Laurens van Dort

CEO @ Impact Forecast || Measure and improve climate impact || Select and support high-impact ventures

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

About

I help climate ventures understand and improve their environmental impact, providing insights that drive better decisions. At Impact Forecast, we combine consultancy expertise with a scalable platform infrastructure to deliver data-driven impact assessments in a fast, effective, and accessible way. Whether you're a startup preparing for investment, a fund supporting high-impact portfolios, or an accelerator aiming to boost your cohort’s outcomes, we offer a structured, actionable framework that translates ambition into measurable results. With a background in Strategic Product Design, I’m passionate about making complex topics clear and engaging. Through thoughtful design, transparent communication, and a practical business model, I work to make impact thinking mainstream, not just meaningful, but usable. Let’s connect!

Experience

  • Director at Climate Impact Forecast
    Jun 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 2 mos

    In a world of scarce resources, the criteria by which we evaluate businesses need to be held to a higher standard. We can no longer afford to judge a company, product or service's viability by financial prognosis alone. We already live in a future where one of the first questions we need to ask new business ventures is: how will this impact our climate? Impact Forecast is at the forefront of that change, offering tools and on-demand expertise which facilitate access to climate data from the earliest stages of development. This allows businesses to assess their climate impact with scalable and tailor made solutions. Through validated impact forecasts, we give investors and funders confidence in their ability to mitigate climate change by entrusting the most promising innovations with their resources.

  • Co-Founder at Mommy Paint
    Feb 2018 - Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    The company Mommy Paint is created to offer young parents a child friendly alternative in the paint market. The paint is developed without solvents and is available in 20 child friendly colors that are named after animals.

  • Founder at Fairf
    Feb 2016 - Jun 2020 · 4 yrs 5 mos

    Fairf is a paint brand that makes bio-based paint available to the mass market. The brand has a strong focus on online and is socially responsible, supporting education projects in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. The company wants to create impact by moving the paint industry towards a more sustainable, experience oriented market.

  • Member of 'The 100 young sustainable pioneers of The Netherlands' 2018 & 2019 at DJ100
    Jun 2018 - Jun 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

    The DJ100 represents a group of entrepreneurs, young professionals and students that work towards sustainable impact. Every year this list is presented with the most sustainable pioneers that set an example for their generation.

  • Mentor at Startupbootcamp
    Jun 2016 - Aug 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Mentor at Startupbootcamp Amsterdam edition. Check out www.startupbootcamp.org for more information.