Investor

Prelude Trust

Last cheque observed Apr 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

VentureSeries BSeries A

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 21 on record
Since the last cheque4569days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.3MRounds led0 of 21Sole investor1 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Kingdom, 71%
Pitch Prelude Trust

Prelude Trust highlights

  1. 01

    21 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.2M

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first21 appearances

  1. 2014

    1 round

  2. Apr
    YerdleSeries A · US$5.0MWith 5 others
  3. 2007

    5 rounds

  4. Oct
    Oxford ImmunotecSeries C · GB · oxfordimmunotec.com$40MWith 5 others
  5. Sept
    XMOSSeries B · GB$16MWith 4 others
  6. Sept
    XMOSSeries A · GB · xmos.com$16MWith 3 others
  7. Jul
    GreenPeak TechnologiesVenture · NL$1.2MSole investor
  8. Mar
    TriboldSeries B · GB · tribold.com$15MWith 3 others
  9. 2006

    8 rounds

  10. Oct
    Cambridge Positioning SystemsVenture · GB$339KWith 2 others
  11. Sept
    SiConnectSeries B · GB$5.3MWith 4 others
  12. Sept
    XMOSSeries A · GB$1.2MWith 2 others
  13. Sept
    Lime MicrosystemsVenture · GB$343KWith 2 others
  14. Aug
    ZBD DisplaysVenture · GB$5.4MWith 5 others
  15. May
    GreenPeak TechnologiesVenture · NL$11MWith 4 others
  16. Apr
    ScionaSeries C · US$9.9MWith 4 others
  17. Feb
    m-spatialVenture · GB$1.6MWith 2 others
  18. 2005

    5 rounds

  19. Nov
    m-spatialVenture · GB$1.8MWith 2 others
  20. Oct
    ZBD DisplaysVenture · GB$4.7MWith 5 others
  21. Aug
    Oxford ImmunotecSeries B · GB · accessmylibrary.com$13MWith 2 others
  22. Jul
    PolatisVenture · US$1.1MWith 2 others
  23. May
    SiConnectSeries A · GB$4.9MWith 4 others
  24. 2004

    1 round

  25. Nov
    PolatisSeries C · US$9.4MWith 3 others
  26. 2003

    1 round

  27. May
    AlphamosaicSeries B · GB$12MWith 3 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

Oxford ImmunotecListed$64MNov 2013
TriboldBought by Sigma SystemsUndisclosedJul 2013
Cambridge Positioning SystemsBought by CSR$35MJan 2007
AlphamosaicBought by BroadcomUndisclosedSept 2004

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

DFJ EspritVC firm12rounds togetherDraper EspritVC firm11rounds togetherDow Venture CapitalGrowth equity6rounds togetherTTP VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherAlta Berkeley Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherAmadeus Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherDelta PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherFoundation CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherQinetiQCorporate VC2rounds togetherQuester CapitalVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Prelude Trust

What does Prelude Trust invest in?

Prelude Trust invests most often at Venture and Series B (67% of the rounds on record).

How active is Prelude Trust?

21 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2014.

How big are Prelude Trust's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.3M.

Does Prelude Trust lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 21 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Prelude Trust invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (71%), the United States (19%) and the Netherlands (10%).

Is Prelude Trust investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2014.

Who does Prelude Trust invest alongside?

Most often DFJ Esprit (12 rounds together), Draper Esprit (11 rounds together) and Dow Venture Capital (6 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Prelude Trust?

Prelude Trust is a VC firm.

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