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Phoebe Wang

Investment Partner, Head of Female Founder Initiative, Amazon Climate Pledge Fund

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Phoebe Wang is an Investment Partner at Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund and leads the Female Founder Initiative, focusing on investing in ClimateTech and CleanTech companies. She has successfully invested in companies like Glacier, Genecis, Li Industries, and Ionomr, and has extensive experience as a mentor and committee member in various organizations and programs. Wang's career highlights include her role at Amazon leading investments in impactful startups and her dedication to supporting female founders through the Female Founder Initiative, showcasing her expertise in ClimateTech and CleanTech sectors. She has also served in advisory roles for organizations like Minerva University, Prime Coalition, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, demonstrating her commitment to fostering innovation and sustainability in the investment landscape.

Work Experience 

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Amazon

  • Investment Partner, Climate Pledge Fund

    2022 - Current

    The Amazon Climate Pledge Fund is a $2 billion venture investment program supporting the development of sustainable technologies and services that will enable Amazon to meet our net-zero carbon goal. Our focus areas include: -Transportation and logistics -Energy generation, storage, and utilization -Buildings -Manufacturing and materials -Circular economy -Food and agriculture

Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.

Raised $8,108,000,000.00 from DBS Bank and Mizuho Bank.

amazon.com
MU

Minerva University

  • Mentor and Guest Lecturer

    2024

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Endeavour

  • Mentor

    2024

Endeavour Capital is a private equity firm specializing in lower middle market management buyouts for acquisition of companies.

endeavour.com
RI

Rice Innovation

  • Investment Committee Member

    2024

UH

UCeed Haskayne Student Fund

  • Investment Committee Member

    2024

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APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  • APEC Global Young Leader Delegate

    2023

    Selected as one of the twenty-five global young leaders by the leadership of The Commonwealth Club of California World Affairs at the APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Week Multistakeholder Forum.

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Prime Coalition

  • Non-Profit Investment Advisory Committee Member

    2023

PRIME Coalition is a 501(c)(3) public charity

primecoalition.org
AV

Azolla Ventures

  • Investment Committee Member

    2023

Azolla Ventures is an early stage investor in climate breakthroughs that could avert catastrophic climate change.

azollaventures.com
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Investor Advisory Board Member

    2023

  • Special Advisor

    2023

    Special Advisor to support the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and American Made Program.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory develops renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices.

Raised $166,088,319.00 from US Department of Energy, US Department of Energy, US Department of Energy, US Department of Energy, ARPA-E, ARPA-E, US Department of Energy, US Department of Energy, ARPA-E and US Department of Energy.

nrel.gov
CD

Creative Destruction Lab

  • Mentor

    2023

Education 

Investments 

Glacier

Series Unknown

Total funding: $15M

Genecis

Series Unknown

Total funding: $3M

Li Industries

Series A

Total funding: $49M

Ionomr

Series A

Total funding: $15M

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