The Impact Seat

The Impact Seat is a Boston-based venture capital and management consulting firm established in 2015. The company focuses on investing in specific sectors, including B2B, health care, education, artificial intelligence, and business solutions. By combining investment activities with management consulting, The Impact Seat aims to support businesses in these sectors, fostering growth and innovation.

Barbara Clarke

Co-Founder and Board Member

6 past transactions

Pocketnest

Seed Round in 2022
Pocketnest is a financial planning technology company that aims to enhance financial wellness, particularly for Generation X and millennials. It offers a comprehensive platform that provides step-by-step guidance across various personal finance themes, integrating insights from psychology and behavioral science. The platform is white-labeled for financial institutions such as banks, credit unions, investment advisors, insurance companies, and benefit providers. By leveraging consumer data, Pocketnest enables these enterprises to better understand their clients, identify cross-selling opportunities, and utilize the app to market their products effectively. Ultimately, Pocketnest seeks to empower users with actionable recommendations tailored to their unique financial situations, while also helping financial institutions increase their profitability.

TOP the organic project

Seed Round in 2021
TOP is a women-owned period care company that aims to empower women with better product choices, protecting their bodies and the environment. It offers offers organic tampons and pads that are accessible to everyone. Wherever there is toilet paper, there MUST be period products.

BabyQuip

Seed Round in 2021
BabyQuip, Inc. operates a comprehensive online platform for renting baby equipment, catering specifically to traveling families. Founded in May 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers a wide range of essential baby gear, including cribs, strollers, car seats, toys, and books, making travel easier for parents who prefer not to transport bulky items. The platform serves families at hotels and resorts, providing a managed marketplace that connects over 1,500 independent contractors, known as Quality Providers, who rent and clean baby gear. These providers, primarily composed of mothers, benefit from a supportive community and access to ongoing training and marketing assistance. BabyQuip has successfully served over 125,000 families across the United States, Canada, and beyond, enhancing the travel experience for families by offering clean, quality baby gear at affordable prices.

VisuWall

Seed Round in 2021
VisuWall Technologies Inc., founded in 2015 and based in New York, specializes in transforming vacant storefronts into AI-enabled billboards. The company operates a platform that utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance advertising by capturing data through displays in storefront windows. By leveraging a nationwide network of real estate inventory, VisuWall enables advertisers to engage directly with consumers while providing valuable analytics on traffic and engagement. This innovative approach not only revitalizes unoccupied retail spaces but also offers advertisers unique opportunities to reach potential customers effectively.

Founders First Capital Partners

Series A in 2021
Founders First Capital Partners, LLC is a venture capital firm established in 2015 and located in San Diego, California. The firm specializes in providing growth capital and revenue-based funding to service-oriented businesses, particularly those led by women, ethnic minorities, and military veterans. In addition to funding, Founders First Capital Partners offers business acceleration services, including proprietary accelerator programs, advisory services, and educational platforms. The firm aims to create an ecosystem that supports the development and success of small businesses, especially those situated in low- to moderate-income areas across the United States.

AllHere Education

Seed Round in 2020
AllHere, Inc. is a Boston-based company that focuses on reducing chronic absenteeism in K-12 schools through its intervention management platform. The platform offers various tools, including referral management to analyze chronic absence data at multiple levels, intervention tracking applications for monitoring attendance interventions such as home visits and mentoring, and automated analytics reports to assess the effectiveness of intervention programs. Additionally, AllHere employs artificial intelligence and supervised machine learning to enhance its chatbot software, facilitating real-time, one-on-one communication between schools and families. This approach aims to create engaging experiences that support student recruitment, retention, and success by providing timely assistance and information to families.
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