There have to be enduring sources of investment for bold risk-takers at the earliest stages, when their companies could easily die on the vine. That’s why Sarah Kearney came up with @Primecoalition and why I joined her to help build it. 3/8

From 2015-2018 we backed 10 badass start-ups via syndication, mobilizing $24MM. Now we’re unveiling Prime Impact Fund, a $50MM venture capital fund dedicated to high-risk/high-reward climate tech, run by an extraordinary team of five. primeimpactfund.com 4/8

This is not about tech curiosities or decades-long science projects – it’s about gigaton-scale climate impact within the 2 degrees C window. Start-ups we’ve backed like Lilac and Via Separations are already heading into market… 5/8

…and we’re fortunate to be co-invested alongside exceptional partners like Break, The Engine, Lowercarbon Capital, Bioeconomy.Capital, AjaxStrategy, Factor[e] Ventures, Embark Ventures, Incite.org, @CleanEnergyTrst, and others. 6/8

Our support is broad-based – there are 76 investors in this fund, ranging from visionary individuals to institutional foundations like the Sierra Club Foundation, Packard Foundation, and MacArthur Foundation. We show up to work every day fanatical about delivering on their trust. 7/8

Thanks to the innumerable folks whose help brought us to this milestone. And if you want to know more, Ben Steverman at Bloomberg Bloomberg Green wrote a great piece that digs into what we’re up to and how our model is different, up today. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… 8/8

Happy Monday y’all. While the west continues to burn and people continue to eat, if you care about either climate change or, you know, food… This piece by my colleague Michael Campos is worth your time. agfundernews.com/how-to-unleash…

How do you create impact? As Matthew Nordan shared with Kevin and I, you align incentives with intent. You accomplish what you measure.

Great job alert Six years ago at Prime we set out to address critical climate finance gaps with catalytic capital. Now it’s time to look at what can be done in project finance. We’re looking for a badass to take the reins of this initiative, take a look! jobs.thegiin.org/job/4252/proje…

The last frontier of silicon PV cost, performance, and environmental footprint. techcrunch.com/2020/10/27/lea…

We’re recruiting for two critical roles at Prime – an EIR Fellow (open to BIPOC candidates) to explore new start-up creation in climate, and a Director of Impact focused on impact measurement and management. Please amplify and send candidates to apply at primecoalition.org/careers-at-pri….

Thrilled to team up with Amy Duffuor and Matthew Nordan on Collab Fund's first investment in battery technology! Noon Energy is building a rechargeable battery powered by CO2 and the potential for 100-plus hours of storage-capacity ⚡🔋⚡ fastcompany.com/90640812/could… Adele Peters

Lilac Solutions Announces $150 Million Series B to Scale Lithium Supply for the Electric Vehicle Era lilacsolutions.com/press%20releas…

We’re looking for an investment operations manager for our venture capital fund. Are you a highly-organized badass who wants to run the business of an organization at the vanguard of impact investing? This is for you. Please share! drive.google.com/file/d/1FktSUV…

At Charm we inject plants-turned-carbon-soup deep underground to fight climate change. We’ve now delivered over 5,000 tons CO₂e removal since January. We believe this is the largest permanent carbon dioxide removal delivery of all time. charmindustrial.com/blog/largest-p… 1/10

If you want to support breakthrough #climatetech companies, we’re hiring at Azolla Ventures for several roles. Join me and Michael Campos Matthew Nordan! Investment Associate: azollaventures.typeform.com/to/c9S3Q52K Finance & Ops Associate/Manager: azollaventures.typeform.com/to/lR3X913n

We’re hiring at Azolla Ventures! Finance & Operations Manager: “Chief of staff” type position. lnkd.in/gMac_Yyb Investment Associate: Bedrock of our investment team. lnkd.in/gtgSQqdK Investment Analyst: Entry-level investment role. lnkd.in/gQM-_MxX

Delighted to be supporting Kim Zou, Mark Taylor, Sophie Purdom, and team as they build this critical enabler for climate tech. Fun fact: CTVC is my first personal angel investment (not in-scope for Azolla).

Hey Air Canada is your credit card processing down? Can’t upgrade a flight no matter what card I use.