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Impact Engine

VC
Chicago, Illinois, USAWebsite

Impact Engine is a Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois, USA investing in Healthcare, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $100K–$500K checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$100K – $500K

AUM

$240M

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in early-stage companies driving social or environmental impact, with a clear focus on health, education, and underserved communities.

How Impact Engine invests

Impact Engine is a vc firm based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Healthcare, Other, AI / ML.

Impact Engine typically writes checks of $100K–$500K per investment, backed by approximately $240M in assets under management.

Impact Engine has backed 5 companies in our records, including InsightRX, Healthify, Afresh.

Meet the Team

JY

Jessica Yagan

CEO

CW

Cara Wood

Vice President of Finance

SF

Sophia Friedman

Vice President, Health Equity

RL

Roger Liew

Partner

PP

Priya Parrish

Chief Investment Officer

TS

Tasha Seitz

Partner

AI

Ander Iruretagoyena

Vice President

MS

Maggie Stohler

Investor Relations Manager

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
Other
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

IN

InsightRX

HealthTech
HE

Healthify

HealthTech
AF

Afresh

Environmental Sustainability

31 million pounds food waste prevented by portfolio company

WO

Workit Health

Health Equity

95% of patients reported increased quality of life after treatment

CA

Candidly

Economic Opportunity

$70 Million saved for student loan borrowers by portfolio company

How to pitch Impact Engine
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Healthcare, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $500K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jessica Yagan, CEO.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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