In this session we dived into an important question for impact investors, and generalist funds who are thinking more about impact: What should our role be in a world where resilience, security, defence and adaptation are increasingly becoming part of our pipeline, and sometimes, portfolios. 

Impact and value creation are no longer separate conversations. For early-stage companies, impact businesses can have unique advantages across attracting talent, building products customers love, unlocking capital, and leveraging regulatory tailwinds. In this Deep Dive, we explored how mission-led founders and VCs can use impact as a driver of performance: not as a trade-off.  We brought the ImpactVC community together with Iulia Tudor (Ascension) and Estia Ryan (Eka Venture

We were delighted to bring the ImpactVC community together at Google with Dr Patrik Bachtiger, NHS Doctor, NIHR Academic in Digital Health at Imperial’s Health Impact Lab, and Venture Partner at Meridian Health Ventures, who shared his insights into some of the key challenges and emerging opportunities in relation to the AI impact potential in healthcare.

How do we support impact-driven ventures as they scale and exit — without compromising impact or performance? During London Climate Action Week 2025, alongside Astanor and Rothschild & Co, we brought together a curated group of senior leaders from across the capital stack including impact VCs (from early stage and growth funds), PE investors, LPs, CVCs, and strategic corporates — to explore this question. This piece captures key insights from the group’s discussion .