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Prelude Ventures

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Prelude Ventures invests in ClimateTech startups that reduce carbon and optimize resources.

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founded date

01.01.2013

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Private

Description

Founded in 2013, the San Francisco-based venture capital firm focuses on investing in companies that operate in various sectors, including advanced energy, food and agriculture, transportation and logistics, advanced materials, manufacturing, and advanced computing. Prelude Ventures believes that the transition to a low-carbon economy presents the greatest economic opportunity of this century and seeks to back exceptional entrepreneurs who address large market opportunities that reduce carbon on a global scale.
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​Laura Baxter-Simons
​Laura Baxter-Simons

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Nat Simons
Nat Simons

Nat Simons

Nat Simons is a United States businessman and the co-founder of Prelude Ventures, a cleantech investment management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. Simons founded the firm with his wife, Laura Baxter-Simons, in 2009. Prior to Prelude, Simons was principal at Renaissance Technologies, an investment management firm started by his father. He also began the Meritage family of funds, which was spun off from Renaissance in 1997. Simons remains as a board member and vice-chair of Renaissance, as well as senior managing director and chairman of Meritage Group. Simons is also the co-founder and director of Sea Change Foundation, a private family foundation founded in 2006 that is dedicated to achieving meaningful social impact through leveraged philanthropy. Simons is a graduate from the University of California, Berkeley.

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​Laura Baxter-Simons

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Mark Cupta

Mark Cupta

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Bryan Shill

Bryan Shill

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Victoria Beasley

Victoria Beasley

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