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Field notes from the transition.

Long-form essays, opinion pieces and white papers from the Beyond Impact team — on capital, climate, biodiversity, biomanufacturing and the future of food.

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Resilient Food Systems for Northern Europe: From Agricultural Dependence to Bio-Based Sovereignty

Our latest white paper, Resilient Food Systems for Northern Europe: From Agricultural Dependence to Bio-Based Sovereignty, explores why the transformation of food production should now be viewed not simply as a sustainability challenge, but as a question of resilience, sovereignty and long-term economic security.

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Biotechnology

Why Biotechnology Is the Only Long-Term Plan Humanity Has Left

Theresa Rothenbücher on replacing fossil-based supply chains with biotechnology, the policy momentum behind the bioeconomy, and our responsibility to build a lasting alternative.

Theresa Rothenbücher · October 14, 2026

Alternative Proteins

Advanced Nutrition & Food-Tech Comeback?

Encouraging patterns emerging — after 30 brutal months, sovereign strategies from Japan, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, the EU and China are pulling advanced nutrition, human food and pet food back to the centre of the bioeconomy transition.

Sagar Tandon · July 20, 2026

Blue Economy

Help the Oceans Breathe Again

There is no green transition without a proper blue transition — a personal reckoning with water, and why Beyond Impact is investing in disruptive deep tech that restores rather than extracts from our oceans.

Sagar Tandon · July 20, 2026

Blue Economy

Dialogues With Sagar & Shunji — Part 1

Restoring the Ocean While Growing Industry — the origins of Blue Frontier Fund (BFF) and the philosophy behind a new partnership between Beyond Impact and UMITO Partners.

Sagar Tandon × Shunji Murakami · May 28, 2026

Blue Economy

Dialogues With Sagar & Shunji — Part 2

The New Blue Economy — investment themes, exit strategy, the Japanese opportunity, and the vision behind a regenerative model for the ocean.

Sagar Tandon × Shunji Murakami · May 28, 2026

Geopolitics & Food

The Great China Food Wall

The long game of re-engineering the global food chain — how China is applying its EV playbook to advanced nutrition, human food, pet food and the bioeconomy.

Sagar Tandon · May 15, 2026

Strategy

The Great Reckoning

Doubling down on a kinder, cleaner, healthier world — why committed fund managers will outlast the hype cycle.

Sagar Tandon · April 1, 2026

Food Systems

The Food System Is Broken. Let's Rebuild It.

A decisive moment in food production — how biotechnology, precision fermentation, cellular agriculture, molecular farming and AI can rebuild a humane, decarbonising and regenerative food system. Originally published in GreenMoney Journal.

Claire Smith · October 29, 2025

Regional

The Nordic Edge

Why the New Nordics (Nordics + Baltics) are an undercapitalised innovation powerhouse — and our edge as a global investor.

Sagar Tandon · October 2, 2025

Materials

Biomaterials: An Untapped Climate Opportunity

From plastics to textiles to building materials — why next-gen biomaterials are the climate story no one is telling.

Beyond Impact VC · July 8, 2025

Biodiversity

Animal-Free for Biodiversity

Beyond Impact for decarbonisation, biodiversity, climate impact, blue ocean and health & wellness.

Sagar Tandon · March 21, 2025

White Paper

Ingredients for a Sustainable Future

Redefining the food system through science, innovation, and investment — the Beyond Impact white paper.

Claire Smith · 2025

Technology

Role of AI in Advanced Nutrition, Human Food & Pet Food

AI is an enabler, not a thesis. How it is accelerating recombinant proteins, cultivated meat, and bioprocess design.

Beyond Impact VC · May 2, 2024

Climate

The Untapped Climate Opportunity

Why advanced nutrition, human food and pet food represent the single largest under-funded climate financing opportunity in the global economy.

Beyond Impact VC · April 5, 2024

Climate

Beyond Energy: Why We Need a Consumption Transition to Decarbonise

Sequestering carbon, sparing animals — the dual climate opportunity of animal-free biotech.

Sagar Tandon · 2024

Alternative Proteins

Fundraising Winter is a Blip

Claire Smith, CEO of Beyond Impact VC, on surviving market cycles, why the current fundraising winter will pass, and what it takes to join her portfolio — featured in Protein Production Technology International.

Claire Smith · Q2 2024