Explorer by nature, pioneer by choice

ALESSA BERG

Swiss-born impact entrepreneur

Alessa’s first entrepreneurial activities started when she was 11 years old. From there onwards, it’s been a ride!

Alessa was born in Switzerland and is fluent in 6 languages. During high school, she started focusing on neuroscience while working as a windsurf and snowboard instructor on the side. She graduated from Oxford University in 2012.

Alessa is also an investor and advisor to impact- and sustainability-focused funds and companies. When it comes to startups, her angel activities range from synthetic biology (Synthace) to alternative protein (Wild Earth).

Impact and technology

Alessa founded Top Tier Impact (TTI) to accelerate the mainstream adoption of impact and sustainability. TTI has become the global ecosystem of leaders focused on the critical issues of our time, present across more than 45 countries. For Alessa and TTI, “impact” represents a positive paradigm shift towards a sustainable, equal and joyous society.

Alessa also co-founded ESG360, a climate and ESG risk management SaaS platform that enables its enterprise clients to quantify the financial impact of climate and ESG factors, then take strategic decisions on that basis.

Alessa’s expertise sits at the intersection of positive impact and emerging technologies. A key moment was coming across blockchain technology by reading Satoshi’s paper in 2012 at Oxford. Alessa sees technologies like web3 as enablers of transparent systems with a collective alignment of incentives among the planet, communities and individuals.

If you’re new to the field of impact and sustainability investing, you can read the primer authored by Alessa here. It starts by clarifying the difference between socially responsible investing (SRI) and impact investing, then covers some specific sectors such as cleantech and alternative protein.