Gabriel Kra
Founder at Prelude Ventures LLC
Profile
Gabriel Kra is the founder and the Managing Director of Prelude Ventures LLC, which was founded in 2009.
He is currently the Chief Investment Officer & Managing Director at Elan Management Ltd.
and holds director positions at SolarBridge Technologies, Inc., Renew Financial Holdings, Inc. (California), Natron Energy, Inc., Plant PV, Inc., Ripple Foods PBC, Form Energy, Inc., Meridian Clean Energy LLC, Electric Hydrogen Co., Post Script Media, Inc., and Activate Global, Inc. Mr. Kra previously held a director position at project frog, Inc. and worked as an Investment Banker at Deutsche Bank Corp.
from 2006 to 2009.
He has a graduate degree from Stony Brook University and an MBA from Haas School of Business and Columbia Business School.
He also holds an undergraduate degree from Columbia College (New York).
Gabriel Kra active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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SolarBridge Technologies, Inc.
 SolarBridge Technologies, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology SolarBridge Technologies, Inc. develops electronics for solar power technologies. The company was founded on January 16, 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | - |
Elan Management Ltd.
 Elan Management Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Part of Perrigo Co. Plc, Elan Management Ltd. engages in manufacturing, fabricating, or processing drugs in pharmaceutical preparations for human or veterinary use. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland. | Director/Board Member | - |
Renew Financial Holdings, Inc. (California)
 Renew Financial Holdings, Inc. (California) Financial ConglomeratesFinance Renew Financial Group LLC provides renewable, energy efficiency, and water saving financing for residential and commercial projects. Its services include solar panel financing; windows and doors financing; heating and cooling financing; roofing and roof replacement financing; landscaping and turf financing; hurricane protection financing; earthquake protection financing; and home improvement financing. The company was founded by Stephen Compagni Portis, Cisco DeVries, and Mimi Frusha in 2008 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Plant PV, Inc.
 Plant PV, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Plant PV, Inc. provides research and development of new materials and device architectures for photovoltaic cells. It offers Ag-on-Al for solar shingles, PERC pastes, and Ag-on-Al Solar Cell Design 101. The company was founded by Brian E. Hardin and Craig H. Peters and is headquartered in Belmont, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Natron Energy, Inc.
 Natron Energy, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Natron Energy, Inc. develops batteries. It is developing a radical new battery technology for stationary applications including renewables support, smart grids/microgrids, and UPS. The company was founded by Robert Huggins and Colin Wessells in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Prelude Ventures LLC
 Prelude Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Prelude Ventures LLC (Prelude Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Gabriel Kra, Laura Baxter Simons and Nat Simons. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Founder | 2009-05-31 |
Ripple Foods PBC
 Ripple Foods PBC Food: Meat/Fish/DairyConsumer Non-Durables Ripple Foods PBC offers dairy products. Its provides unsweetened vanilla and chocolate, superfoods milk, nutrition, and frozen dessert. The company was founded by Neil Renninger and Adam Lowry in 1995 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Form Energy, Inc.
 Form Energy, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Form Energy, Inc. produces renewable energy. It develops new class of ultra-low cost, long duration energy storage systems. The company was founded by Yet-Ming Chiang, Theodore A. Wiley, William Woodford, Mateo Cristian Jaramillo, and Marco Ferrara and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Post Script Media, Inc.
 Post Script Media, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Post Script Media, Inc. operates as an audio company. The company is based in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of Gabriel Kra
| Stony Brook University | Graduate Degree |
| Haas School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
| Columbia Business School | Masters Business Admin |
| Columbia College (New York) | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 14 |
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Elan Management Ltd.
Elan Management Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Part of Perrigo Co. Plc, Elan Management Ltd. engages in manufacturing, fabricating, or processing drugs in pharmaceutical preparations for human or veterinary use. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland. | Health Technology |
SolarBridge Technologies, Inc.
