Beyond Impact is an Article 9 (SFDR) impact venture capital platform founded in 2017 by Claire Smith, investing in scalable, sustainable biosolutions across alternative protein, food-tech, biomaterials, and bioeconomy sectors. The firm backs early-stage companies driving the transition away from animal-derived products across nutrition, ingredients, life sciences, and materials.
60% of their portfolio is in Food & Agriculture. Their most common stage is series-a (60% of deals).
Portfolio
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Fund Size
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Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
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Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
5 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Perfat Technologies | Pre-Seed | — | Sep 2025 |
 Yeastup | Series A | — | Jan 2024 |
| Perfat Technologies | Series A | $2.5M | — |
 Paleo | Series A | — | — |
 JAY & JOY | Unknown | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Newtree Impact3 shared
University of Helsinki2 shared
Plug and Play Tech Center1 shared
Planet A1 shared
SFPIM Relaunch1 shared
Siddhi Capital1 shared
Gimv1 shared
dsm-firmenich Ventures1 shared
Demeter1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026