Prelude Ventures Portfolio 2026

Prelude Ventures accounts for 25 tracked companies with verified cap-table data, 25 of which disclose round sizes totalling $4.1B. The median disclosed raise is $111M, and the largest is Natron Energy at $500M, ahead of Rhoda AI ($450M) and Zap Energy ($448M).

The names that recur most often on these portfolio cap tables are Prelude Ventures (26 companies), Breakthrough Energy Ventures (8 companies), Lowercarbon Capital (7 companies), Khosla Ventures (6 companies), John Doerr (3 companies), Acre Venture Partners (2 companies). By latest disclosed round, the market skews Series B (7), Series A (5), Series C (5), Series D (4).

• Companies tracked: 25
• Disclosed funding total: $4.1B across 25 companies
• Median disclosed raise: $111M
• Largest raise: Natron Energy — $500M
• Stage mix: Series B 7 · Series A 5 · Series C 5 · Series D 4
• Most recent dated round: 2026-05-27

Best funded Prelude Ventures companies

1. Natron Energy — $500M (latest: Series D)
2. Rhoda AI — $450M (latest: Series A)
3. Zap Energy — $448M (latest: Series D)
4. Meati Foods — $278M (latest: Series C)
5. Ripple Foods — $274M (latest: Growth)
6. Lunar Energy — $230M (latest: Series D)
7. Heirloom — $203M (latest: Series B)
8. Xcimer Energy — $200M (latest: Series A)
9. Persefoni — $175M (latest: Series B)
10. Sense — $175M (latest: Series C)
11. LevelTen Energy — $125M (latest: Series D)
12. Hedera Hashgraph — $118M (latest: Series U)
13. Element Energy — $111M (latest: Series B)
14. Mill — $100M
15. Verdox — $100M (latest: Series C)

Prelude Ventures — related firms and companies (56)

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