NEST Outcomes Facility

Outcomes facility

Source

Operating model

USD 4m outcomes facility with pay-for-results & guarantee

Primary outcome

Nano entrepreneur income and resilience

Main funders

360 ONE Foundation (founding), BT Group

Delivery partners

Pratham, CInI; evaluator LEAD at Krea; YuWaah/UNICEF ecosystem

Evidence owner

NEST Programme Manager

Reporting audience

360 ONE Foundation + BT Group + facility committee

Current risk

First-cohort baseline evidence pending

Next deadline

25 Jul 2026 — baseline readiness check

Status

Launched / active

Theme

Nano entrepreneurship / Livelihoods

Geography

Urban and rural India

Target group

Nano entrepreneurs

Core model

Pay-for-results contracts and outcomes guarantee mechanism

Why this matters to BATNano entrepreneurs are the missing middle of livelihoods finance — too small for SME credit, too entrepreneurial for wage skilling. NEST is India's first outcomes-based facility for this segment, proving a contractable income+resilience outcome.

Report readiness

Donor report68%

Evidence complete45%

Metrics verified52%

Missing partner updates2

AI recommendation: Block outcome reporting until baseline is verified; communicate slippage proactively to 360 ONE.

Linked funds

NEST Outcomes Facility

360 ONE Foundation; BT Group

Baseline evidence pending

$3.15m21% utilised

Next best actions

Collect baseline income/resilience data from Pratham and CInI.

Confirm LEAD at Krea endline timeline.

Prepare facility committee memo on guarantee posture.