Gabriel Kra

Gabriel Kra

Managing Director atPrelude VenturesSan Francisco

Gabriel Kra co-founded Prelude Ventures in 2013 after a career in investment banking and startups. He holds multiple degrees and serves on several boards, focusing on climate change.

What Gabriel can write

Writes checks of$100K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Career

  1. Deutsche Bank · investment banker
  2. Prelude Ventures
    Now
  3. Greenpeace
  4. Prelude Ventures · Managing Director
    Now

Companies founded

Prelude Ventures

Investments named in public bios

Ebb CarbonElectric HydrogenForm EnergyKolomaLatitude MediaLightshipMeridian Clean EnergyMillRenew FinancialRhoda AIRipple FoodsSenseTempoClearMetalPlanetPLANT PV

Focus

climate changeinvestmentssolarsemiconductortelecommunications

Education

Columbia Business School, MBAHaas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley, MBASUNY Stony Brook, MS in atmospheric chemistryColumbia College, BA in philosophy

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Questions

Who is Gabriel Kra?

Gabriel Kra co-founded Prelude Ventures in 2013 after a career in investment banking and startups. He holds multiple degrees and serves on several boards, focusing on climate change.

How much does Gabriel Kra invest?

Gabriel Kra invests through Prelude Ventures, which writes checks of $100K to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Gabriel Kra?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Gabriel in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Prelude Ventures backed works better.

What did Gabriel Kra do before Prelude Ventures?

investment banker at Deutsche Bank; Greenpeace.

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