Fair Capital Impact Fund

What Fair Capital Impact Fund does

Fair Capital Impact Fund is a Netherlands-domiciled impact investment fund structured as a Commanditaire Vennootschap (Limited Partnership) that provides growth capital to early- and growth-stage sustainable companies. The fund is managed by Fair Capital Partners Impact Investing B.V., an AFM-registered (id BKF714) exempt manager operating under the Dutch "light" regime, with legal ownership of fund assets held independently by Stichting Fair Capital Impact Fund, a foundation governed by an independent board chaired by Jan Sebel. The fund invests €250,000-€1,000,000 per transaction (with follow-on capacity in subsequent rounds) as minority equity or convertible loans, targeting companies that contribute to one of three thematic pillars: sustainable energy transition, circular economy, and protein/ food transition.

The fund's portfolio spans 18 disclosed companies across diverse sub-sectors including battery lifecycle extension (NOWOS), algae-based nutrition (FUL Foods), pyrolysis and biochar (Autarkize), heat-battery storage (Newton Energy Solutions), circular housing (CrowdBuilding), EV charging (Tap Electric), plant-based distribution (Plantitude), local 3D manufacturing (What The Future), second-hand furniture marketplaces (Reliving), natural cleaning and personal care (Seepje, ECO Group), organic ice cream (Nice), urban organic waste upcycling (De Clique), Dutch-grown tea (LocalTea), hybrid heat pumps (HeatTransformers), vegan ready meals (LAZY), and sustainable chocolate (The Chocolate Impact Group, formed by the 2024 merger of Chocolatemakers and Hands Off). Portfolio companies generate revenues across the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, the UK, and Poland, and several are stocked by major retailers including Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Colruyt, Sainsbury's, Etos, and DM.

The fund's business model is based on management fees charged by Fair Capital Partners Impact Investing B.V. on committed/deployed capital; the firm explicitly declines carried interest or bonuses, with all investment proceeds flowing to fund participants. Co-founders Jasper Snoek and Daan Laméris lead a six-person investment team, supplemented by a head of operations, an office manager, and external relations, supported by an investment committee and an independent foundation board. The fund maintains an open-ended (no-end-date) structure to enable patient capital deployment and optimal exit timing, and is B-Corp certified and SFDR-compliant. Distribution is primarily direct: rolling LP commitments from Dutch and Western European HNW individuals seeking impact-aligned returns, and a deal pipeline sourced through the founders' prior track record of 80+ historical investments and €180M of prior portfolio deployment.

Name

Fair Capital Impact Fund

Legal name

Fair Capital Impact Fund

Website

https://faircapitalimpactfund.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Fair Capital Impact Fund is a Dutch impact investment fund (LP) that provides €250K-€1M growth capital to early-stage sustainable companies in the Netherlands and Western Europe, focusing on sustainable energy, circular economy, and protein transition. The fund is managed by AFM-registered Fair Capital Partners Impact Investing B.V. and serves HNW individual investors seeking impact-aligned returns.

Ownership category

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Product category

Impact Investment Fund Management

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akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Private Markets (Impact PE/VC, Private Credit, Infrastructure) (FSAAALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

SDG / Thematic Sustainable Investment Funds (FSANAJAN), Environmental & Resource Efficiency Funds (Water, Waste, Recycling, Efficiency) (FSANAEAE)

Keywords

• Impact investing fund
• Growth capital
• Sustainable venture capital
• Minority equity stakes
• Circular economy finance

Headquarters

HQ city

Muiden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Fund Management Fees: The fund charges fees for managing investments. The management is conducted by Fair Capital Partners Impact Investing B.V. which is registered with AFM as an exempt manager. No bonuses are paid to the management team - all returns go directly to investors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fair Capital Impact Fund is a Netherlands-based impact investment fund that provides growth capital (€250,000 to €1 million initial tickets) to young sustainable companies active in sustainable energy, circular economy, and protein transition. The fund operates as a bridge between wealthy individuals seeking to deploy capital for positive impact and sustainable entrepreneurs requiring patient growth capital, taking minority stakes and offering convertible loans with participation in subsequent funding rounds.

