# Amcref Community Capital

> Amcref Community Capital is a VC fund in New Orleans backing Environmental Consulting and Fuel. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New Orleans, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.amcref.com

Amcref Community Capital is a VC fund in New Orleans focused on Environmental Consulting and Fuel. AMCREF Community Capital, LLC is a mission-driven, specialty finance firm providing a range of financial products and services, including New Markets Tax Credit investment capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Environmental Consulting | 2 | 50% |
| Fuel | 1 | 25% |
| Biofuel | 1 | 25% |
| GreenTech | 1 | 25% |
| Recycling | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Glass Half Full | Glass Half aims to make glass recycling a transparent and accessible procedure that results in a product that can be used in our state. | $6.5M | Seed | Aug 01, 2024 |  |
| TemperPack | TemperPack is seeking to solve the world's packaging problems through sustainable design. The company specializes in custom solutions for clients to scale in the perishable food and life sciences industries. TemperPack is also the first insulated packaging company to develop a certified fully curbside recyclable insulated shipping solution.TemperPack was founded in 2015 for the purpose of bringing sustainable packaging technology to companies that ship large volumes of perishable goods. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 01, 2021 |  |
| Zilkha Biomass Energy | Zilkha Biomass Energy manufactures a patented wood pellet for baseload renewable energy generation. | $5.3M |  | Aug 06, 2013 |  |
| Jack and Jake’s | Jack and Jakes has developed a local/organic wholesale company, sourcing food from within a 100-mile radius of New Orleans to provide healthy food for hospitals and schools. They have received $500,000 in follow-on funding. | $225K | Seed | Jul 10, 2012 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Benson Capital Partners — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Idea Village — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innovation Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-catalyst) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Keller Enterprises — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Social Venture Fund — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Stonehenge Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stonehenge-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Amcref Community Capital invest in?

Amcref Community Capital invests primarily in Environmental Consulting, Fuel and Biofuel startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Amcref Community Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Amcref Community Capital closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co