Who We Are

Impact Engine manages private market portfolios that seek impact and financial returns for clients seeking an experienced, institutional-quality Impact LP partner.


Our mission is to bring more capital to a market where financial returns drive positive social and environmental impacts. Impact Engine has been a global leader and pioneer in the impact investing ecosystem since 2012.

FIRM HISTORY

We were founded to build the impact investing market and have evolved over the years to do so as that market has grown and evolved.

 

2012

Impact Engine launched in 2012 as one of the first accelerator funds ($525K) for entrepreneurs starting businesses with the potential to drive both attractive financial returns and positive social impact. Impact Engine raised two subsequent pre-seed accelerator funds in 2013 ($575K) and 2014 ($625K).

 
 

2015

In order to better address the needs of investors interested in supporting pre-seed impact companies with professional management and oversight, Impact Engine launched one of the first impact venture funds in 2015 ($10M). IE followed with a second venture fund in 2018 ($25M), both funds invested entirely in Seed and Series A stage impact companies.

 
 

2018

Impact Engine incorporated as a public benefit corporation, formalizing its mission within its governance structure.

 
 

2019

Recognizing the demand for increased impact capital at later stages of private equity, Impact Engine began building that ecosystem by raising one of the first impact PE funds ($31.5M). IE followed with a second PE fund in 2022 ($85M); both funds invested primarily in other growth equity and buyout impacts strategies.

 
 

2022

Impact Engine announced its inaugural strategic partnership - with Bernstein Private Wealth. IE acts as the sub-advisor for BPW’s bespoke impact private markets fund of funds, investing across venture, growth, and buyout funds. IE manages BPW’s first fund ($55M) and its second fund ($40M).

 
 

2025

Impact Engine surpassed $250M in assets under management.

 

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