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Johanna Wolfson

Investor

Co-Founder and Managing Director at Prime Impact Fund Β· General Partner at Azolla Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M

FoundedC-Motive TechnologiesMuon VisionTynt

About

Co-founder and General Partner of Azolla Ventures, trained as a physical chemist with a career focused on energy and climate ventures. She previously co-founded Prime Impact Fund, served as the U.S. Department of Energy's Technology-to-Market Director, and led Fraunhofer's TechBridge program; she holds a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from MIT.

Invests in

AgTechCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyFoodTechHardwareNew Materials

Experience

  1. Azolla VenturesCo-founder and General Partnercurrent2021 β€” presentCambridge, MA
  2. Prime Impact FundManaging Directorcurrent2021 β€” presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  3. Prime Impact FundPrincipal2018 β€” 2021Cambridge, MA
  4. Dig Energy, Inc.Board Membercurrent2025 β€” present
  5. BioLumicBoard Membercurrent2025 β€” present
  6. Vesta, PBCBoard Membercurrent2024 β€” present
  7. Muon Vision Inc.Board Membercurrent2023 β€” present
  8. CalcareaBoard Membercurrent2023 β€” present
  9. Tynt TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
  10. ZanskarBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” presentSalt Lake City Metropolitan Area
  11. VerdoxBoard Membercurrent2019 β€” presentGreater Boston
  12. C-Motive Technologies Inc.Board Member2019 β€” 2025Madison, WI
  13. Sublime SystemsBoard Member2020 β€” 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  14. Lilac Solutions, Inc.Board Observer2018 β€” 2020Oakland, CA
  15. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)Director, Technology-to-Market2016 β€” 2017Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  16. Fraunhofer USA - Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSETechBridge Program Lead2013 β€” 2015boston, massachusetts
  17. Fraunhofer USA - Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSETechBridge Fellow2013boston, ma
  18. MITPhD Physical Chemistry Researcher2006 β€” 2013MIT
  19. MITThermodynamics Instructor2006 β€” 2007
  20. MIT Science Policy InitiativePresident2011 β€” 2012

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Physical Chemistry2006 β€” 2013
  2. University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry2002 β€” 2006

Skills & more

Strategic Planning10Leadership18Materials7Physics28Programming1Physical Chemistry15Organizational Initiatives2Spectroscopy17Nanotechnology11Photonics4Signal ProcessingDigital Imaging2
+8 moreScienceResearchProject ManagementRenewable EnergyEnergyEnergy EfficiencyTechnology evaluation & advisingMatlab

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Same school

Shared employers

Deals Β· 2

Sublime SystemsLed round

via Azolla Ventures

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Colleagues at Prime Impact Fund

Network3

Investors connected to Johanna in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.