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Mark Cupta
InvestorManaging Director at Prelude Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Mark Cupta, an ex-Celanese operator with BS/MS in Chemical/Biomolecular Engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Stanford, backs emerging‑tech entrepreneurs in resource‑intensive industries and champions quantum computing for climate.
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Invests in
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareNew Materials
Deals · 7
Boston ElectrometallurgicalBoard seat
via Prelude Ventures · filed Mar 2026 · $100M raise
Channing Street Copper CoBoard seat
via Prelude Ventures · filed Aug 2025 · $20M raise
Citrine InformaticsBoard seat
via Prelude Ventures · filed Feb 2025 · $6.1M raise
EmergyBoard seat
via Prelude Ventures · filed May 2024 · $289.9M raise
Zapata ComputingBoard seat
via Prelude Ventures · filed Jul 2023 · $20M raise
Benson Hill BiosystemsBoard seat
via Prelude Ventures · filed Dec 2020 · $159.1M raise
HoloBoard seat
via Prelude Ventures · filed Oct 2019 · $10M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Investor
ArableAtom ComputingBenson HillBoston MetalCopperCopper HomeMeatiMoriPivot BioQuaise EnergyRumin8Thea EnergyWindfall BioXcimer Energy
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark Cupta?
- Mark Cupta, an ex-Celanese operator with BS/MS in Chemical/Biomolecular Engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Stanford, backs emerging‑tech entrepreneurs in resource‑intensive industries and champions quantum computing for climate.
- Where does Mark Cupta work?
- Mark Cupta is Managing Director at Prelude Ventures.
- What does Mark Cupta invest in?
- Mark Cupta invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, New Materials.
- What check size does Mark Cupta write?
- Mark Cupta typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Mark Cupta sit on?
- Mark Cupta holds tracked board seats at Arable Labs, Inc., Benson Hill Biosystems, Benson Hill Biosystems, Boston Electrometallurgical, Channing Street Copper Co, Citrine Informatics, Emergy, Holo, Quaise Energy, Zapata Computing.
- What companies has Mark Cupta invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Arable, Atom Computing, Benson Hill, Boston Metal, Citrine Informatics, Copper, Copper Home, Holo, Meati, Mori, Pivot Bio, Quaise Energy, and 4 more.
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