JW

Johanna Wolfson

Co-founder and General Partner at Azolla Ventures

Greater Boston

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Co-founder and General Partner

    2021

    Azolla Ventures, created by Prime Coalition, invests in early-stage technology companies with the potential for gigaton-scale climate impact.

  • Managing Director

    2021

    Prime Impact Fund, an initiative of Prime Coalition, invests in transformative technology companies with the potential for gigaton-scale climate impact. Drawing on catalytic capital with a long-term lens, the fund is purpose-built to support high-risk, high-reward ventures at the earliest stages. The management company of Azolla Ventures, the successor fund to Prime Impact Fund, manages the Prime Impact Fund portfolio of companies.

  • Principal

    2018 - 2021

  • Board Member

    2021

  • Board Member

    2020

    Decarbonizing cement, currently responsible for 8% of global CO2 emissions

2019

  • Board Member

    2019

    Sustainability company developing a powerful new technology for reversing climate change

2019

  • Board Observer

    2019

    Platform for rapid domestication of novel bacteria strains

  • Board Member

    2019

    Commercializing the next generation of electric motors

2018 - 2020

  • Board Observer

    2018 - 2020

    Mining technology company enabling lithium extraction through ion exchange

  • Director, Technology-to-Market

    2016 - 2017

    Tech-to-Market is focused on strengthening the innovation ecosystem by eliminating common barriers that prevent market exploration of new energy technologies. More information at energy.gov/eere/technology-to-market