Amy Duffuor
InvestorGeneral Partner at Azolla Ventures · Managing Director at Prime Impact Fund · Board director at Carbon Reform · Board director at clean-crop · Board director at noon-energy
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Co-founder and General Partner of Azolla Ventures and Managing Director at predecessor vehicle Prime Impact Fund, with a background spanning renewables investment banking at Bank of America, running social venture accelerators in Southeast Asia, and management consulting in London. She sits on multiple portfolio company boards and climate-focused nonprofit councils.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AgTechCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyFoodTechHardwareImpact & Social GoodNew Materials
Board director at Carbon Reform
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Carbon Reform's investors · 2
Co-founders at Carbon Reform
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Joanne NorrisExecutive Officer, Director
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Nick MartinExecutive Officer, Director
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Jo NorrisCofounder
Board director at clean-crop
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clean-crop's investors · 9
Azolla VenturesCambridge · since 2024Bread And Butter Ventures, LlcMinneapolis · $100K – $250K checksClimate Impact CapitalInnova Memphis, Inc.Memphis · $2M checksPrime Impact FundCambridge · $1M – $4M checksR/GA VenturesBrooklynRed Beard VenturesWestport · $90K – $300K checksStray Dog CapitalLeawood · $100K – $1M checksThe Alchemy FundPioneer Valley · $1M – $3M checks
Co-founders at clean-crop
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Daniel WhiteExecutive Officer, Director
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Daniel CavanaughCo-founder
Board director at noon-energy
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noon-energy's investors · 9
Aramco VenturesARPA-Esince 2020At One VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checksAzolla VenturesCambridge · since 2021Clean Energy VenturesBoston · $100K – $5M checksNational Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2019Prime Impact FundCambridge · $1M – $4M checksTechEnergy VenturesBuenos AiresXplorer CapitalMenlo Park
Co-founders at noon-energy
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Christopher Ronald GravesExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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Mary Kalee WhitehouseExecutive Officer, Promoter
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Chris GravesCo-founder
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Kalee WhitehouseCo-founder
Experience
- Azolla VenturesCo-founder and General Partnercurrent2021 — presentGreater Boston
- Prime Impact FundManaging Directorcurrent2021 — presentGreater Boston
- Prime Impact FundPrincipal2019 — 2021Greater Boston Area
- Erg BioBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NetZeroNitrogenBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentNottingham, England, United Kingdom
- Oxylus EnergyBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentNew Haven, Connecticut, United States
- VELOZBIOBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentMonterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
- Noon EnergyBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentMountain View, California, United States
- Noon EnergyBoard Member2020 — 2022Mountain View, California, United States
- Clean Crop Technologies, Inc.Board Observercurrent2026 — presentHolyoke, Massachusetts, United States
- Clean Crop Technologies, Inc.Board Member2020 — 2025Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States
- ACT | The Alliance for Climate TransitionBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentGreater Boston
- GradientBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Carbon ReformBoard Member2022 — 2026Philadelphia, PA
- OvipostBoard Member2021 — 2025La Belle, Florida, United States
- Heaten ASBoard Member2021 — 2024Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
- Bank of America Merrill LynchInvestment Banking Associate, Power & Renewables2018 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- Silicon Valley Community FoundationIntern, Investments Team2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX)Associate, Business Development & Advisory2014 — 2016Singapore
- State of FluxManagement Consultant2011 — 2014London, United Kingdom
- BarclaysAssistant Vice President, Legal Services2013 — 2014Singapore
- ESRC: Economic and Social Research CouncilResearch Consultant2011London, United Kingdom
- ESRC: Economic and Social Research CouncilResearch Assistant2010London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel3French2Supply Chain Management7Qualitative Research26Quantitative Analytics6Non-profits3Procurement2Financial Modeling8Research24Nonprofits12Editing3International Relations4
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Market ResearchPolitical ScienceData AnalysisInternational DevelopmentPolicyBusiness StrategyChange ManagementManagement ConsultingGovernmentNonprofit OrganizationsStrategic PlanningAnalysisLanguages English · Spanish · Twi
From Amy's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Carbon Reformclean-cropHeatennoon-energyOvipostOxylus EnergyVeloz Bio
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Azolla Ventures
Af Hernandez
Principal at Azolla Ventures
Ally Harada
Partner and COO at Prime Impact Fund
Carrie Winters
Executive Assistant at Prime Impact Fund
Cass Vickers
Investment Associate at Azolla Ventures
Dr. Johanna Wolfson
Managing Director at Prime Impact Fund
Eric Yao
Investment Analyst at Azolla Ventures
Erik Knall
Investment Associate at Prime Impact Fund
Gustav Segerberg
Chief Financial Officer at EQT Life Sciences
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Alexandra Steckmest
Investor at Azolla Ventures
Cassandra Vickers
Associate at Azolla Ventures
Johanna Wolfson
Co-Founder and General Partner at Azolla Ventures
Lauren Hartle
Principal at Azolla Ventures
Matthew Nordan
Co-Founder and General Partner at Azolla Ventures
Investors connected to Amy in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amy Duffuor?
- Co-founder and General Partner of Azolla Ventures and Managing Director at predecessor vehicle Prime Impact Fund, with a background spanning renewables investment banking at Bank of America, running social venture accelerators in Southeast Asia, and management consulting in London. She sits on multiple portfolio company boards and climate-focused nonprofit councils.
- Where does Amy Duffuor work?
- Amy Duffuor is General Partner at Azolla Ventures and Board director at Carbon Reform and Board director at clean-crop and Board director at noon-energy.
- What does Amy Duffuor invest in?
- Amy Duffuor invests in AgTech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Hardware, Impact & Social Good, New Materials.
- What check size does Amy Duffuor write?
- Amy Duffuor typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Amy Duffuor sit on?
- Amy Duffuor holds tracked board seats at Carbon Reform, clean-crop, Heaten, noon-energy, Ovipost, Oxylus Energy, Veloz Bio.
- Where did Amy Duffuor go to school?
- Amy Duffuor studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance); University of Oxford (MPhil (Distinction), Migration Studies); Columbia University (B.A, Urban Studies).
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Also attended University of Oxford990
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Shared employers
Also worked at Erg Bio1
Also worked at Noon Energy5
Also worked at Clean Crop Technologies, Inc.6
Tenbite ErmiasPartner at Factor[e] VenturesSeth SilvermanAdvisor at Factor[e] VenturesMike WinterfieldFounder and Managing Partner at Active Impact InvestmentsMatthew NordanCo-Founder and General Partner at Azolla VenturesJillian ChasePrincipal at Prime Impact FundPete OberleManaging Partner at Trailhead Capital
Also worked at ACT | The Alliance for Climate Transition6
Parker MundtPartner, Platform at Suffolk TechnologiesCarly JoosHead of Community at Suffolk TechnologiesRobert DayPartner, Co-Founder at Spring Lane CapitalDaniel GoldmanCo-Founder and Managing Director at Clean Energy VenturesMitch TysonInvestor at Clean Energy VenturePeter RothsteinInvestor at Clean Energy Venture
