# Lisa Barclay

> Lisa Barclay is a seed investor at Nesta Impact Investments backing Textbook and Education. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Nesta Impact Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nesta-impactinvestments)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-barclay-68321a30/

Lisa Barclay is a seed investor at Nesta Impact Investments in London focused on Textbook and Education. Lisa Barclay - Investment Director @ Nesta Impact Investments

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Textbook | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 33% |
| Publishing | 1 | 33% |
| Higher Education | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gaia Learning | World class education for neurodivergent children and edtech gaialytics platform. A registered Cambridge International School online, ADHD Friendly School accredited by the ADHD Foundation with network of skilled online educators offers personalised virtual classrooms and customised learning materials and experiences enabling children to study theBritish national curriculum on the go, at their own pace from anywhere with an internet and mobile device. | $719.6K | Seed | Oct 07, 2024 |  |
| BibliU | BibliU provides colleges and universities with digital content management, automation, and analytics platform. BibliU’s solution puts digital textbooks, courseware, and monographs at the fingertips of all students. Working with thousands of publishers and OER providers to deliver millions of digital resources, BibliU combines academic freedom withinnovative affordability and automation. | $15M | Series B | Jun 09, 2022 |  |
| BibliU | BibliU provides colleges and universities with digital content management, automation, and analytics platform. BibliU’s solution puts digital textbooks, courseware, and monographs at the fingertips of all students. Working with thousands of publishers and OER providers to deliver millions of digital resources, BibliU combines academic freedom withinnovative affordability and automation. | $10M | Series A | Apr 17, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Guinness Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guinness-asset-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Guinness Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guinness-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oxford-science-enterprises) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oxford-sciences-innovation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ClearlySo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clearlyso-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Stonehage Fleming Family & Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ff-p-private-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Nesta Impact Investments

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

They want to see the power of innovation and technology used to solve major social problems, bringing the benefits of innovation to everyone in society. They help to do this by investing in ventures with inclusive and scalable innovations that are run by outstanding entrepreneurs. They are an experienced team of sector experts, venture capitalists,impact investors and evaluators backed by a strong, innovative institution - Nesta.

4 contacts available at Nesta Impact Investments.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lisa Barclay | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lisa-barclay |
| Julia Groves | Investment Committee member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julia-groves |
| Manish Miglani | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manish-miglani |
| Nathan Elstub | Chief Investment Officer & Executive Director of Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nathan-elstub |

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## FAQ

### What does Lisa Barclay invest in?

Lisa Barclay invests primarily in Textbook, Education and E-Learning startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Lisa Barclay last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lisa Barclay closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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