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prelude

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prelude is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in SaaS, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.0M
Portfolio
3 companies on record
Partners
8 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Other
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-15

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Pre-seed fund backing technical founding teams building ambitious software/tech companies at formation.

How prelude invests

prelude is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Other.

prelude typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.

prelude has backed 3 companies in our records, including Checkr, Webflow, JGM Capital Partners, LLC (CIK 0001733594).

Partners & Team

TW

Tim Woodward

Managing Partner

KY

Katy Young

Chief Financial Officer

GK

Gabriel Kra

Managing Director

MC

Mark Cupta

Managing Director

NS

Nat Simons

Co-Founder

JS

Juan Soulier

Partner

KC

Katie Clasen

Principal

CH

Charles Hudson

Managing Partner

Pre-seed
B2B software

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

CH

Checkr

B2B SaaS
WE

Webflow

Software
JG

JGM Capital Partners, LLC (CIK 0001733594)

SEC Form D filing mentioning prelude Capital

How to pitch prelude
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Tim Woodward, Managing Partner.
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