and sustainability - to drive new business and support our path to Net Zero, with businesses and technologies that can be deployed across our value chain.

Through VC funding, we provide catalytic capital to support pioneering ideas on their launch and growth journey. Our investment strategy is predominantly based on a fund of funds approach, where we invest in VC funds with a proven track record and industry expertise.

Our VC investments are focused on three areas: