Where does Matthew Nordan work?

Matthew Nordan is Co-Founder and Managing Director at Prime Impact Fund and Board director at Sightline Climate and Board director at Funga and Board director at SiTration.

What check size does Matthew Nordan write?

Matthew Nordan typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

What boards does Matthew Nordan sit on?

Matthew Nordan holds tracked board seats at Climate Tech Insights, Sense Labs.

What companies has Matthew Nordan invested in?

Investments tracked here include Nest Labs.

Where did Matthew Nordan go to school?

Matthew Nordan studied at Yale University (B.A., Psychology (behavioral neuroscience concentration)).

Matthew Nordan

Investor

Co-Founder and Managing Director at Prime Impact Fund · General Partner at Azolla Ventures · Board director at Sightline Climate · Board director at Funga · Board director at SiTration

Boston, Massachusetts

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

About

Co-founder and General Partner of Azolla Ventures with over 25 years in emerging technology as an investor, advisor, and analyst. He co-founded Prime Impact Fund and Prime Coalition, previously worked at Venrock (including the Nest Labs investment), co-founded Lux Research and MNL Partners, and holds a B.A. from Yale.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

m•••@azollaventures.comreveal

Invests in

AgTechCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyFoodTechHardwareImpact & Social GoodNew Materials

Board director at Sightline Climate

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Sightline Climate's investors · 2

Accelr8Boston Azolla VenturesCambridge · since 2024

Co-founders at Sightline Climate

Kimberly ZouExecutive Officer, Director

Sophie PurdomDirector

Board director at Funga

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Funga's investors · 5

Azolla VenturesCambridge · since 2024 Better VenturesOakland Better Ventures Central LlcOakland · $500K – $1.5M checks Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checks Trailhead CapitalDenver · $500K – $2M checks

Co-founders at Funga

Colin AverillFounder & CEO

Dr. Colin AverillFounder, CEO

Board director at SiTration

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SiTration's investors · 10

2150London ARPA-Esince 2021 Azolla VenturesCambridge · since 2025 BHP Ventures CarbonAmsterdam · $100K checks Extantia CapitalBerlin · $1.1M – $5.5M checks National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2021 Orion Industrial VenturesNew York The E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M checks Working Capital FundWashington

Co-founders at SiTration

Brendan SmithExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

Azolla VenturesCo-Founder and General Partnercurrent2021 — presentCambridge, MA
Prime Impact FundManaging Directorcurrent2018 — presentCambridge, MA
Aikido TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Rock ZeroBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Scalvy IncBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSunnyvale, California, United States
Sightline Climate (CTVC)Independent Board Membercurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
FungaBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
SiTration, Inc.Board Membercurrent2022 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts
Avalanche EnergyBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
Charm IndustrialInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSouth San Francisco, California, United States
Clean Crop TechnologiesBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentHaydenville, Massachusetts, United States
GradientBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
MicroByreBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentBerkeley, CA
C-Motive Technologies Inc.Board Observercurrent2019 — presentMadison, Wisconsin, United States
Via SeparationsBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentCambridge, MA
Lilac Solutions, Inc.Board Observercurrent2018 — presentOakland, CA
Quidnet EnergyIndependent Board Membercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco, CA
SenseIndependent Board Membercurrent2015 — presentCambridge, MA
Leading Edge Equipment TechnologiesBoard Member2020 — 2024Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States
Greentown LabsIndependent Board Member2014 — 2023Somerville, MA
Noon Energy Inc.Board Observer2020 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
Sublime SystemsBoard Observer2020 — 2022Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Prime CoalitionCo-founder and Board Member2013 — 2021Cambridge, MA
MNL PartnersCo-founder and Managing Partner2014 — 2019Boston, MA
FINsix CorporationBoard Member2010 — 2017Menlo Park, CA
Boston-PowerBoard Observer2012 — 2015Beijing, China
Nest LabsInvestor2012 — 2014Palo Alto, CA
VenrockVice President2009 — 2013Cambridge, MA
Lux ResearchPresident and Co-founder2004 — 2009Boston, MA
ForresterVice President2004Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
ForresterGroup Director2000 — 2003Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
ForresterSenior Analyst2000Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
ForresterAnalyst1998 — 1999Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
ForresterResearch Associate1997 — 1998Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Skills & more

Enterprise Software3SaaS1Energy40Materials11Nanotechnology19Venture Capital99Start-ups99Cleantech32Equity Research9Entrepreneurship97Corporate Development25Business Strategy42

+12 more

Due DiligencePrivate EquityMergersManagement ConsultingStrategyRenewable EnergyFinancial ModelingCorporate FinanceCommercializationBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PlanningManagement

From Matthew's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Climate Tech InsightsSense Labs

Investor

Nest Labs

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Prime Impact Fund

Af Hernandez

Principal at Azolla Ventures

Ally Harada

Partner and COO at Prime Impact Fund

Amy Duffuor

Co-Founder and General Partner at Azolla Ventures

Andy Ziolkowski

Managing Director at Cultivian Sandbox Ventures

Carrie Winters

Executive Assistant at Prime Impact Fund

Dr. Jillian Chase

Principal at Prime Impact Fund

Dr. Johanna Wolfson

Managing Director at Prime Impact Fund

Eric Yao

Investment Analyst at Azolla Ventures

Network4

Alexandra Steckmest

Investor at Azolla Ventures

Amy Duffuor

Co-Founder and General Partner at Azolla Ventures

Cassandra Vickers

Associate at Azolla Ventures

Temple Fennell

Co-Founder and Managing Director at Clean Energy Ventures

Investors connected to Matthew in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Matthew Nordan?: Co-founder and General Partner of Azolla Ventures with over 25 years in emerging technology as an investor, advisor, and analyst. He co-founded Prime Impact Fund and Prime Coalition, previously worked at Venrock (including the Nest Labs investment), co-founded Lux Research and MNL Partners, and holds a B.A. from Yale.
Where does Matthew Nordan work?: Matthew Nordan is Co-Founder and Managing Director at Prime Impact Fund and Board director at Sightline Climate and Board director at Funga and Board director at SiTration.
What does Matthew Nordan invest in?: Matthew Nordan invests in AgTech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Hardware, Impact & Social Good, New Materials.
What check size does Matthew Nordan write?: Matthew Nordan typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What boards does Matthew Nordan sit on?: Matthew Nordan holds tracked board seats at Climate Tech Insights, Sense Labs.
What companies has Matthew Nordan invested in?: Investments tracked here include Nest Labs.
Where did Matthew Nordan go to school?: Matthew Nordan studied at Yale University (B.A., Psychology (behavioral neuroscience concentration)).