Matt Eggers

Matt Eggers

Managing Director atPrelude VenturesBay Area

Matt Eggers is a Managing Director at Prelude Ventures, focusing on early-stage climatetech investments. He previously held executive roles at Sunrun, Bloom Energy, Tesla, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

What Matt can write

Writes checks of$100K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Prelude Ventures writes $100K to $10M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Prelude Ventures.

Career

  1. Tesla
  2. Breakthrough Energy Ventures
  3. Genentech
    2006
  4. Sunrun
  5. Bloom Energy
  6. Tesla
  7. Breakthrough Energy Ventures
  8. Prelude Ventures · Managing Director
    Now

Investments named in public bios

AugmentaGraphyteLuxWallVaulted DeepZero Homes

Focus

climatetechgridaerospacebuildingssaas software

Education

Duke University, B.S. in molecular biologyStanford, MBA

Also at Prelude Ventures

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Questions

Who is Matt Eggers?

Matt Eggers is a Managing Director at Prelude Ventures, focusing on early-stage climatetech investments. He previously held executive roles at Sunrun, Bloom Energy, Tesla, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

How much does Matt Eggers invest?

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

How do I pitch Matt Eggers?

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

What did Matt Eggers do before Prelude Ventures?

Tesla; Breakthrough Energy Ventures; Genentech; Sunrun; Bloom Energy; Tesla; Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

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