Impact Engine — Seed VC Firm ($100K–$500K Checks)
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.
- Check size
- $100K–$500K
- Portfolio
- 5 companies on record
- Partners
- 8 listed
- AUM
- $240M
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- Healthcare, Other, AI / ML
- HQ
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Last verified: 2026-08-04
Seed
$100K – $500K
$240M
5+ companies
8 partners
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.
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (5)
Other
InsightRX
Healthify
Afresh
31 million pounds food waste prevented by portfolio company
Workit Health
95% of patients reported increased quality of life after treatment
Candidly
$70 Million saved for student loan borrowers by portfolio company
- •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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