Materials Science

Circular apparel built from recycled natural fibers.

Timeless clothing designed for simplicity, sustainability, and longevity.

Denim built on sustainability, circularity, and craftsmanship.

Building a clean, domestic rare earth supply chain to secure America’s critical minerals future.

Building a circular supply chain for batteries and powering America’s energy future.

Retrofittable onboard carbon capture systems helping the shipping industry reduce emissions today.

Beyond Impact is an impact investment firm focused on accelerating the transition to a more sustainable, animal-free economy. Founded in 2017, the firm backs companies developing alternatives to animal-based products across food, materials, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods. The firm’s mission centers on building a “kinder, cleaner, healthier world” by investing in scalable businesses that reduce environmental damage, eliminate animal suffering, and improve human health. Its portfolio targets high-growth sectors such as plant-based foods, alternative proteins, and next-generation biomaterials.

Pay it Forward Ventures (PIF) builds better lives for billions by investing in source-solving rather than symptom-solving. They fund and found ventures that create new paradigms across financial technology, health, energy, and digital infrastructure — and donate 20% of GP profits to philanthropy because they believe in paying it forward.