Prelude Ventures

Prelude Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm established in 2013, dedicated to investing in early-stage startups that aim to address climate change. The firm focuses on sectors such as advanced energy, food and agriculture, transportation, logistics, advanced materials, manufacturing, and advanced computing. By supporting innovative businesses in these areas, Prelude Ventures seeks to foster the development of the next generation of companies that can significantly impact environmental sustainability and contribute to a more sustainable future.

Katie Clasen

Principal

Matt Eggers

Managing Director

Bryan Shill

Associate

Nathaniel Simons

Co-Founder

Tim Woodward

Managing Director

Past deals in Colorado

Meati

Series C in 2024
Meati Foods is a Boulder, Colorado-based company specializing in the production and sale of fungi-based meat alternatives. Founded in 2016, the company aims to provide sustainable and nutritious plant-based options that serve as an alternative to traditional meat products. Meati Foods utilizes a proprietary fermentation process to create minimally processed steaks made from natural ingredients, ensuring its offerings are free from common allergens. The company markets its products online, making them accessible to a wide audience seeking vegan food choices that are both healthy and environmentally friendly.

Lightship

Series B in 2024
Lightship is an all-electric RV manufacturer, designer, and producer of an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric age. Lightship is an early-stage hardware startup launched in 2020 by Tesla alumni that is bringing the $26B RV industry into the electric age. Based in San Francisco and Broomfield, Colorado, Lightship is designing and producing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer that liberates travelers from the noise, emissions, and range anxiety of gas RVing.

Lightship

Series A in 2022
Lightship is an all-electric RV manufacturer, designer, and producer of an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric age. Lightship is an early-stage hardware startup launched in 2020 by Tesla alumni that is bringing the $26B RV industry into the electric age. Based in San Francisco and Broomfield, Colorado, Lightship is designing and producing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer that liberates travelers from the noise, emissions, and range anxiety of gas RVing.

Meati

Series B in 2021
Meati Foods is a Boulder, Colorado-based company specializing in the production and sale of fungi-based meat alternatives. Founded in 2016, the company aims to provide sustainable and nutritious plant-based options that serve as an alternative to traditional meat products. Meati Foods utilizes a proprietary fermentation process to create minimally processed steaks made from natural ingredients, ensuring its offerings are free from common allergens. The company markets its products online, making them accessible to a wide audience seeking vegan food choices that are both healthy and environmentally friendly.

Meati

Series A in 2020
Meati Foods is a Boulder, Colorado-based company specializing in the production and sale of fungi-based meat alternatives. Founded in 2016, the company aims to provide sustainable and nutritious plant-based options that serve as an alternative to traditional meat products. Meati Foods utilizes a proprietary fermentation process to create minimally processed steaks made from natural ingredients, ensuring its offerings are free from common allergens. The company markets its products online, making them accessible to a wide audience seeking vegan food choices that are both healthy and environmentally friendly.

Meati

Venture Round in 2019
Meati Foods is a Boulder, Colorado-based company specializing in the production and sale of fungi-based meat alternatives. Founded in 2016, the company aims to provide sustainable and nutritious plant-based options that serve as an alternative to traditional meat products. Meati Foods utilizes a proprietary fermentation process to create minimally processed steaks made from natural ingredients, ensuring its offerings are free from common allergens. The company markets its products online, making them accessible to a wide audience seeking vegan food choices that are both healthy and environmentally friendly.

EnergySavvy

Series D in 2016
EnergySavvy, Inc. is a cloud software company that specializes in developing utility cloud solutions aimed at enhancing customer intelligence and engagement for utility providers. Established in 2008 and based in Seattle, Washington, with additional offices in Boulder, Denver, and Cambridge, the company offers a cloud-based home energy platform that enables users to monitor energy consumption and reduce utility costs. Its key products include Program Optix and Online Audit software applications, along with program management services tailored for energy efficiency initiatives. EnergySavvy also provides valuable information about home energy rebates, tax credits, incentives, and financing options. Serving nearly 40 utility clients and state programs across the United States, the company leverages a combination of software expertise, user experience design, and analytics to foster customer transformation in the utility sector. EnergySavvy, formerly known as Evoworx Inc., became a subsidiary of Tendril Networks, Inc. in 2019.

EnergySavvy

Series C in 2014
EnergySavvy, Inc. is a cloud software company that specializes in developing utility cloud solutions aimed at enhancing customer intelligence and engagement for utility providers. Established in 2008 and based in Seattle, Washington, with additional offices in Boulder, Denver, and Cambridge, the company offers a cloud-based home energy platform that enables users to monitor energy consumption and reduce utility costs. Its key products include Program Optix and Online Audit software applications, along with program management services tailored for energy efficiency initiatives. EnergySavvy also provides valuable information about home energy rebates, tax credits, incentives, and financing options. Serving nearly 40 utility clients and state programs across the United States, the company leverages a combination of software expertise, user experience design, and analytics to foster customer transformation in the utility sector. EnergySavvy, formerly known as Evoworx Inc., became a subsidiary of Tendril Networks, Inc. in 2019.
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