Investing Profile

Mark Cupta

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Managing Director at Prelude Ventures

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Current Investing Position

Prelude Ventures Managing Director

Investment Range

$100K - $5.0M

Sweet Spot

$1.5M

Investments On Record

Mark Cupta is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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Mark Cupta's Investments On Record (13)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Copper	Series AAug 2025$28M	$210M
Co-investors: Kevin Ding (DHVC (Digital Horizon Capital)), Oliver Richards (MMC Ventures), April Underwood (Adverb Ventures), Brad Jones (Colle Capital), Tom Cole (CSC Venture Capital), Mikhail Lobanov (Target Global), Remus Brett (LocalGlobe), Josh Bell (Dawn Capital), Zach Coelius (Coelius Capital), Promod Haque (Norwest Venture Partners), Anshu Sharma, Vishal Makhijani, Anthony Soohoo, Andy Rankin, Marc McCabe
Xcimer Energy	Series AJun 2024$100M	$100M
Meati	Series CMay 2024$100M	$180M
Co-investors: Joshua Posamentier (Congruent Ventures), Adrian Chan (The March Group), Lucas Mann (Acre Venture Partners), David Barber (Astanor Ventures), Jonathan Neman, Derek Jeter
Windfall Bio	Series AApr 2024$28M	$37M
Co-investors: Arvind Gupta (Mayfield), Duncan Turner (SOSV), Carmichael Roberts (Breakthrough Energy Ventures), Nick Ellis (Amazon Climate Pledge Fund)
Thea Energy	Series AFeb 2024$20M	$20M
Co-investors: Laura Rippy (Alumni Ventures ), Wolfgang Seibold (Hitachi Ventures)
Quaise	Series ADec 2023$21M Series AJun 2022$12M Series AFeb 2022$40M	$79M
Co-investors: Ann DeWitt (The Engine), Arunas Chesonis (Safar Partners)
Boston Metal	Series CSep 2023$120M Series BJan 2021$50M Series AJan 2019$20M	$240M
Co-investors: Carmichael Roberts (Breakthrough Energy Ventures), Shayle Kann (Energy Impact Partners), Katie Rae (The Engine), Jim Sledzik (Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures), Bennett Cohen (Piva Capital)
Citrine Informatics	Series CNov 2022$16M	$16M