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Take a look at recent coverage of Prime’s team and programs.

Esme Park 12/14/23 Esme Park 12/14/23

Rho Impact, Prime Partner, Completes Pre-Seed Funding

Rho Impact, Prime's partner in developing the CRANE tool, has successfully completed a pre-seed funding round of $1.125M.

Esme Park 12/14/23 Esme Park 12/14/23

Lara Pierpoint & ECI Team in Climate Finance Report

In an article in the Climate Capital Network's second annual Climate Finance Report, Lara Pierpoint, Director of Prime's Early Climate Infrastructure program, Emily Lewis O’Brien, Senior Lead, and Lee Scott, Portfolio Manger, discuss what it will take to deploy innovations at scale.

Esme Park 9/28/23 Esme Park 9/28/23

Sarah Kearney Discusses the Future of Impact Investing in a Q&A with Crain Currency

Prime's Executive Director, Sarah Kearney, spoke with Marcus Baram of Crain Currency in a Q&A session regarding the future of impact investing.

Esme Park 9/27/23 Esme Park 9/27/23

Lara Pierpoint Speaks on SOSV Climate Tech Summit Virtual Panel on “Funding First-of-a-Kind”

Lara Pierpoint, Director of Prime’s Early Climate Infrastructure (ECI) Program, spoke on a virtual panel on “Funding First-of-a-Kind” at the SOSV Climate Tech Summit.

Esme Park 9/27/23 Esme Park 9/27/23

Anna Goldstein Quoted in Science’s Article About The UK’s Recently Formed Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA)

Anna Goldstein, Prime’s Director of Impact, spoke to Cathleen O’Grady of Science about the recently formed Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA) in the United Kingdom.

Esme Park 9/27/23 Esme Park 9/27/23

Amy Duffuor Featured in Fortune’s “The top 13 seed stage climate tech VCs to watch”

Amy Duffuor, General Partner at Azolla Ventures, is profiled as one of Fortune’s 13 seed stage climate tech VCs to watch (paywall).

Esme Park 7/15/23 Esme Park 7/15/23

Azolla Ventures and Prime Coalition’s Climate Fund Featured in ImpactAlpha

Azolla Ventures and Prime Coalition’s climate fund is covered by Amy Cortese of ImpactAlpha.

Esme Park 7/14/23 Esme Park 7/14/23

Amy Duffuor Discusses Bridging Climate Gaps with Catalytic Capital with ImpactAlpha

ImpactAlpha features Azolla Ventures’ General Partner, Amy Duffuor, who shares her journey towards impact-first investing and discusses the new blended climate fund by Prime Coalition and Azolla Ventures.

Esme Park 7/14/23 Esme Park 7/14/23

Blended Finance for Impactful Climate Solutions on Pitchbook

Sarah Kearney, Executive Director, and Matthew Nordan, Azolla Ventures's General Partner, discussed blended financial vehicles with Pitchbook.

Esme Park 7/13/23 Esme Park 7/13/23

Azolla Ventures and Prime Coalition Newly Launched Fund: A Comprehensive Breakdown by Axios

Axios reporter Ben Geman spoke to Azolla Ventures' General Partner, Johana Wolfson, and provided a comprehensive breakdown of our newly fund.

Anjali Deshmukh 7/13/23 Anjali Deshmukh 7/13/23

Azolla Ventures and Prime Coalition's Climate Fund Spotlighted in Bloomberg

Sarah Kearney, Executive Director, and Amy Duffuor, Azolla Ventures' General Partner, spoke with Michelle Ma at Bloomberg about our newly launched fund.

Esme Park 7/13/23 Esme Park 7/13/23

Matthew Nordan and Sarah Kearney Discuss Azolla and Inspiring Bolder Risks with TechCrunch

Matthew Nordan, Azolla Ventures’ General Partner, and Sarah Kearney, Executive Director, discuss our new climate fund and inspiring bolder risks with Tim De Chant from TechCrunch.