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Prelude Ventures

14 employees

Prelude invests in market moving startups addressing carbon reduction and resource optimization.

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Software28
Manufacturing21
Energy21
Renewable Energy18
CleanTech16
Sustainability12
Energy Efficiency11
AgTech9
Machine Learning9
Advanced Materials9
Biotechnology9
GreenTech9
materials science9
E-Commerce8
Food Processing8
Food and Beverage8
Analytics8
Artificial Intelligence8
Agriculture7
Energy Storage7

Funding rounds participated in

$2.2M sweet spot round size

Most of their 120 investments are in rounds between $8.5M and $44M

Investor type

Venture Capital

Basic info

Industry

venture capital and private equity principals

Sectors

Energy Management
Energy Storage
Energy Efficiency

Date founded

2012

Investments made

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Boston Metal raised $122M on September 6, 2023

Investors: Aramco Ventures, Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates, LLC, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, M&G, Baillie Gifford and Prelude Ventures

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Persefoni raised $50M on August 11, 2023

Investors: NGP Energy Technology Partners, Clearvision Ventures, Bain & Company, Rice Investment Group, Parkway Venture Capital, Alumni Ventures Group and Prelude Ventures

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Yerdle Recommerce raised $30M on August 10, 2023

Investors: G2 Venture Partners, Global Brain Corporation, ArcTern Ventures, Wellington Management, 31VENTURES and Prelude Ventures

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Fortify raised $13M on June 1, 2023

Investors: Mainspring Capital Partners, Ocean Azul Partners, Neotribe Ventures, Cota Capital and Prelude Ventures

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Ebb Carbon raised $20M on April 20, 2023

Investors: Evok Innovations, Incite.org, Congruent Ventures, The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment and Prelude Ventures

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Rumin8 raised $12M on January 23, 2023

Investors: Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Harvest Road and Prelude Ventures

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Mill raised $100M on January 17, 2023

Investors: Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, GV, Lowercarbon Capital, Buckhill Capital and Prelude Ventures

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LuxWall, Inc. raised $33M on January 5, 2023

Investors: Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Khosla Ventures, 2150 and Prelude Ventures

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Element Energy, Inc. raised $28M on December 14, 2022

Investors: LG Technology Ventures, Edison International and Prelude Ventures

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Undisclosed raised $42M on December 7, 2022

Investors: Chrysalix EVC, Evok Innovations, J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Prelude Ventures

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