SolarBridge Technologies, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology SolarBridge Technologies, Inc. develops electronics for solar power technologies. The company was founded on January 16, 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Electronic Technology |
project frog, Inc.
 project frog, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services project frog, Inc. offers pre-engineered building systems for public, retail, retreat and workplace facilities. It provides component buildings that assemble easily onsite, giving architects and builders a fast and cost effective way to create beautiful and energy efficient buildings. The firm offers a versatile ecosystem of products that adapt to all kinds of uses including early childhood, K-12, higher education, healthcare, public, retail, retreat and workplace. The company was founded by Mark Miller and Desi Shunturova in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Industrial Services |
Renew Financial Holdings, Inc. (California)
Renew Financial Holdings, Inc. (California) Financial ConglomeratesFinance Renew Financial Group LLC provides renewable, energy efficiency, and water saving financing for residential and commercial projects. Its services include solar panel financing; windows and doors financing; heating and cooling financing; roofing and roof replacement financing; landscaping and turf financing; hurricane protection financing; earthquake protection financing; and home improvement financing. The company was founded by Stephen Compagni Portis, Cisco DeVries, and Mimi Frusha in 2008 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Finance |
Natron Energy, Inc.
Natron Energy, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Natron Energy, Inc. develops batteries. It is developing a radical new battery technology for stationary applications including renewables support, smart grids/microgrids, and UPS. The company was founded by Robert Huggins and Colin Wessells in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Commercial Services |
Deutsche Bank Corp.
 Deutsche Bank Corp. Regional BanksFinance Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Corp. is a company based in New York, NY. | Finance |
Prelude Ventures LLC
Prelude Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Prelude Ventures LLC (Prelude Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Gabriel Kra, Laura Baxter Simons and Nat Simons. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Plant PV, Inc.
Plant PV, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Plant PV, Inc. provides research and development of new materials and device architectures for photovoltaic cells. It offers Ag-on-Al for solar shingles, PERC pastes, and Ag-on-Al Solar Cell Design 101. The company was founded by Brian E. Hardin and Craig H. Peters and is headquartered in Belmont, CA. | Commercial Services |
Ripple Foods PBC
Ripple Foods PBC Food: Meat/Fish/DairyConsumer Non-Durables Ripple Foods PBC offers dairy products. Its provides unsweetened vanilla and chocolate, superfoods milk, nutrition, and frozen dessert. The company was founded by Neil Renninger and Adam Lowry in 1995 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Form Energy, Inc.
Form Energy, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Form Energy, Inc. produces renewable energy. It develops new class of ultra-low cost, long duration energy storage systems. The company was founded by Yet-Ming Chiang, Theodore A. Wiley, William Woodford, Mateo Cristian Jaramillo, and Marco Ferrara and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Meridian Clean Energy LLC
 Meridian Clean Energy LLC Electric UtilitiesUtilities Meridian Clean Energy LLC generates renewable energy power. The company is based in Oakland, CA. The company was founded by Peter Liu, John M. Woolard. John M. Woolard has been the CEO since incorporation. | Utilities |
Electric Hydrogen Co.
 Electric Hydrogen Co. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Electric Hydrogen Co. manufactures and delivers powerful electrolyzers for critical industries to produce low-cost green hydrogen. The company is based in Los Altos, CA. The company's complete 100MW solution includes all system components required to turn water and electricity into green hydrogen. The company's advanced PEM technology helps critical industries achieve their climate objectives by making green hydrogen an economic inevitability. Electric Hydrogen has a team of nearly 300 people with offices in undisclosed locations. The company was founded in 2020 by David J. Eaglesham, Raffi Garabedian, and Paula Doran. Raffi Garabedian has been the CEO since incorporation. | Utilities |
Post Script Media, Inc.
Post Script Media, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Post Script Media, Inc. operates as an audio company. The company is based in Boston, MA. | Commercial Services |
Activate Global, Inc.
 Activate Global, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Activate Global, Inc. operates as a non-profit research institutes support organization. The non-profit company is based in Berkeley, CA. The company was founded in 2015 by Ilan Gur. Todd Johnson has been the CEO of the company since 2022. | Commercial Services |
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