# Impact Engine: portfolio, investments and team

> Impact Engine is a vc firm based in United States. 11 investments on record, latest Sept 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Impact Engine

Last cheque observed Sep 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet New fund $50M, Mar 2023 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Sustainable Development Goals Sdg Impact

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 11 on record

Since the last cheque **2600** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.0M** Cheque size, as they say **$50K – $500K** Rounds led **0 of 11** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Impact Engine highlights

- 01 11 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 89% of its rounds

## What they do

> Impact Engine is a registered investment advisor building and managing venture capital and private equity portfolios that drive positive impact in economic opportunity, environmental sustainability, and health equity. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $50K – $500K as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Sustainable Development Goals Sdg Impact
- **Based in:** Chicago, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **11 appearances**

- **2019** 5 rounds
- **Sept** **[KickUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/kickup)** US · Edsurge **$1.8M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Climb Credit](https://millionrounds.com/company/climb-credit)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$9.8M** With 9 others
- **Jun** **[ReUp Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/reup-education)** US · Edsurge **$6.0M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[MyVillage](https://millionrounds.com/company/myvillage)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$6.0M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[Measurabl](https://millionrounds.com/company/measurabl)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$18M** With 7 others
- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Apr** **[Measurabl](https://millionrounds.com/company/measurabl)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$7.0M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Edovo](https://millionrounds.com/company/edovo)** Series A · US · Americaninno **$9.8M** With 7 others
- **2017** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[First Access](https://millionrounds.com/company/first-access)** Series A · US · Finextra **$7.0M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Regroup Therapy](https://millionrounds.com/company/regroup-therapy)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Full Harvest](https://millionrounds.com/company/full-harvest)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$2.0M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[ConsejoSano](https://millionrounds.com/company/consejosano)** Series A · US · Mobihealthnews **$4.9M** With 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **13 named**

CJ **Cara Jean Wood** Chief Compliance Officer of Issuer's Investment Manager i Filing they signed

CT **Chuck Templeton** MEMBER OF BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE ISSUER'S MANAGER, IMPACT CONDUCTORS IV, LLC i Filing they signed

DR **Dan Ratner** MEMBER OF BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE ISSUER'S MANAGER, IMPACT CONDUCTORS IV, LLC i Filing they signed

DB **Dennis Barsema** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

GL **Greg Lernihan** MEMBER OF BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE ISSUER'S MANAGER, IMPACT CONDUCTORS IV, LLC i Filing they signed

JJ **Jamie Jones** MEMBER OF BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE ISSUER'S MANAGER, IMPACT CONDUCTORS IV, LLC i Filing they signed

JD **Jessica Droste Yagan** MEMBER OF BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE ISSUER'S MANAGER, IMPACT CONDUCTORS IV, LLC i Filing they signed

KM **Kimberly M. Vender** Manager of the General Partner. i Filing they signed

LD **Linda Darragh** MEMBER OF BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE ISSUER'S MANAGER, IMPACT CONDUCTORS IV, LLC i Filing they signed

PP **Priya Parrish** Officer of Issuer's GP; Chief Investment Officer of Issuer's Investment Manager i Filing they signed

RL **Roger Liew** Chief Technology Officer of Issuer's Investment Manager i Filing they signed

SM **Steve Miller** MEMBER OF BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE ISSUER'S MANAGER, IMPACT CONDUCTORS IV, LLC i Filing they signed

TS **Tasha Seitz** MEMBER OF BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE ISSUER'S MANAGER, IMPACT CONDUCTORS IV, LLC i Filing they signed

We also hold **22** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$247M** assets it manages Oct 2026

**Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC

- **Legal name:** Impact Engine Management, PBC
- **SEC number:** CRD 304022

Funds on its Form ADV

**7** private funds, **$100M** in gross assets · filed Jul 2024

Venture **5** Private equity **2**

- Impact Engine Private Equity, L.P. *Private equity* 64 investors $32M
- Impact Engine Ventures II, L.P. *Venture* 83 investors $26M
- Impact Engine Private Equity Fund II, L.P. *Private equity* 97 investors $22M
- Impact Engine IV, LLC *Venture* 87 investors $16M
- Impact Engine II, LLC *Venture* 22 investors $2.6M
- Impact Engine III, LLC *Venture* 19 investors $2.1M
- Impact Engine Ventures III, L.P. *Venture* -

Funds they back

## 1 fund commitment on record

- **Managers:** 1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it. Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

- [Ecosystem Integrity Fund 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ecosystem-integrity-fund)

Most recent commitments

- [Ecosystem Integrity Fund EIF V](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ecosystem-integrity-fund)

New fund on file

**$50M**

raised in Mar 2023

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$6.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 11 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $50K – $500K
- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *6*
- Seed said *2*
- Series B said *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2017 2019

Often in the room with

- [Acumen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acumen) 3
- [1/0 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/better) 2
- [Sustainable Resource Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sustainvc) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Impact Engine. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Acumen** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acumen)[**1/0 Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/better)[**Sustainable Resource Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sustainvc)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Impact Engine put money into.

[**KickUp** $1.8M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/kickup)[**Climb Credit** $9.8M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/climb-credit)[**ReUp Education** $6.0M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/reup-education)[**Measurabl** $18M · Jan 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/measurabl)[**Edovo** $9.8M · Apr 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/edovo)[**First Access** $7.0M · Nov 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/first-access)

## Quick answers about Impact Engine

### What does Impact Engine invest in?

Impact Engine invests most often at Series A and Seed (89% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Sustainable Development Goals, Sdg and Impact.

### How active is Impact Engine?

11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2019.

### What has Impact Engine invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: KickUp (Undisclosed round, Sept 2019), Climb Credit (Series A, Jun 2019) and ReUp Education (Undisclosed round, Jun 2019).

### How big are Impact Engine's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.0M. It says it writes cheques of $50K to $500K.

### Does Impact Engine lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Impact Engine invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Impact Engine investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2019.

### Who does Impact Engine invest alongside?

Most often Acumen (3 rounds together), 1/0 Capital (2 rounds together) and Sustainable Resource Ventures (2 rounds together).

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