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Meraki Impact
Meraki Impact is a firm that supports investors in achieving positive impact. It has made 7 investments to date. The firm invested in reNature as part of its...
Meraki Impact
Meraki Impact is a firm that supports investors in achieving positive impact. It has made 7 investments to date. The firm invested in reNature as part of its Seed program on January 07, 2021.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2017
AUM
Undisclosed
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.
Where does the underlying wealth for Meraki Impact come from?
The firm does not publicly disclose the source of its capital. Fernando Russo's nine-year history of operating his own company precedes the 2017 launch of Meraki, but no wealth-origin attribution has been confirmed by the firm or external publications.
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