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Matt Eggers

Managing Director at Prelude Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Matt Eggers is a Managing Director at Prelude Ventures, specializing in investments in Climatetech and CleanTech sectors. With an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, he has successfully invested in companies like WeaveGrid and ZeroAvia at various stages, contributing to their growth and success. Eggers has a strong track record as an investor and board director, with notable investments in companies like Dandelion Energy and 75F, showcasing his expertise in renewable energy and impact sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Director

    2023 - Current

    Early-stage investors (inception through Series A) in climatetech

We invest in climate.

  • Investor and Board Director

    2024

Vaulted Deep provides proven technology solutions for permanent carbon removal to promote local environmental and community health.

Raised $40,300,000.00 from Prelude Ventures, Fall Line Capital, Lowercarbon Capital, WovenEarth Ventures, Earthshot Ventures and Rethink Impact.

  • Investor and Board Director

    2024

Graphyte offers carbon removal services by utilizing a carbon casting technology.

Raised $30,000,000.00 from Carbon Direct Capital, Overture VC, Prelude Ventures and Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

  • Investor and Board Director

    2021

LuxWall is a building materials manufacturer that innovates the design and production of vacuum-insulated glass.

Raised $121,719,999.00 from The Nature Conservancy, Baruch Future Ventures, Climate Investment, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Carbon Equity, Prelude Ventures, 2150, Khosla Ventures and Barclays Sustainable and Impact Banking.

  • Co-Founder

    2020

  • Angel Investor & Advisor

    2014

    Pre-seed or seed investor in: Zymergen, Inc (synthetic biology - IPO followed by acquisition), Super Home (consumer home services), Bright Inc. (residential solar), Omnidian Inc. (solar fleet management), Energetic Insurance (credit insurance for commercial solar), MIXT (healthy+sustainable fast casual dining concept), Faraday Bicycles (acquired by Dutch conglomerate PON Holdings), and a founding investor in The Builder's Fund (impact private equity fund with investments in Urban Remedy, MPOWERD, Traditional Medicinals, etc). I was a key advisor to CelLink in their seed funding and they've gone on to raise $315M in follow-on funding from T. Rowe, Fidelity, Whale Rock, BMW, 3M, Lear, and Ford.

  • Partner

    2018 - 2023

    BEV is a multi-billion dollar early stage venture capital firm dedicated to building profitable companies that will have a massive positive impact on climate change.

  • Investor and BoD

    2022 - 2023

Guidewheel's AI-powered FactoryOps platform empowers manufacturers to drive productivity and net zero at scale.

Raised $51,980,000.00 from Greycroft, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, GSBackers, Ecolab, Decarbonization Partners and Rethink Impact.

  • Investor and Board Director

    2022 - 2023

Conduit Tech is a home design firm that provides custom 2D floorplans, as well as HVAC system design, sales, and installation services.

  • Investor and Board Director

    2022 - 2023

Building satellites to capture the ultra-high resolution 10 cm visible imagery, co-collected with 2 m thermal imagery.

Raised $93,000,000.00 from Shield Capital, Initialized Capital, Booz Allen Ventures, Republic capital, Giant Step Capital, Y Combinator, Bill Perkins, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Cubit Capital and Jetstream.

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