Johanna Wolfson
InvestorCo-Founder and Managing Director at Prime Impact Fund Β· General Partner at Azolla Ventures
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
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
- Azolla VenturesCo-founder and General Partnercurrent2021 β presentCambridge, MA
- Prime Impact FundManaging Directorcurrent2021 β presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Prime Impact FundPrincipal2018 β 2021Cambridge, MA
- Dig Energy, Inc.Board Membercurrent2025 β present
- BioLumicBoard Membercurrent2025 β present
- Vesta, PBCBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- Muon Vision Inc.Board Membercurrent2023 β present
- CalcareaBoard Membercurrent2023 β present
- Tynt TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2021 β presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
- ZanskarBoard Membercurrent2021 β presentSalt Lake City Metropolitan Area
- VerdoxBoard Membercurrent2019 β presentGreater Boston
- C-Motive Technologies Inc.Board Member2019 β 2025Madison, WI
- Sublime SystemsBoard Member2020 β 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Lilac Solutions, Inc.Board Observer2018 β 2020Oakland, CA
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)Director, Technology-to-Market2016 β 2017Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Fraunhofer USA - Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSETechBridge Program Lead2013 β 2015boston, massachusetts
- Fraunhofer USA - Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSETechBridge Fellow2013boston, ma
- MITPhD Physical Chemistry Researcher2006 β 2013MIT
- MITThermodynamics Instructor2006 β 2007
- MIT Science Policy InitiativePresident2011 β 2012
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Physical Chemistry2006 β 2013
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry2002 β 2006
Skills & more
+8 more
ScienceResearchProject ManagementRenewable EnergyEnergyEnergy EfficiencyTechnology evaluation & advisingMatlabFrom Johanna's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology977
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Shared employers
Also worked at Prime Impact Fund5
Also worked at Vesta, PBC1
Also worked at Calcarea1
Deals Β· 2
VestaLed round
via Azolla Ventures
Sublime SystemsLed round
via Azolla Ventures
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Prime Impact Fund
Network3
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