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Tim Woodward

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Managing Director at Prelude Ventures · Board director at Luxwall · Board director at EnergySavvy · Board director at LevelTen Energy

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Tim Woodward targets industrial technologies that lower costs and environmental impact in mining, energy storage, climate insurance, backing sensor-based ore sorting, second-life batteries and grid-level storage, geothermal and advanced solar.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareNew Materials

Board director at Luxwall

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Luxwall's investors · 8

2150LondonATEL VenturesSan FranciscoBaruch Future VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2024Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2021CarbonAmsterdam · $21.6K checksClimate InvestmentLondonCongruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Luxwall

SV
Scott V. ThomsenExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at EnergySavvy

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EnergySavvy's investors · 8

Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksE8 AngelsEnerTech CapitalToronto · $1M – $10M checks · since 2016Prelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2016Rubicon Technology PartnersBoulderThe Westly GroupMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksTIMIA CapitalToronto · $500K – $10M checksVantagePoint Capital PartnersSilicon Valley · $2M – $100M checks

Co-founders at EnergySavvy

AGAaron Goldfeder
Aaron GoldfederExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
SCScott Case
Scott CaseExecutive Officer
LS
Leo ShklovskiiExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at LevelTen Energy

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LevelTen Energy's investors · 14

Aster CapitalParis · $550K – $5.5M checks · since 2024B CapitalGeneva · since 2024B Capital GroupSan Francisco · $10M – $50M checksB4 Capital$10M – $50M checks · since 2024ConstellationSan Francisco · since 2024Constellation Technology VenturesBaltimore · $2M – $10M checks · since 2021E8 AngelsEquinor VenturesStavanger · $1M – $70M checks · since 2021Founders' Co-opSeattle · $10K – $250K checks · since 2016NgpDallas · since 2024Prelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks · since 2021TotalEnergies VenturesParis · since 2021Wireframe VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks · since 2018

Co-founders at LevelTen Energy

BSBryce Smith
Bryce SmithExecutive Officer, Director
SBSmith Bryce
Smith BryceExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Prelude VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Terabase EnergyBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  3. Voltus, Inc.Board Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. MineSense Technologies Ltd.Board Membercurrent2013 — present
  5. UnderstoryBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  6. PykaBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  7. LevelTen EnergyBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  8. LuxWallBoard Member2021 — 2024Ann Arbor, Michigan
  9. EncycleBoard Member2017 — 2022San Diego County, California, United States
  10. PowerhiveBoard Member2016 — 2022
  11. Heliotrope Technologies, Inc.Board Member2016 — 2021
  12. EnergySavvyBoard Member2013 — 2019
  13. AllconnectBoard Member2000 — 2015Atlanta Metropolitan Area
  14. FirstFuel SoftwareBoard Member2012 — 2013Greater Boston
  15. Nth Power LLCManaging Director1998 — 2013San Francisco
  16. Tioga EnergyBoard Member2007 — 2013
  17. Rive TechnologyBoard Member2007 — 2013Princeton, NJ
  18. NexantInvestor2001 — 2013
  19. Comverge, IncBoard Member2006 — 2009
  20. Evergreen SolarBoard Member2003 — 2006

Skills & more

Venture Capital41Start-ups17Renewable Energy17Solar Energy21Energy Efficiency16Batteries2

From Tim's professional profile.

Deals · 3

LevelTen EnergyBoard seat

via Prelude Ventures · filed Jul 2024 · $65.8M raise

VoltusBoard seat

via Prelude Ventures · filed May 2021 · $31.1M raise

EncycleBoard seat

via Prelude Ventures · filed Jan 2020 · $1.3M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

ComvergeEvergreen SolarProton Energy Systems

Investor

Branch EnergyElement EnergyEncycle Technologies, Inc.EnergySavvyEvergreen SolarFirstFuel SoftwareLunar EnergyLuxwallMineSense TechnologiesOptimoRoutePersefoniPykaRecurrentRive TechnologySaaS Sustainability Corp.Soliant EnergyTerabase EnergyTioga EnergyUnderstory

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Prelude Ventures

Anneli Matheson
Executive Assistant 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
Juan Pablo Soulier
Partner at Prelude Ventures
Julia Yan
Senior Associate at Prelude Ventures
Katie Clasen
Partner at Prelude Ventures
Katy Young
Chief Financial Officer at Prelude Ventures

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Chris DeVore
Managing Partner at Founders' Co-op

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tim Woodward?
Tim Woodward targets industrial technologies that lower costs and environmental impact in mining, energy storage, climate insurance, backing sensor-based ore sorting, second-life batteries and grid-level storage, geothermal and advanced solar.
Where does Tim Woodward work?
Tim Woodward is Managing Director at Prelude Ventures and Board director at Luxwall and Board director at EnergySavvy and Board director at LevelTen Energy.
What does Tim Woodward invest in?
Tim Woodward invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, New Materials.
What check size does Tim Woodward write?
Tim Woodward typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What boards does Tim Woodward sit on?
Tim Woodward holds tracked board seats at Encycle, LevelTen Energy, MineSense, Powerhive, Voltus.
What companies has Tim Woodward invested in?
Investments tracked here include Comverge, Evergreen Solar, Proton Energy Systems, Branch Energy, Element Energy, Encycle Technologies, Inc., EnergySavvy, Evergreen Solar, FirstFuel Software, LevelTen Energy, Lunar Energy, Luxwall, and 12 more.
Where did Tim Woodward go to school?
Tim Woodward studied at University of California, Berkeley (BS, Resource Economics); UCLA Anderson School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA).
Does Tim Woodward lead rounds?
Yes — Tim Woodward has led 3 tracked investments.

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