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The Impact Engine

The Impact Engine

Chicago, Illinoistheimpactengine.com

Overview

Impact Engine is a venture capital and private equity firm investing in companies driving positive impact in economic empowerment, education, environmental sustainability, and health equity. The firm invests in business models that align financial and social or environmental impact returns such that there is minimal or no tradeoff between the two. Ideally, they mutually reinforce each other: the impact drives value creation in the business and the business growth brings the impact to scale.

Year Founded

2011

Portfolio Companies

43

Investments

The Impact Engine investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Pear SuiteOct 2025Series ACo-investor
RetirableJul 2025Series ACo-investor
CircuitFeb 2025Series BCo-investor
The Helper BeesJan 2025Series CCo-investor
Twentyeight HealthJan 2025Series ACo-investor

Key People

Jamie N Jones

Co-founder

Jessica Droste Yagan

Partner & CEO

Roger Liew

Partner

Tasha Seitz

Partner

Priya Parrish

Partner And Chief Investment Officer

Dennis B.

Investor, Board Member

Ameena Majid

Investor, Impact Engine Ventures

Greg Lernihan

Investor

Robert Adducci

Volunteer Mentor And Fund Investor

Maggie Stohler

Senior Associate, Investor Relations

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
Year Founded2011

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