Azolla Ventures

🌍💡 Podcast Alert! 💡🌍 Amy Duffuor, Co-founder and General Partner at Azolla Ventures, is a featured guest on a must-listen panel discussion as part of the 2024 SOSV Climate Tech Summit! The conversation focuses on early-stage climate investing, where we're seeing shifts in the landscape. While early-stage climate investments have felt the impact of a tough market, deal sizes are growing—indicating exciting potential for those who remain committed to this space. This panel dives into these trends and what they mean for the future of climate tech. Joining Amy are Sophie Bakalar (Partner, Collaborative Fund) and Duncan Turner (General Partner, SOSV & MD HAX), with Tim De Chant (Senior Climate Reporter, TechCrunch) moderating the discussion. Tune in to hear expert insights on navigating early-stage climate investing! 🌱 Watch the full session here: https://lnkd.in/eAAe3zxP #ClimateTech #VentureCapital #EarlyStageInvesting #Sustainability #AzollaVentures #SOSV #TechCrunch #DeepTech

We’re incredibly proud to announce that Amy Duffuor, Co-Founder and General Partner at Azolla Ventures, has been honored with the prestigious 2024 Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) Award in the Finance & Investment category by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)! 🎉 Amy’s remarkable leadership in investing in early-stage climate technology companies has been transformative, driving forward solutions for a more sustainable future. Her vision, passion, and commitment to making a lasting impact on climate change continue to push the boundaries of innovation in the clean energy space. Please join us in celebrating Amy and all the incredible women recognized by the C3E Initiative for their outstanding contributions to the clean energy transition. Together, they are paving the way for a future that benefits every community. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gHw8nyvN #CleanEnergy #WomenInEnergy #ClimateLeadership #C3EAwards #SustainableFuture #AzollaVentures

We are excited to share that C-Motive Technologies was recently featured in The Wall Street Journal for its groundbreaking work in electrostatic motors. C-Motive is transforming an 18th-century invention into a modern technological breakthrough. C-Motive motors, which are up to 80% more efficient than traditional electric motors, could revolutionize industries like robotics, renewable energy, and logistics, while reducing reliance on rare-earth materials and copper. With partners like FedEx and Rockwell Automation already testing these motors, C-Motive could unlock a bright future for energy-efficient industrial systems. We’re proud to be part of C-Motive's journey to bring this game-changing technology to the world! 🚀 Read more in the WSJ article: [https://lnkd.in/eZqAFH6n] #WSJ #Cleantech #Innovation #ElectrostaticMotors #Sustainability #EnergyEfficiency #PrimeImpactFund #CMotive

Coming off the heels of the recent news that Heaten was acquired by AI Alpine and Advent International, catch up on some of the media coverage below. As our first portfolio company exit, we couldn't be more proud to see how combining catalytic capital and conventional venture capital has resulted in this opportunity to rapidly scale Heaten’s industry-leading, high-temperature-heat-pump solutions! ImpactAlpha: https://lnkd.in/ezfJGVsi Fortune: https://lnkd.in/d-_fF6uY Sightline Climate (CTVC): https://lnkd.in/esNexFx5

We are thrilled to announce that our first investment, Heaten, was acquired by AI Alpine and Advent International. This strategic partnership empowers Heaten to rapidly produce and scale its very-high-temperature industrial #heatpump technology to #decarbonize industrial processes. A significant milestone for Azolla, the acquisition represents our first portfolio company exit (less than three years after initial investment) and showcases how our unique model of combining catalytic capital and conventional venture capital can accelerate transformative climate solutions. We offer our congratulations to the entire Heaten team led by Jeroen Koot and Harald Nes Rislå and our co-investors Shell Ventures, Nysnø Climate Investments, and Valinor. We are excited about Heaten’s bright future in its pursuit of gigaton-scale climate impact and feel privileged to be a small part of Heaten’s journey. Onwards! Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eb8dZNPW

Our portfolio company, Charm Industrial, was recently featured on Heatmap News for its partnership with the USDA Forest Service on a groundbreaking pilot in Inyo National Forest! 🌳✨ Charm is transforming forest-thinning biomass into bio-oil, tackling wildfire risk while permanently removing CO2 from the atmosphere. 🌲🌎 Supported by a Cal Fire grant, the project utilizes Charm’s advanced pyrolysis technology to convert waste wood into a carbon sink, with big plans to scale up. This exciting initiative shows the potential to make a huge impact on wildfire risk reduction and climate change mitigation. Read more:  https://lnkd.in/eH8pWUrN #WildfirePrevention #ClimateTech #PrimeImpactFund

🚢 The shipping industry accounts for 3% of global emissions today, with projections reaching 10% by 2050 if urgent action isn't taken. The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2023 GHG Strategy sets ambitious decarbonization targets, aiming for net-zero by 2050, creating significant opportunities in alternative fuels. 🌱 Green methanol, ammonia, and carbon capture technologies are poised to play a crucial role in decarbonizing long-haul shipping. Investment in these solutions is vital, especially as regulatory incentives lag and infrastructure challenges loom. With investments in companies like Oxylus Energy (green methanol) and Calcarea (carbon capture), Azolla Ventures is invested in helping the shipping industry reduce emissions. The path to decarbonization is clear, and the time for bold investment is now. 💡 Read the full article written by Azolla Venture’s Amy Duffuor, and Alexandra Steckmest here: https://lnkd.in/gGcbFuXB #Sustainability #Decarbonization #GreenMethanol #Shipping #CarbonCapture #AzollaVentures

🌍 Exciting News in Green Cement! 🏗️ We are proud to see our portfolio company, Sublime Systems, leading the charge in decarbonizing the cement industry, which accounts for roughly 8% of global emissions. This week, Holcim AG and CRH PLC announced a $75M investment into Sublime to accelerate their groundbreaking electrochemical cement production process, which has demonstrated a 90% reduction in CO2 emissions in early tests. This exciting development was recently featured in Bloomberg by Michelle Ma. 🌱 With the backing of industry leaders and a commitment to scaling up through a 30,000-ton-per-year commercial plant by 2026, Sublime is well on its way to transforming the construction sector. We're excited to see how their technology will pave the way for a more sustainable future! Read more: https://lnkd.in/en-htcJ5 #CementRevolution #Sustainability #ClimateAction #AzollaVentures

If you are attending Climate Week NYC next week, don't miss Johanna Wolfson, General Partner at Azolla Ventures, speaking at the Methane Reduction Intensive on Tuesday, September 24th.   This event is hosted by The Astra Project, Overview Capital, and Azolla Ventures in partnership with FullCycle, Environmental Defense Fund, Project Drawdown, and Spark Climate Solutions. The intensive will bring together leaders from funds, corporates, non-profits, and governments to focus on implementing solutions for methane reduction. Key questions will focus on how the private sector can play a greater role in this global challenge. Main Event: 1:00pm - 5:00pm ET Happy Hour: 5:00pm - 6:00pm ET We're looking forward to inspiring conversations and meaningful progress! https://lnkd.in/g2mzVK59 #MethaneReduction #ClimateWeekNYC #AzollaVentures #Sustainability

📢 We’re pleased to announce the addition of Nolan English, Head of Platform, to our team. Nolan’s extensive experience and leadership will play a crucial role as we continue to deploy catalytic capital to scale climate tech solutions. Learn more about how Nolan will help our portfolio companies achieve gigaton-scale climate impact. 🔗 https://shorturl.at/EMU2H #ClimateTech #VentureCapital #AzollaVentures #CatalyticCapital #PlatformLeadership