Impact Engine

Company

Investment-firm

Last deal

Amount

Undisclosed

Stage

15.08.2020

Date

2

all rounds

$3.2M

Total amount

Financing round

General

About Company
Chicago-based microventure capital firm investing in early-stage companies addressing societal challenges.

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

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founded date

01.01.2011

Number of employees

Last funding type

Undisclosed

IPO status

Private

Description

Founded in 2011 by Jamie Jones and Linda Darragh, Impact Engine focuses on investing financial and human capital in startups in industries such as information technology, education, and food tech. They have made 58 investments, including companies like FutureFuel.io, Regroup Therapy, and Climb Credit. The fund typically invests between $0.025 million to $0.25 million and has had one exit with Regroup Therapy.
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1
01.07.2007
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People

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Linda Darragh
Linda Darragh

Linda Darragh

Linda Darragh recently joined the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University as the executive director of the Levy Institute for Entrepreneurial Practice and the Heizer Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital. In this role, she is Kellogg’s senior administrator overseeing and integrating the school’s curricular, co-curricular, and alumni outreach activities in entrepreneurship, social enterprise, venture capital and private equity. Linda is a cornerstone of the Chicago entrepreneurship community and recognized globally as a leader in entrepreneurship education. Prior to Kellogg, she served as the director of Entrepreneurship Programs at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where she was instrumental in furthering entrepreneurship. Linda received her Master’s degree from the University of Toronto and her Bachelor’s degree from Queen’s University.

current job

Finance Department - Kellogg School of Management
Finance Department - Kellogg School of Management

Linda Darragh

Jamie Jones
Jamie Jones

Jamie Jones

Jamie Jones is the Co-Founder of Impact Engine.

current job

Impact Engine
Impact Engine

Jamie Jones

Employee Profiles
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Rahul Bhide

Rahul Bhide

Senior Associate - Economic Opportunity

Sophia Valner Friedman

Sophia Valner Friedman

Senior Associate - Health Equity

Ander Iruretagoyena

Ander Iruretagoyena

Senior Associate

Kevin Willer

Kevin Willer

Investor

Chris Wu

Chris Wu

Associate

Priya Parrish

Priya Parrish

CIO and Managing Partner, Private Equity

Roger Liew

Roger Liew

Partner

Dan Ratner

Dan Ratner

Director

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