Impact Engine

Institutional venture firmSEC-registered adviserClassification probable· Chicago, Illinoistheimpactengine.com

Impact Engine is a venture capital and private equity firm investing in companies driving positive impact in economic empowerment, education, environmental sustainability, and health.

In the firm's own words, from its website.

Reported fund assets
$154M
sum of its funds' Form ADV filings, last 30 months
Investment team
2
Latest vintage
2023
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As of · the latest observation of this organization; filed figures are as of its latest Form ADV

6 additional team members, 5 additional investments, funds and LPs, 9 events, 4 verified contacts (3 general firm email, 1 firm phone)

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

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Nothing material in the last 180 days.

People to know

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  • Priya Parrish
    Chief Investment Officer
    Why: Chief investment officer: owns the allocation decision
    No route on file yet
  • Linda Darragh
    Shareholder And Director
    Why: Named with investment responsibility
    No route on file yet

Relationship network

17 connected entities

From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.

Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.

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  • Person

Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.

Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.

How am I connected?

Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Impact Engine: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.

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Investing

0 companies on record, 0 new in 12 months
Investments on record
0 companies, 0 partner-attributed
No investment on record yet. Edges arrive from the firm’s portfolio page, financing announcements, and Form D board seats.
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
no observed deals yet
Stated (the firm’s website)
Sectors
climate
Stages
not stated or not yet read
Geography
chicago, midwest
Check size
not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Self-described
venture capital
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors: no observed deals yet
lead rate no observed dealsfollow-on rate no observed dealsnew companies, 12 months 0

Team

9 current, 3 departed
Decision makers
who to call first, and why; then everyone else by function
  • Priya Parrish · Chief Investment Officer
    Why this person: Chief investment officer: owns the allocation decision; Named with investment responsibility
  • Linda Darragh · Shareholder And Director
    Why this person: Named with investment responsibility
Who else at this firm · 1 person, grouped by function
Finance, operations and compliance (1)
  • Cara Jean Wood · Chief Compliance Officer, Vp Of Finance And Operations
    Why this person: Chief Compliance Officer, Vp Of Finance And Operations at the firm

Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.

Investment team
9 current, 3 departed
3 departed (kept with end dates)
  • Valerie Hedge · Director Of Operations · Feb 1, 2019 to Jan 7, 2022 Inference
  • Elizabeth Coston · Principal · Dec 1, 2017 to Jan 7, 2022 Inference
  • Catherine Lee Lien · Vice President, Private Equity · Apr 1, 2019 to Mar 1, 2021 Inference
Contacts
3 general firm email, 1 firm phone

3 general firm email, 1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.

Funds and LPs

7 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
7 reported, 1 no longer reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
Impact Engine Ventures III, LPFund2023 adv first reportedActive deployment$0
Jul 22, 2024
0unknownunknown
Impact Engine Private Equity Fund II, LPFund · ADV: Private Equity Fund2022 form d first saleActive deployment$91.7M
Aug 5, 2026
96$49.8M
of $150M
Mar 20, 2023
Impact Engine Private Equity, LPFund · ADV: Private Equity Fund2019 form d first saleMature$28.7M
Aug 5, 2026
63$31.5MOct 28, 2020
Limited partners
0 LPs, 0 disclosed commitments
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Known LPs and allocators
3 relationships across the firm's funds, from public pensions and the allocator graph
AllocatorTypeFundAmountDateSource
Pritzker Traubert FoundationFOUNDATIONImpact Engine Ventures II, LP$0
fair value on the foundation's return
reported as of Dec 31, 2024Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns
Libra FoundationFOUNDATIONImpact Engine Ventures II, LP$915,839
fair value on the foundation's return
reported as of Dec 31, 2024Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns
Caerus Foundation IncFOUNDATIONImpact Engine Ventures II, LP$228,960
fair value on the foundation's return
reported as of Dec 31, 2024Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns

Relationships across DFX

0 co-investors · on 4 other DFX graphs
Co-investors
0 counted from shared deals, for the whole firm
No co-investor relationship yet: these are derived only from rounds and portfolio listings the graph has seen both investors on.
Across DFX and the capital chainon 4 other DFX graphs · 3 capital paths Show
Across DFX
Across the graphs

Impact Engine is the same institution as 4 records in Allocators, Independent Sponsors, Private Equity and RIA and Wealth.

Allocators1Independent Sponsors1Private Equity1RIA and Wealth1

DFX found 4 relationships across 4 datasets

Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.

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Capital chain

Impact Engine sits on 3 traced paths of capital across the graphs.

Allocator commitments to a manager

DFX traced 3 paths of capital through this record

Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.

