Prelude Ventures
40 portfolio companies · 12 on the map · $1.8B raised · 8 cities
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10 Prelude Ventures portfolio companies on the map.
Portfolio companies

Pivot Bio
Minnetonka
Pivot Bio is an agricultural tech company improving the microbiome by taking nitrogen from the air and making it available for plants.
Biotechnology Research$616.9MEst. 2011
Lunar Energy
Mountain View
Lunar Energy powers homes around the world with endless clean energy.
Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing$532MEst. 2020
Rhoda AI
Palo Alto
Rhoda AI develops general-purpose robots powered by frontier AI models for real-world tasks in logistics, manufacturing, and beyond; backed by over $225 million from top-tier investors and building a world-class team to advance technology a
Robotics$225MEst. 2024
MineSense
Vancouver
MineSense Technologies is a developer of a data analytics platform intended to monitor and improve the productivity and recovery of mines.
Metal Ore Mining$123.9MEst. 2008
Atom Computing
Berkeley
Atom Computing builds truly scalable quantum computers out of individual atoms.
IT Services and IT Consulting$91.2MEst. 2018
Sense
San Francisco
Sense is a leading Conversational AI recruiting platform helping organizations hire faster, smarter, and at scale—without losing the human touch. We power personalized, omnichannel candidate experiences while automating time-consuming recruiting tasks, so teams can focus on what matters most: people. Trusted by more than 1,000 customers—including HCA Healthcare, Bath & Body Works, Allegis, Dell Technologies, Carvana, Nissan, Adecco, and Tenet Healthcare—Sense supports every stage of the talent acquisition journey. Our platform brings together recruiting automation, talent CRM, campaigns, candidate matching and scoring, AI chatbots, text messaging, interview scheduling, and referrals in one seamless solution. Sense has been recognized as a Deloitte Fast 500 company, an Inc. 5000 honoree, a winner of the HR Tech Award for Best Comprehensive Talent Acquisition Solution, and one of Forbes’ America’s Best Startup Employers. Hiring moves fast. Sense helps you move faster—while keeping candidates engaged, informed, and valued.
Software Development$89.5MEst. 2016
Voltus
San Francisco
Voltus is a leading DER technology platform and virtual power plant operator connecting distributed energy resources to electricity markets, delivering less expensive, more reliable, and more sustainable electricity. Our commercial and industrial customers and DER partners generate cash by allowing Voltus to maximize the value of their flexible load, distributed generation, energy storage, energy efficiency, and electric vehicle resources in these markets. To learn more, visit www.voltus.co.
Utilities$66.1MEst. 2016
Understory
Madison
Understory is an insurance company that develops smart weather station micro-grids.
Insurance$57.8MEst. 2012
Arable
San Francisco
Arable advances sustainable agriculture by transforming agronomic decisions with technology. In 50+ countries, backed by Galvanize Climate Solutions, Qualcomm Ventures, Prelude, S2G, and Grupo Jacto, it powers irrigation optimization and ag
Farming and AgricultureSeries CEst. 2014
Pyka
California
Pyka develops autonomous electric aircraft and a complete propulsion and avionics ecosystem for cargo transport and crop protection, delivering scalable solutions across four continents with industry-first FAA approvals and a focus on safet
Aerospace and DefenseSeries BEst. 2017
Terabase Energy
Berkeley
Terabase Energy, founded in 2019, aims to lower the cost and boost the scalability of utility-scale solar by building an interconnected digital and automation platform for development, construction, and operations of PV power plants.
Renewable EnergySeries CEst. 2019Hiring fast
Windfall Bio
California
Windfall Bio has developed the first-ever solution to capture and transform methane emissions into organic fertilizer. This nature-based solution harnesses methane-eating microbes to transform methane from any source into valuable outputs.
BiotechnologySeries AEst. 2022
More portfolio companies
28 more Prelude Ventures investments we track beyond the map.
PlanetSan Francisco · Series D
Zapata QuantumBoston · Series B
MillSan Bruno · Series C
RedoxBloxSan Diego · Series A
Citrine InformaticsRedwood City · Series C
QuaiseCambridge · Series A
Persefoni AIMesa · Series C
MeatiBoulder · Series C
MoriBoston · Series B
FortifyBoston · Venture
Natron EnergySanta Clara · Series D
Element EnergyMenlo Park · Series B
Augmenta Inc.Toronto · Seed
Solidia TechnologiesPiscataway · Venture
GraphyteMemphis · Series A
Ebb CarbonSouth San Francisco · Series A
BrightbandSan Francisco · Series A
PerfectScaleRaleigh · Seed
QuantumScapeSan Jose · Venture
NyriadAustin · Series A
OptimoRoutePalo Alto · Series A
SaaS Sustainability Corp.Toronto · Venture
TroveBrisbane · Series E
PowerhiveNairobi · Series B
polySpectraBerkeley · Venture
Latitude MediaBoston · Seed
HoloNewark · Series B
Spark ThermionicsEmeryville · Seed
Portfolio map
10 Prelude Ventures portfolio companies on the map.