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Seed · Early stage · Venture · Long-term follow-on support
Prelude Ventures
San Francisco, California, US
Prelude Ventures focuses on Energy, Mobility, Materials and manufacturing, Food and agriculture, Carbon across seed through early stage through venture through long-term follow-on support. Team and company relationships are indexed from official firm pages.
Strategy lens
Declared focus vs. observed sample
Declared focus reflects the firm’s own strategy language. Observed sectors summarize only the source-linked companies currently indexed here; it is not the firm’s complete portfolio allocation.
deep geothermal energy1
direct air capture1
green-hydrogen electrolyzers1
long-duration energy storage1
low-emissions metals and steel1
microbial nitrogen for agriculture1
Founder fit screen
Prepare before contacting Prelude
Use the firm’s declared strategy and sourced relationship graph to build a specific outreach thesis. This is a preparation framework—not a claim about current appetite or check size.
Stage fit
Explain why the company belongs in Seed, Early stage, Venture and what proof has already removed the prior stage’s risk.
Sector fit
Anchor the opportunity to Energy, Mobility, Materials and manufacturing. Name the specific market shift and why it is happening now.
Partner fit
Review 2 indexed team profiles. Address the partner whose operating history and portfolio context best match the company.
Portfolio context
Study the 6 source-linked companies shown here. State whether the company is complementary, differentiated, or potentially competitive.
Evidence packet
Bring customer proof, cohort or deployment metrics, gross-margin logic, capital use, key risks, and the milestone this financing should unlock.
Contact route
Use the firm’s public route and keep the request precise: company, stage, round, traction, why this firm, and one clear next step.
Key people
Official team source Who shapes the partnership
Managing Director
Tim Woodward
Managing Director at Prelude Ventures, working in a firm focused on Energy, Mobility, Materials and manufacturing, Food and agriculture.
Managing Director
Gabriel Kra
Managing Director at Prelude Ventures, working in a firm focused on Energy, Mobility, Materials and manufacturing, Food and agriculture. Selected relationships
Official portfolio source Investments listed by the firm
low-emissions metals and steel
Official sourceBoston Metal
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green-hydrogen electrolyzers
Official sourceElectric Hydrogen
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long-duration energy storage
Official sourceForm Energy
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direct air capture
Official sourceHeirloom
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microbial nitrogen for agriculture
Official sourcePivot Bio
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deep geothermal energy
Official sourceQuaise Energy
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Co-investment map
Firms sharing listed companies
Ranked by shared companies in this indexed dataset—not necessarily the same financing round.
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Source discipline
This dossier uses publicly available firm pages for team, strategy, and portfolio context. It does not infer check size, ownership, valuation, current holding status, or availability for introductions.