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Evidence and history

14 dated events, 77 observations from 4 sources
Timeline
14 dated events
  1. Mar 30, 2023
    Impact Engine Ventures III, LP first reported on Form ADV by Impact Engine (Venture Capital Fund)
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactImpact Engine Ventures III, LPForm ADV
  2. Mar 30, 2023
    Impact Engine, LLC no longer reported on Form ADV by Impact Engine
    Fund no longer reportedFundsInferenceImpact Engine, LLCForm ADV
  3. Mar 30, 2022
    Impact Engine Private Equity Fund II, LP first reported on Form ADV by Impact Engine (Private Equity Fund), GAV $34,500,000
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactImpact Engine Private Equity Fund II, LPForm ADV
  4. Jan 7, 2022
    Valerie Hedge (Director Of Operations) no longer on Schedule A of Impact Engine
    Person leftPeopleInferenceValerie HedgeForm ADV
  5. Jan 7, 2022
    Elizabeth Coston (Principal) no longer on Schedule A of Impact Engine
    Person leftPeopleInferenceElizabeth CostonForm ADV
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Aug 5, 2026 · 6 private fundsShow
Headquarters
Chicago, ILadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Website
theimpactengine.com
SEC adviser type
Registered investment adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC exemption claimed
unknown
Latest Form ADV
Aug 5, 2026
Private funds reported
6 (4 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets, adviser total
$154Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Regulatory AUM
$247Mthe adviser's RAUM, a regulatory measure, never a fund size
Employees
9
Owners on Schedule A
Tasha Elizabeth Seitz Declaration of Trust Uad 12/16/2004 (Shareholder), owns 10% to 25%; Chuck Templeton Living Trust Dated 8/10/2009 (Shareholder), owns 10% to 25%; SAM D. Yagan, Trustee of the the Jessica Droste Yagan 2012 Gift Trust U/a/d 12/14/12 (Shareholder), owns 10% to 25%
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried3 on recordShow
  1. Sep 23, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (probable, 80%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $154M across 7 vehicles
  2. Sep 15, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (probable, 80%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $100M across 7 vehicles
  3. Sep 12, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (probable, 80%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $75M across 6 vehicles
Evidence
77 observations from 4 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
Why admittedVC funds reportedAug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeRegistered investment adviserAug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeRegistered investment adviserAug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeRegistered investment adviserJul 22, 2024FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2019-05-22Aug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2019-05-22Jul 22, 2024FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29Sep 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25Sep 26, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23Sep 24, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1Sep 12, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-08-05Aug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-08-05Aug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2024-07-22Jul 22, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC statusApprovedAug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC status effective2023-08-16Aug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Aug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Jul 22, 2024FactForm ADV
Business phoneAug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
Business phoneJul 22, 2024FactForm ADV
Contact page urlOct 1, 2026Factno URL
Contact page urlSep 16, 2026Factno URL
DescriptionOct 1, 2026Factno URL
DescriptionSep 16, 2026Factno URL
DescriptionSep 13, 2026Factno URL
Employees9Aug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
Employees11Jul 22, 2024FactForm ADV
HeadquartersChicago, ILAug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
HeadquartersChicago, ILJul 22, 2024FactForm ADV
Office addressAug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
Office addressJul 22, 2024FactForm ADV
Self-described typeVenture capitalOct 1, 2026Factno URL
Self-described typeVenture capitalSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Self-described typeVenture capitalSep 13, 2026Factno URL
Legal formOther (specify)Aug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
PE funds reported2Aug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported6Aug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported6Aug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported7Jul 22, 2024FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$154MAug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$154MAug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$100MJul 22, 2024FactForm ADV
Regulatory AUM (adviser, not fund size)$247MAug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
Regulatory AUM (adviser, not fund size)$169MJul 22, 2024FactForm ADV
Schedule a diffsadiff-1Aug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
Stated geographyChicago, midwest
“geography words on the home page”
Oct 1, 2026Factno URL
Stated geographyChicago, midwest
“geography words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated geographyChicago, midwest
“geography words on the home page”
Sep 13, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsclimate
“sector words on the home page”
Oct 1, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsclimate
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsclimate
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 13, 2026Factno URL
Team pageOct 1, 2026Factno URL
Team pageSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Team pageSep 13, 2026Factno URL
Venture funds reported4Aug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported4Aug 5, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported5Jul 22, 2024FactForm ADV
WebsiteJul 22, 2024FactForm ADV
Site titleOct 1, 2026Factno URL
Site titleSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Site titleSep 13, 2026Factno URL
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersInstitutional venture firm, probableShow
Importance
24
moderate
Active deployment
25
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Freshness
100
high
Institutional venture firm · probableSEC registered investment adviser

Venture manager, reported GAV $154M across 7 vehicles

The inputs behind each score
importance
gav: 0.36 · funds: 0.67 · people: 0.12 · investments: 0 · co investors: 0
active deployment
investments 12m: 0 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: not scored
emerging manager
fund count: 8 · reported gav: $154M · first adv filing: 2019-05-22 · years since first filing: 7.4

Fits, record history and connections

scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge

Record history

1 dated event on the change ledger, latest event first
  • Adviser's first ADV filing
    2019-05-22source on record

The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.

Not yet on record: new companies, 12 mo.