Prelude Ventures

Prelude Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, focusing on investments in ClimateTech. The firm aims to support innovative companies led by exceptional entrepreneurs and management teams that tackle significant market opportunities to reduce carbon intensity in the global economy. Prelude Ventures manages multiple funds, including Prelude Climate Fund II and Prelude Climate Opportunities Fund I, which target various sectors such as agriculture, energy production, environmental services, and alternative energy equipment. By concentrating on impact investments, the firm seeks to drive meaningful change in the climate sector across the United States and Canada.

Focus

Scale Stage Series B Series A Early Venture Series C Show more

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Mark Cupta

Managing Director

Alexandra Harbour

Advisor

Gabriel Kra

Managing Director

Bryan Shill

Principal

Timothy A. Woodward

Managing Director

Past deals in CleanTech

Living Carbon

Series A in 2022

Living Carbon, using biotechnology develop trees that better capture and store carbon. It also provides solutions for climate changes. It produces more durable wood for building and manufacturing applications. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Verdox

Venture Round in 2022

Verdox is dedicated to reversing climate change through the development and deployment of advanced technology. The company’s proprietary electro-swing process, developed at MIT, enables carbon dioxide and other acid gases to be captured with up to 80% less energy and 70% less cost than conventional approaches.

Heirloom

Pre Seed Round in 2021

Heirloom aims to remove 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide using the world's most cost-effective Direct Air Capture solution, a mineralization process known as enhanced weathering.