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Nat Simons

Co Founder of Prelude Ventures

Berkeley, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Co Founder

    2009

    Prelude Ventures was founded in 2009 as a new platform for venture investing in the cleantech sector. The platform combines a long-term commitment to the sector, willingness to accept informed risks, the capital to enable companies to develop on appropriate timelines and a fundamental emphasis on venture-level returns. Prelude Ventures is committed to novel solutions that address climate change and a net reduction of CO2.

  • Managing Director

    2007

  • Co-Founder

    2006

  • Principal

    1994 - 2007

    Renaissance Technologies is a quantitative investment management company trading in global financial markets, dedicated to producing exceptional returns for its investors by strictly adhering to mathematical and statistical methods. Nat Simons remains a board member and vice-chair of Renaissance.

1989 - 1992

  • Worker

    1989 - 1992

    Cylink Corporation develops and delivers solutions for secure transactions and communications over local area networks, wide area networks, public packet switched networks, and broadcast networks.