Investor

Prelude

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 7 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $361M, Feb 2026VC firmWebsite unconfirmed

Pre-seedSeedVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 7 on record
Since the last cheque145days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.4MCheque size, as they say$500K – $2.0MRounds led1 of 7Mostly inUnited States, 67%
Pitch Prelude

Another investor of this name exists, and we could not establish from the rounds which of them the press meant. Treat the record below as possibly belonging to either. Tell us which if you know.

Prelude highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Bridge: 83% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm
Cheque size
$500K – $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Cold pitches
Not stated

A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. Tell us the right one.

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first7 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Jun
    MorphoSeed · FR · Ventureburn$175MWith 18 others
  3. Mar
    UnblockPaySeed · BR · LatamList$4.5MLed
  4. 2019

    1 round

  5. Jan
    FortifySeed · US · FinSMEs$2.5MWith 4 others
  6. 2018

    3 rounds

  7. Nov
    CoverCressBridge · Agfundernews$2.0MWith 5 others
  8. May
    ZapataSeed · US · FinSMEs$5.4MWith 2 others
  9. Jan
    Ripple FoodsSeries C · US · FinSMEs$65MWith 5 others
  10. 2017

    1 round

  11. Oct
    LevelTen EnergyUS · FinSMEs$6.8MWith 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration10 named

ASAlicia SontagMANAGING MEMBER OF PRELUDE GROWTH PARTNERS GP II, LLC, THE GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed
CJCisco J. del ValleManaging Member of Prelude Capital Partners, LLC, the Issuer's General Partner.iFiling they signed
DWDavis WarnockManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
GKGabriel KraMEMBERiFiling they signed
GJGary J. ButlerDirectoriFiling they signed
GJGavin J. SaitowitzManaging Member of Prelude Capital Partners, LLC, the Issuer's General Partner.iFiling they signed
GWGreg WarnockDirectoriFiling they signed
MJMichael J. McDonaldDirectoriFiling they signed
NDNeda DaneshzadehMANAGING MEMBER OF PRELUDE GROWTH PARTNERS GP II, LLC, THE GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed
ZSZach SivertsonManaging DirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

5+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

7 of 11 we have independently watched raise

CourtyardExponentFarcasterGondorLidoMorphoTenorChainPatrolExtendedHairDAOTalent

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Prelude. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Prelude put money into.

Quick answers about Prelude

What does Prelude invest in?

Prelude invests most often at Seed and Bridge (83% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Prelude?

7 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Prelude invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Morpho (Seed, Jun 2026), UnblockPay (Seed, Mar 2026) and Fortify (Seed, Jan 2019).

How big are Prelude's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.4M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $2.0M.

Does Prelude lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 7 investments on record (14%).

Where does Prelude invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (67%), France (17%) and Brazil (17%).

Is Prelude investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Prelude invest alongside?

Most often Wintermute Ventures (2 rounds together).

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