News, coverage & the Beyond story.
A curated archive of press releases, media coverage, awards and founder interviews across the Beyond group of companies — Beyond Impact (impact venture capital), Beyond Investing (climate indexes & the VEGN ETF) and Beyond Animal (investor platform for the animal-free economy). Founded 2017 in Montreux, Switzerland, with operations across Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific.
Beyond Impact VC
Article 9 SFDR impact venture capital platform backing plant-based, biodiversity-positive biosolutions, alternative protein and biomaterials. Founded 2017, Montreux.
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Plant-based investment platform; creator of the US, Europe, Global & International Vegan Climate Indexes and the US Vegan Climate ETF (NYSE/BATS: VEGN).
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Online networking and funding platform accelerating the animal-free economy.
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Campaigns for zero animal exploitation and funds safe havens for animals.
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Chronological list of press releases and company-issued announcements from across the Beyond group.
- Aug 12, 2019World's first plant-based & climate-conscious ETF (VEGN) opens for trading on NYSE — Sept 10, 2019Beyond Investing
- Sep 9, 2021VEGN ETF celebrates two years of outperforming the S&P 500 — ~$65M AUM, 67.91% total return since inceptionveganetf.com
- Nov 2021Vegan World Index Certificate launch — first targeted exposure to plant-based companies with accelerating salesBeyond Investing
- 2021–22Beyond Investing expands range of animal-friendly investment products — five new products launched
- 2023Beyond Impact releases inaugural Annual Impact & ESG Report — 8 portfolio companies as of Dec 31, 2022
- Sep 2023VEGN 4-year anniversary — up 26.20% YTD through Sept 7, 2023, 10.27% ahead of the S&P 500veganetf.com
- Jan 2024US Vegan Climate ETF outperforms S&P 500 with 2023 performance — VEGN up 38.08% vs S&P's 26.29%; ~3M animal lives spared
- Oct 1, 2025APAC Society for Cellular Agriculture (APAC-SCA) partners with Beyond Impact VC and Beyond Animal to strengthen investment in the future of food
- Apr 13, 2026Beyond Impact and UMITO Partners announce strategic partnership to accelerate the blue innovation ecosystem across Europe and Asia — 'Blue Frontier' fund targeting $75M
- 2026Beyond Impact selected for the ImpactAssets 50® (IA 50) 2026 as an Emerging Impact Manager — 15th anniversary edition
- Mar 2026VEGN 6-year anniversary — continued positive performance; new product launch teasedveganetf.com
- Mar 2026US VEGN ETF annualized return of 15.90% since inception — 2025 performance updateveganetf.com
Third-party reporting & interviews.
Profiles, market analysis and founder interviews across business, finance and trade press.
- May 2018New Stock Index Makes It Easier For Ethical Investors To Invest — launch of the US Vegan Climate IndexForbes
- Sep 17, 2019A plant-based ETF just launched, and its holdings may surprise you — VEGN begins trading on NYSECNBC
- Sep 2019US Vegan Climate ETF Off To A Promising Start, Trading Over $4m Worth of SharesMondovisione
- Sep 2019Vegan ETF Almost Like the Real ThingWall Street Journal
- Jan 2021The Story Behind the Market's Hottest Funds — thematic ETFs feature including VEGNWall Street Journal
- Sep 2021World's First Plant-Based ETF Outperforms S&P For Second Consecutive YearGreen Queen
- Sep 8, 2021VEGN ETF celebrates two years of outperformanceETF Express
- 2021Invest In High Growth Plant-based Companies With Beyond Investing's Vegan World IndexVegconomist
- 2021Interview with Claire Smith on Beyond Impact Vegan Diversity Rolling FundVegconomist
- 2022Impact fund participates in transfer to sustainable economyOpalesque
- 2022Claire Smith of Beyond Impact Fund II — Family Office Insights Q&AFamily Office Insights
- 20235-Minute Interview with Sagar Tandon, Beyond ImpactLinkedIn
- 2023How Beyond Impact Is Investing In Companies That Are Driving A Cleaner And Healthier WorldPulse2
- Feb 2024VEGN growth and expansion plans — VEGN at USD 83.7M AUM; 2023 results announcedETF Express
- 2025Vegan ETF Issuer Preps an International Flavor — VEGN pulled $13M in flows in 2025Yahoo Finance
- 2025VEGN: Animal-Friendly ETF With A Tech-Heavy Portfolio And High BetaSeeking Alpha
- Oct 2025APAC-SCA and Beyond Impact VC Launch Initiative to Support the Future of Food and Cellular AgricultureCultivated X
- Oct 2025Clearing the bottlenecks: What it will take to scale cellular agriculture in AsiaAsia Food Journal
- Oct 2025Demonstrating Scale-Up in Cultivated Food: A Biomanufacturing Conference — APAC-SCA PenangMalaysia SME
- 2026European and Japanese impact firms team up to launch $75m blue economy fund — Blue Frontier fundImpact Loop
- 2026UMITO Partners and Beyond Impact unite for blue economy investmentZenbird
- Jun 8, 2026Flanigan's Eco-Logic Podcast #274 — Claire Smith on cruelty-free & plant-based investingEcoMotion / YouTube
- 2026Episode 138: Vegan Investing with Claire SmithHope for the Animals Podcast
Independently recognised.
- 2026Selected for the ImpactAssets 50® (IA 50) 2026 — Emerging Impact Manager, 15th anniversary editionImpactAssets
- 2026CEO Claire Smith nominated for Women in Investment Awards 2026Investment Week
- 2024Best Impact-Focused Fund Management Firm — Beyond ImpactWealth & Finance — Ethical Finance Awards
- 2023Environmental Fund of the Year — Global (Beyond Impact)Environmental Finance Sustainable Investment Awards
- 2023Best Investment CompanyWealth & Finance — Ethical Finance Awards
- 2022Investment Leader of the Year — Claire Smith, CEO & FounderEnvironmental Finance Sustainable Investment Awards
- CertifiedBest ESG Fund — Climate FocusedESG AAA Rating — European Awards (Private Equity Wire)
- CertifiedBest ESG FundESG AAA Rating
- ClassifiedArticle 9 (SFDR) Impact Fund PlatformSFDR Classification
Strategic initiatives.
Blue Frontier Fund
$75M blue economy fund with UMITO Partners (Tokyo), targeting early-stage deep-tech across Europe & APAC.
APAC-SCA & Beyond Biotech Series
Cell Ag Investment Forum and webinar series with the APAC Society for Cellular Agriculture.
EIT Community — New European Bauhaus
Sagar Tandon, Partner at Beyond Impact VC, appointed to the Advisory Board (Jul 2026).
Sustainable Ocean Summit & Global Blue Finance Summit
Beyond Impact at Tomorrow.BlueEconomy, Barcelona.
Re:Invest in Nature
Claire Smith on jury panel during EU Green Week, Brussels (Jun 3, 2026).
Investing for Humanity
Short film — bit.ly/investingforhumanity.
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