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Meraki Impact
Meraki Impact's mission is to catalyze the regeneration of the planet and people through food. The firm gears its investments as catalytic capital to promote...
Meraki Impact
Meraki Impact's mission is to catalyze the regeneration of the planet and people through food. The firm gears its investments as catalytic capital to promote changes in food systems, focusing on shifting from conventional agriculture to regenerative agriculture. It invests in early-stage companies and innovation through fund managers with impact-oriented theses, and also makes direct investments at farm level to prove regenerative agriculture is profitable at scale.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2017
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Netherlands
City
Amsterdam
Corporate office
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Additional offices
São Paulo, Brazil
Principals
Fernando Russo
Founder
Vinícius Contieri
Investment Manager
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does Meraki Impact deploy capital?
Meraki runs two parallel strategies. It commits to early-stage impact-oriented venture funds targeting food-system innovation, and it makes direct investments at the farm level. The firm states that direct farmland exposure is essential to proving that regenerative agriculture can be profitable at scale.
Who runs investment decisions at Meraki Impact?
Vinícius Contieri has served as Investment Manager since 2022. He is a CFA charterholder with a background in capital markets and leads due diligence and monitoring across the portfolio. Fernando Russo, the founder, has been dedicated to impact investing since 2016.
Does Meraki Impact participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
Both. Meraki writes commitments to early-stage venture funds with impact-oriented theses, and it pursues direct investments at the farm level. The firm describes the fund-commitment side as the primary channel for backing innovation, while farm-level deals serve as proof-of-concept for regenerative economics.
What investment stages does Meraki Impact typically target?
Through its fund commitments, Meraki targets early-stage startups and innovation in the food system. On the direct side, it invests at the farmland level with no stated stage restriction — the farm investments are operational positions rather than early-stage venture bets.
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