Beyond Impact

Profile

Beyond Impact is an impact venture capital firm based in Luxembourg, founded in 2017 by Claire Smith, a seasoned financial manager with over 35 years of experience. The firm consists of a team with extensive backgrounds in venture capital, private equity, and impact investing, involving partners such as Tarja Zudemberg, Sagar Tandon, and Anthony Stam. Beyond Impact differs from others by specializing in biosolutions, focusing on scalable and sustainable alternatives, while using a structured triple-pillar impact framework that includes biodiversity, climate, and health & wellbeing outcomes.

The firm invests globally in the transition economy, targeting sectors such as alternative protein, ingredients, life sciences, and biomaterials. Their investment size typically ranges from $0-1 m to $1-5 m, emphasizing late-seed to Series A stages. The firm has around $191 million in assets under management across two venture capital funds and co-investments. Geographic focus spans across developed markets globally.

Notable investments include Geltor, a biotechnology company, EVERY, a cellular agriculture firm focused on animal-free protein, Mosa Meat, a pioneer in cultured meat, SuperMeat, a developer of cultured meat products, and BlueNalu, which focuses on seafood-derived products. These companies highlight Beyond Impact's dedication to enhancing humane innovations and decarbonization strategies.