Prelude Ventures

Venture Capital

Climate-focused generalist investor comfortable with high-capital, long-hardware timelines across the low-carbon economy, applying a strict no-fossil-fuels rule and offering deep technical operating experience and climate-activist roots.

Los Angeles, United States · 63+ investments · 76 portfolio companies

Early Stage
Pre-Seed
Seed
Late Stage
Growth
Education
Robotics
Defense Tech
SaaS
Developer Tools
Healthcare
Artificial Intelligence
Crypto & Web3
AR/VR
Logistics
Fintech
Food & Beverage
Deep Tech
E-Commerce
Transportation
Gaming
PropTech
Insurtech
Climate Tech
Biotech
Cybersecurity
Agtech
Energy
Manufacturing
Headquarters
Los Angeles, United States
Founded
2013
AUM
$850.0M
Portfolio Companies
76
Total Investments
63
Last Investment
Jul 2026
Geographic Focus
United States

Investment Thesis

Climate-focused generalist investor comfortable with high-capital, long-hardware timelines across the low-carbon economy. Applies a strict no-fossil-fuels rule with deep technical operating experience.

Prelude Ventures is a Venture Capital firm based in Los Angeles, United States. It has made 63 investments in Education and Robotics, including Augmenta, Form Energy and Living Carbon.

Portfolio76

Co-investors24

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24 co-investors across 134 shared portfolio companies — who they back alongside, and how often they lead.

Venture Capital ×20 · Corporate VC ×2 · Accelerator ×2 · 54 shared rounds

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