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.
They made 2 investments in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is series-a (50% of deals).
Portfolio
4
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
6 investments
Top Co-Investors
Newtree Impact4 shared
University of Helsinki3 shared
Plug&Play1 shared
Planet A1 shared
SFPIM Relaunch1 shared
DSM Venturing1 shared
Siddhi Capital1 shared
Gimv1 shared
Plug and Play Tech Center1 shared
Demeter1 shared
Last updated: 19 September 2026