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Azolla Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 7 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $76M, Mar 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnvironmentalWasteBiodiversity

Deploying now
100%of best year5cheques in 12 months, 7 on record
Since the last cheque8days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.1MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led6 of 7Mostly inUnited States, 43%
Pitch Azolla Ventures

Azolla Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    5 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 6 rounds

What they do

Azolla Ventures invests in breakthroughs that could avert catastrophic climate change. We focus on ventures at the earliest stages, where risk and reward are highest.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
EnvironmentalWasteBiodiversity
Based in
Cambridge, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first7 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Oct
    Pythag TechSeed · US · Azolla Ventures$4.3MLed
  3. Oct
  4. Sept
    AlgaFilm TechnologiesSeed · CA · Azolla VenturesUndisclosedLed
  5. Jul
    FAST MetalsPre-seed · US · Azolla Ventures$4.3MWith 4 others
  6. Jun
    EQONSeed · NO · Azolla Ventures$6.0MLed
  7. 2025

    2 rounds

  8. Jul
    NZNSeed · GB · Kibo Invest$6.6MLed
  9. Jul

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

AYAmy Yaa Boatemaa DuffuorExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JWJohanna Wendlandt WolfsonExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MMMatthew Mclean NordanExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$213Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Azolla Management Company, LP
SEC number
CRD 318033

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

18 of 34 we have independently watched raise

AvalancheBiolumicC-motiveCharmindustrialDigEqonErgbioFunga logo FungaLilacsolutionsMafixNoonNzn2Oxylus-Energy-Logo Oxylus EnergyRainSublime-systemsTyntViaseparationsstillbright-Aikido transparent v3AlgafilmCalcarea HR CalcareaCleancroptechFastmetalsincFor investorsHeaten logo HeatenItemdataobjectMuon v2 MuonPicture15 VELOZBIO usesRockzeroScalvy HR ScalvyUntitled design-8 ZanskarUntitled design-9 SiTrationVestagradient_

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Azolla Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Azolla Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Azolla Ventures in the title.

Quick answers about Azolla Ventures

What does Azolla Ventures invest in?

Azolla Ventures invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Environmental, Waste and Biodiversity.

How active is Azolla Ventures?

7 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 6. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Azolla Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Pythag Tech (Seed, Oct 2026), Cambridge Heavy Industries (Seed, Oct 2026) and AlgaFilm Technologies (Seed, Sept 2026).

How big are Azolla Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.1M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Does Azolla Ventures lead rounds?

Yes: it led 6 of its 7 investments on record (86%).

Where does Azolla Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (43%), the United Kingdom (29%) and Canada (14%).

Is Azolla Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Azolla Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Ananke (2 rounds together), Kibo Invest (2 rounds together) and World Fund (2 rounds together).

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