Katie Clasen
InvestorPartner at Prelude Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Katie Clasen is a Principal at Prelude Ventures, which she joined in 2023. She previously held process integration engineering, product development, and product management roles at battery materials startup Sila Nanotechnologies, and began her career as a process engineer at Royal Dutch Shell. She holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Washington and an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, and got her start in venture capital as a fellow at Buoyant Ventures.
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Invests in
Climate TechEnergy
Experience
- Prelude VenturesPartnercurrent2026 — present
- Prelude VenturesPrincipal2023 — 2026
- LightshipBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- AugmentaBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- TempoBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- Photara Inc.Board Observercurrent2023 — present
- UnderstoryBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- TroveBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.Product2022 — 2023
- Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.Senior Process Integration Engineer2019 — 2022
- ShellCrude Flexibility Lead2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- ShellProcess Engineer2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- ShellProcess Safety Engineer2014
- Eastman Chemical CompanyProcess Improvement Engineer2014
- Ashland IncTechnical Sales Engineer2013
Skills & more
Leadership2Process Safety Engineering2Chemical Engineering21Process Optimization4Engineering4Chemistry3Research3Customer Service1Time Management2Energy1Project ManagementProcess Improvement
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Colleagues at Prelude Ventures
Anneli Matheson
Executive Assistant at Prelude Ventures
Cisco J. del Valle
Executive Officer at Prelude Ventures
Davis Warnock
General Partner at Prelude Ventures
Edward Yang
Senior Associate at Prelude Ventures
Eileen McMahon
Coordinator of Operations and Executive Support at Prelude Ventures
Gabriel Kra
Managing Director at Prelude Ventures
Gavin Saitowitz
Executive Officer at Prelude Ventures
Greg Warnock
General Partner at Prelude Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Katie Clasen?
- Katie Clasen is a Principal at Prelude Ventures, which she joined in 2023. She previously held process integration engineering, product development, and product management roles at battery materials startup Sila Nanotechnologies, and began her career as a process engineer at Royal Dutch Shell. She holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Washington and an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, and got her start in venture capital as a fellow at Buoyant Ventures.
- Where does Katie Clasen work?
- Katie Clasen is Partner at Prelude Ventures.
- What does Katie Clasen invest in?
- Katie Clasen invests in Climate Tech, Energy.
- What check size does Katie Clasen write?
- Katie Clasen typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Katie Clasen go to school?
- Katie Clasen studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance); University of Washington (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Honors).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Prelude Ventures19
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Also worked at Augmenta9
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