Investments
148Portfolio Exits
15Funds
1Service Providers
1About Prelude Ventures
Prelude Ventures invests in companies that address the critical need for innovation across the global energy ecosystem. We back exceptional entrepreneurs and management teams addressing large market opportunities that reduce the global economy's carbon intensity.
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Prelude Ventures Investments
148 Investments
Prelude Ventures has made 148 investments. Their latest investment was in Element Energy as part of their Series B - II on November 11, 2023.

Prelude Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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11/14/2023 | Series B - II | Element Energy | $45M | No | AFW Partners, Cohort Ventures, Drive Catalyst, Edison International, FM Capital, LG Technology Ventures, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Radar Partners, and Undisclosed Investors | 3 |
10/3/2023 | Series C | Electric Hydrogen | $380M | No | BP Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Capricorn Partners, Energy Impact Partners, Equinor Ventures, Fatima Group, Fifth Wall, Fortescue, Kajima Ventures, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, New Legacy Ventures, Oman Investment Authority, Rio Tinto Group, S2G Ventures, Temasek, The Climate Pledge, and United Airlines Ventures | 12 |
10/3/2023 | Seed VC | PerfectScale | $7.1M | Yes | 6 | |
9/22/2023 | Series C - II | |||||
9/6/2023 | Series C - III |
Date | 11/14/2023 | 10/3/2023 | 10/3/2023 | 9/22/2023 | 9/6/2023 |
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Round | Series B - II | Series C | Seed VC | Series C - II | Series C - III |
Company | Element Energy | Electric Hydrogen | PerfectScale | ||
Amount | $45M | $380M | $7.1M | ||
New? | No | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | AFW Partners, Cohort Ventures, Drive Catalyst, Edison International, FM Capital, LG Technology Ventures, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Radar Partners, and Undisclosed Investors | BP Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Capricorn Partners, Energy Impact Partners, Equinor Ventures, Fatima Group, Fifth Wall, Fortescue, Kajima Ventures, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, New Legacy Ventures, Oman Investment Authority, Rio Tinto Group, S2G Ventures, Temasek, The Climate Pledge, and United Airlines Ventures | |||
Sources | 3 | 12 | 6 |
Prelude Ventures Portfolio Exits
15 Portfolio Exits
Prelude Ventures has 15 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Encycle on October 10, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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10/10/2023 | Acq - Fin | 2 | |||
9/6/2023 | Acq - Pending | 2 | |||
8/1/2022 | Corporate Majority | 1 | |||
Date | 10/10/2023 | 9/6/2023 | 8/1/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acq - Fin | Acq - Pending | Corporate Majority | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Prelude Ventures Fund History
1 Fund History
Prelude Ventures has 1 fund, including Prelude Co-Investment Fund I.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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10/16/2017 | Prelude Co-Investment Fund I | Co-Investment Fund | Withdrawn | $1M |
Closing Date | 10/16/2017 |
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Fund | Prelude Co-Investment Fund I |
Fund Type | Co-Investment Fund |
Status | Withdrawn |
Amount | $1M |
Sources |
Prelude Ventures Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Prelude Ventures has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Counsel | General Counsel |
Service Provider | |
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Associated Rounds | |
Provider Type | Counsel |
Service Type | General Counsel |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Prelude Ventures Team
6 Team Members
Prelude Ventures has 6 team members, including current Founder, Managing Director, Gabriel Kra.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Gabriel Kra | Deutsche Bank, Pharus Advisors, and Lightbit | Founder, Managing Director | Current |
Name | Gabriel Kra | ||||
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Work History | Deutsche Bank, Pharus Advisors, and Lightbit | ||||
Title | Founder, Managing Director | ||||
Status | Current |
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