VC  Prelude Ventures

https://www.preludeventures.com/





     Office Locations:

One Ferry Building Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-729-1270

 

Stages:

  • Early
  • Growth


 

Industries:

  • Energy & Clean Tech

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    Description:

    Prelude Ventures was founded in 2009 as a new platform for venture investing in the cleantech sector. The firm partners with entrepreneurs who share its passion for technology innovation as a means to reduce global C02. As a multi-stage investor, Prelude does not shy away from early stage opportunities and also have the financial resources to participate significantly in growth stage financings. Prelude Ventures is based in San Francisco, California, and invests in companies throughout North America.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Bryan Shill Associate
    Gabriel Kra Managing Director
    Laura Baxton-Simons Co-Founder
    Mark Cupta Managing Director
    Nat Simons Co-Founder

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      04/08/2024


      Windfall Bio


      CA


      $28,000,000


      Series A


      03/12/2024


      Quaise


      MA


      $21,000,000


      Series A-1


      02/08/2024


      Thea Energy


      NJ


      $20,000,000


      Series A


      01/17/2024


      Lightship


      CO


      $34,000,000


      Series B


      10/03/2023


      Electric Hydrogen


      MA


      $380,000,000


      Series C


      09/06/2023


      Boston Metal


      MA


      $262,000,000


      Series C


      08/15/2023


      Trove


      CA


      $30,000,000


      Series E


      08/11/2023


      Persefoni


      AZ


      $50,000,000


      Series C-1


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Arable Labs
        web link


      Benson Hill Biosystems
        web link


      Boston Metal
        web link


      Citrine Informatics
        web link


      ClearMetal
        web link


      Climax Foods
        web link


      CoverCress


      Ebb Carbon
        web link


      Electric Hydrogen
        web link


      Element Energy
        web link


      EnergySavvy
        web link


      Fervo Energy
        web link


      Form Energy
        web link


      Fortify
        web link


      GuideCX
        web link


      Holo
        web link


      LevelTen Energy
        web link


      Lightship
        web link


      Mori


      Natron Energy


      Persefoni
        web link


      Pivot Bio


      Powerhive
        web link


      Quaise
        web link


      Renew Financial
        web link


      Ripple Foods


      Sense Labs
        web link


      StructionSite
        web link


      Terabase Energy
        web link


      Thea Energy
        web link


      Trove


      Voltus
        web link


      Windfall Bio
        web link


      Zapata Computing
        web link


      Zymergen


     

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