Prelude Ventures

2013

Founded

109

Investments

United States

Offices

Venture Fund

Investor Type

About

Prelude Ventures is a venture capital firm dedicated to investing in and supporting early-stage startups with the greatest potential to mitigate climate change. Since its inception in 2013, the firm has invested in over 60 companies across sectors such as advanced energy, food and agriculture, transportation and logistics, advanced materials and manufacturing, and advanced computing. Prelude Ventures emphasizes a long-term commitment to the sector, accepting informed risks, and coupling a fundamental emphasis on venture-level returns with an understanding of deep-tech and hardware development timelines.

The firm manages approximately $2 billion in assets and is a founding member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.

Portfolio Companies

Form Energy, Fervo Energy, Luxwall, Persefoni, Lightship, Mill, Arable Technology, Benson Hill, Boston Metal, Branch Energy

Gepgraphic Focus

United States

Key Differentiators

Long-term commitment to climate-focused investments, Emphasis on informed risk-taking, Understanding of deep-tech and hardware development timelines

Thypical Investment Size

Not publicly disclosed

Total Funds Raised

$2 billion

Visit Website

Consumer Electronics

ClimateTech & CleanTech

Hardware

IoT (Internet of Things)

Software

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)

San Francisco

Pre-Seed

Seed

Series A

Series B

Series C

Series D

United States