About Impactiv

Built by founders, for entrepreneurs going to the next level.

Impactiv was founded by Nicola Mills, Kate Downing, and Jen Manuel as the scale-up arm of the Sunny Balcony group of companies, working alongside Scalare Partners.

The essence of Impactiv is a fully supported scale-up model. Yes, we provide capital investment — but we also bring grant funding, bookkeeping and finance, AI intelligence, and digital expertise alongside it.

Where founders need additional support beyond what we deliver directly, we partner with the Founders Union to wrap a complete operating model around the business — so nothing in the scale-up journey is left unsupported.

Founders

Nicola Mills

Nicola Mills

Co-Founder

Operator and connector. Builds the bridges between entrepreneurs and the people, capital, and systems that move them forward.

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Kate Downing

Co-Founder

Strategic advisor with deep experience in scale-up operations, partnerships, and turning intent into execution.

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JM

Jen Manuel

Co-Founder

Growth and capital specialist focused on getting founders investor-ready and matched to the right partners at the right time.

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