Category: Azolla Team

Matthew Nordan, Co-Founder and General Partner at Azolla Ventures, shares his take on #catalyticcapital.

Climate change exerts a significant human toll – its painful negative economic effects exacerbate already rising income and wealth inequality levels, and changes in the physical environment lead to population displacement within countries and across borders and contribute to deteriorating health outcomes.

Amy Duffuor, Co-Founder and General Partner at Azolla Ventures and Member of the NECEC Board of Directors, talks about her experiences in rising the ranks of the corporate world as a black woman both in the U.S. and abroad, along with the perspective she brings...

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), social impact, climate change, and sustainability have become central themes in the world of venture capital (VC). These terms encompass a broad spectrum of considerations that go beyond traditional financial metrics.

In the early 2000s, a wave of funding referred to as “Clean Tech 1.0” built a generation of climate tech startups, but many of the investments just didn’t pan out. While there was an exodus of VCs from the space after the sector crashed and...

It’s a rocky time in finance — and climate tech investment is no exception. That’s why Azolla Ventures Co-Founder and General Partner, Amy Duffuor, is urging both investors and founders to “have grace.”

Prime Coalition’s Azolla Ventures raises $239 million to catalyze climate capital.

Azolla Ventures hopes its new $239M climate fund will help founders take bigger risks.

Climate-tech startups may have a novel weapon in their arsenal for fundraising in a dry market: blended finance vehicles like Azolla Ventures.

Azolla Ventures, launched in 2021 by the nonprofit Prime Coalition as a follow-on to its 100% catalytic climate Prime Impact Fund, just clinched $239 million, combining $80 million in philanthropic capital with $159 million in impact-aligned investment capital.