Product overview

Fair Capital Impact Fund is an impact investment fund structured as a Commanditaire Vennootschap (Limited Partnership) that provides growth capital to young sustainable companies. The fund focuses on three transition pillars: sustainable energy, circular economy, and protein transition. The fund's portfolio includes 18 portfolio companies spanning various sustainability sectors including renewable energy storage (Newton Energy Solutions), battery lifecycle extension (NOWOS), circular construction (CrowdBuilding), sustainable food production (FUL Foods, Nice, LAZY), circular waste solutions (De Clique, Reliving), natural cleaning products (Seepje, ECO Group), sustainable beverages (LocalTea), pyrolysis and biochar (Autarkize), EV charging (Tap Electric), local manufacturing (What The Future), sustainable chocolate (The Chocolate Impact Group), plant-based distribution (Plantitude), and heat pump installation (HeatTransformers). The fund is managed by Fair Capital Partners Impact Investing B.V. and registered with the AFM under the 'light' regime.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fair Capital Impact Fund

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of fund assets invested in sustainable investments
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Stichting Fair Capital Impact FundcoreOthersIndependent foundation that holds legal ownership of investments and assets on behalf of participants. Board consists of Arianne Bonthuis, Jan Sebel (chairman), and Ewoud Goudswaard. Operates independently of the manager and acts in interest of fund participants.
• Fair Capital Partners VermogensbeheercoreOthersPart of Fair Capital Partners group. Helps clients deploy wealth entirely sustainably, both in publicly listed securities and bonds meeting ASN Bank criteria.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Shift Invest: Dutch impact VC fund providing early-stage growth capital to sustainable entrepreneurs — directly comparable in stage, ticket size, and Dutch sustainability focus.
• Triodos Investment Management: Dutch-based impact investment manager with a long track record of sustainable and impact investing across renewable energy, sustainable food, and circular economy — directly comparable to Fair Capital in geography, mission, and fund structure.
• DOEN Participaties: Dutch impact investor (part of Stichting DOEN) backing sustainable and social entrepreneurs in the Netherlands with similar patient-capital philosophy and ticket sizes; directly comparable mission and target entrepreneur base.
• Pymwymic: Dutch impact VC investing in early-stage sustainable food and agricultural systems; comparable in focus on Dutch entrepreneurs, sustainability themes, and impact-first mandate, though with a tighter theme focus than Fair Capital's three-pillar approach.
• Ananda Impact Ventures: European impact VC fund backing early-stage companies addressing social and environmental challenges; comparable as a thematic impact fund serving similar sustainable entrepreneur segments across Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Big Society Capital: UK impact investor of scale funding impact-focused fund managers and social enterprises; broader incumbent in the European impact investing ecosystem, comparable in mission but at materially larger scale.
• Bridges Fund Management: UK-based sustainable and impact investment manager across private equity, venture, and debt; broader incumbent operating similar impact-first thesis across Western Europe with deeper AUM.
• ASN Bank / ASN Beleggers: Large Dutch sustainable bank and investment manager with sustainable investment funds (ASN Beleggingsfondsen) — broader incumbent operating across public and private sustainable investments in the same Dutch ecosystem.

Regional players

• Cycle Capital: Canadian impact VC focused on climate-tech and circular economy ventures; comparable thematic alignment on sustainability but operating in a different geography (North America vs. Fair Capital's Dutch/Western European focus).
• Katapult VC: European-Norwegian impact fund focused on exponential technologies addressing UN SDGs; comparable as a thematic impact VC but focused on tech-enabled ventures rather than Fair Capital's broader sustainability scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fair-capital-impact-fund

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments3 records

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