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Prelude Ventures

Prelude Ventures

San Francisco, Californiapreludeventures.com

Overview

Prelude Ventures is a climate-focused venture capital firm that invests in and supports early-stage startups with the greatest potential to mitigate climate change across sectors including energy, food and agriculture, transportation, and advanced manufacturing.

Year Founded

2009

Portfolio Companies

90

Investments

Prelude Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Quaise EnergyJul 2026Series BLead
Morpho LabsJun 2026Token SaleCo-investor
Thea EnergyMay 2026Series BCo-investor
UnblockPayMar 2026SeedLead
Rhoda AIMar 2026Series ACo-investor

Key People

Gabriel Kra

Managing Director And Co-Founder

Nat Simons

Co Founder

Mark Cupta

Managing Partner

Victoria Beasley

General Partner

Tim Woodward

Managing Director

Juan Pablo Soulier

Partner

Katie Clasen

Principal

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Year Founded2009

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