# Azolla Ventures

> Azolla Ventures is a VC fund in Cambridge backing Energy and Biotechnology. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cambridge, United States
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 53%
- Last fund: Oct 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/authwall?trk=gf&trkInfo=AQEPHalnTm1FyAAAAX6wg3QAXFaki1E-Ry6nLpSV54JS6Q19292ciaF_yWoCIdEo-4bAChgr6_pEx6m6TkG_7lgmAzF1i3CAJFopaf-ve5Y50nMg0tiDbnNNmGkDwjmxZszPz78=&originalReferer=https://pitchbook.com/&sessionRedirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fazolla-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/azollaventures
- Website: https://www.azollaventures.com/

Azolla Ventures is a VC fund in Cambridge focused on Energy and Biotechnology. Azolla Ventures, launched by Prime Coalition in 2021, is an early stage investor in climate breakthroughs that could avert catastrophic climate change. At Azolla Ventures, we prioritize impact first: every investment holds the potential for large-scale greenhouse gas reductions and a more just climate for all. The team seeks out bold entrepreneursfrom all corners and embraces opportunities outside of venture norms. Azolla Ventures manages the $239MM Azolla Fund I and the $50MM Prime Impact Fund. For more information about Azolla Ventures, please visit https://www.azollaventures.com.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3M–$12M |
| Pre-Seed | $600k–$4.3M |
| Series A | $6.8M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 4 | 21% |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 16% |
| Environmental Engineering | 3 | 16% |
| Fuel | 2 | 11% |
| Industrial | 2 | 11% |

30 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 58% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 16% |
| Series A | 3 | 16% |
| Series B | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 11 | 58% |
| Norway | 2 | 11% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amy Duffuor | Co-Founder and General Partner | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amy-duffuor |
| Johanna Wolfson | Co-Founder and General Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johanna-wolfson |
| Matthew Nordan | Co-Founder and General Partner | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-nordan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FAST Metals | FAST Metals is focused on developing innovative methods for the recovery and production of a range of valuable metals, including iron, aluminum, scandium, titanium, and rare earth elements. | $4.3M | Pre-Seed | Jul 29, 2026 |  |
| Eqon | Eqon is a technology company specialising in intelligent control systems for electrical heating, with a primary focus on reducing energy consumption and costs. | $6M | Seed | Jun 24, 2026 |  |
| Scalvy | Scalvy is a distributed power delivery company that develops modular power electronics and energy systems that enable distributed power delivery for applications such as data centers, energy storage, and electric mobility. The company replaces traditional centralized power architectures with a distributed system of “power neurons,” which convertand manage electricity closer to the point of use, improving efficiency, scalability, and system reliability. Its platform is built on software-defined, modular components that can be scaled across different power levels and use cases, allowing flexible deployment in high-demand environments. These systems support high-voltage output ranges and deliver high power density while reducing the physical footprint and complexity of conventional power infrastructure. | $13.9M | Series A | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| Erg Bio | Erg Bio is a biomanufacturing company enabling affordable, local production of sustainable fuels and chemicals from non-food biomass. | $6.5M | Seed | Nov 18, 2025 |  |
| Dig Energy | Dig Energy produces purpose-built drilling technology to create highly efficient geothermal heating and cooling systems that are cost-competitive with fossil fuels. | $5M | Seed | Sep 09, 2025 |  |
| Still Bright | Still Bright has discovered transformative reaction chemistry to enable the rapid, clean, and complete recovery of copper. | $18.7M | Seed | Jul 30, 2025 |  |
| NetZeroNitrogen | We are developing a highly disruptive alternative product for the $200 billion synthetic fertilizer market, thereby helping farmers worldwide to achieve same or better yields for less cost, less effort and less damage to the farm and its environment. | $6.7M | Seed | Jul 23, 2025 |  |
| BioLumic | BioLumic develops light signals that activate plant growth and unlock the natural genetic potential of crops. The company's photogenics platform leverages innovation in plant science, light technology and genetic insights. Demonstrated results include higher yield, improved vigor, increased disease and pest resistance, and improvements incrops composition. These results have been across a variety of seeds and seedling: soybean, cannabis and vegetable and fruit crops. It is a clean technology that does not require the use of chemicals or amendments. BioLumic is a private company and was founded in 2013. | $8.3M | Series B | Apr 22, 2025 |  |
| Carbon Reform | Carbon Reform is a climate-tech startup that offers a modular carbon capture and pollution-control device to reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere. Carbon Reform combines climate and indoor health technology to produce decentralized, permanent carbon capture, energy savings, and occupant-healthy indoor air. Carbon Reform implements a multi-phaseapproach to determine what's in the air, and how they can work with the existing infrastructure to make it better. | $5.5M | Seed | Mar 04, 2025 |  |
| Muon Vision | Our technology provides a passive, non-invasive X-ray imaging technology that can be used to i) visualize the percolation of process fluids across leaching heaps at scale; ii) monitor the stability of dams, heaps, mining assets; iii) other industrial and mining applications where density measurements are of key importance to improve safety andproductivity. | $2.5M | Seed | Jan 09, 2025 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Impact Science Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/impact-science-venture) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [2150](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2150) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [Climate Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climate-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Connecticut Innovations](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connecticut-innovations) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [E14 Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-e14-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Azolla Ventures invest in?

Azolla Ventures invests primarily in Energy, Biotechnology and Environmental Engineering startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Azolla Ventures's check size?

Azolla Ventures typically joins rounds of $3M–$12M at Seed, $600k–$4.3M at Pre-Seed and $6.8M–$15M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Azolla Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Azolla Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Azolla Ventures?

The team at Azolla Ventures includes Amy Duffuor (Co-Founder and General Partner), Johanna Wolfson (Co-Founder and General Partner) and Matthew Nordan (Co-Founder and General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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