Beyond Impact, part of the Beyond Investing vegan investment platform, has launched its second Beyond Impact vegan venture capital fund specializing in early stage investments in the future of food and materials. Its first fund, launched in March 2018, was the first wholly plant-based and alternative protein venture capital investment vehicle in Europe.
Funds from Beyond Impact are invested in private companies with products and services accelerating the transition away from using animals. A pioneer in alternative protein and materials investment, it has invested in a wide range of cutting-edge companies, from cultivated meat to alternative leather and animal-testing alternatives.“As well as promoting a healthy, sustainable food supply, fund investments will benefit wider society and the environment by reducing animal suffering in agriculture, decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, minimizing land and water use, reducing waste and therefore promoting biodiversity, lowering