Tim Woodward

Tim Woodward

Managing Director atPrelude VenturesBay Area

Tim Woodward is a Managing Director at Prelude Ventures, focusing on energy, industrial, and environmental technologies. He has over 30 years of venture capital experience and previously worked at Nth Power.

What Tim 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.

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Career

  1. Nth Power · Managing Director
  2. Prelude Ventures · Managing Director
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Evergreen SolarComvergeProton Energy SystemsBranch EnergyElement EnergyLevelTen EnergyLunar EnergyLuxWallMineSenseOptimoRoutePersefoniPowerhivePykaRecurrentTerabase EnergyVoltus

Focus

energyindustrialenvironmental technologiesrenewable energydemand response

Also at Prelude Ventures

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Questions

Who is Tim Woodward?

Tim Woodward is a Managing Director at Prelude Ventures, focusing on energy, industrial, and environmental technologies. He has over 30 years of venture capital experience and previously worked at Nth Power.

How much does Tim Woodward invest?

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

How do I pitch Tim Woodward?

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

What did Tim Woodward do before Prelude Ventures?

Managing Director at Nth Power.

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