Prelude Ventures

Venture capital firm

At a glance

Prelude Ventures appears in 2 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2026, leading 1. Its most recent tracked deal was Quaise Energy's Series B round (Jul 7, 2026).

Strategy

Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Climate
Geographies
USASan Francisco, CA
Check size
$1M-$25M

Recent changes

  1. Jul 7, 2026Invested in Quaise Energy (Series B, $180M (final close)) Quaise Energy
  2. May 27, 2026Invested in Thea Energy (Series B, $100M) TechCrunch

Portfolio

4 total

Recent Investment Activity

2

Track record: led 1 and participated in 1 of 2 tracked venture rounds · 2 in the last 12 months · led 1 Series B

DateCompanyEventRoleAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Jul 7, 2026Quaise EnergySeries BLed$180M (final close)—
Prelude VenturesLeadCrunchbase NewsJera VenturesIdemitsu Americas Holdings Corp.Safar Partners
Quaise Energy
May 27, 2026Thea EnergySeries BParticipated$100M—
Prelude VenturesunverifiedLowercarbon CapitalunverifiedHitachiunverifiedStarlight VenturesunverifiedCalm Company FundunverifiedClimate CapitalunverifiedDivergent CapitalunverifiedGaingelsunverifiedU.S. Innovative Technology FundMercatorOrionEmerald+5 more
TechCrunch

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
Energy
3 · 75%
Software
1 · 25%

Co-Investors

12

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Latest Pulse

  1. Quaise Energy Lands $134M to Drill for GeothermalQuaise Energy closed the first tranche of a $134 million Series B led by Prelude Ventures to scale drilling technology that could tap superhot geothermal energy anywhere on Earth.→

Prelude Ventures FAQ

What companies has Prelude Ventures invested in?

Prelude Ventures' portfolio includes Form Energy, Thea Energy, Unspun, Quaise Energy.

Who does Prelude Ventures co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, Prelude Ventures most often invests alongside Aramco Ventures (1 shared deal), Blindspot Ventures (1 shared deal), Breakthrough Energy Ventures (1 shared deal), Cari Tuna (1 shared deal), Climate Capital (1 shared deal).

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