Katie Clasen

Principal

2023 - Current

Prelude Ventures is a venture capital firm partnering with entrepreneurs to mitigate climate change by investing in the low carbon economy. Since 2013, we have invested in over 70 companies across advanced energy, food and agriculture, advanced computing, transportation and logistics, and advanced materials and manufacturing.

MBA Associate

2022 - 2023

Buoyant is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in digital solutions to climate risk across energy, agriculture & water, mobility, and the built environment.

Product

2022 - 2023

Through new battery materials chemistry, Sila Nano enables lighter, safer, higher energy density lithium-ion batteries for mass adoption of electric vehicles, smarter, longer-lasting portable electronics, and broader use of renewable power sources.

Senior Process Integration Engineer

2019 - 2022

Crude Flexibility Lead

2018 - 2019

Leading site effort to understand, prioritize, and address key constraints, risks, and opportunities associated with new site feedstock to promote supply flexibility and resiliency

Associate Process Engineer

2017 - 2018

Process engineer supporting operational monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization for atmospheric crude distillation, vacuum distillation, and catalytic reforming technologies

Graduate Process Engineer

2015 - 2017

Process engineer supporting operational monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization for hydrotreating, desulfurization, and multipoint flaring technologies

Process Safety Engineer

2014 - 2014

Process Improvement Engineer

2014 - 2014

Technical Sales Engineer

2013 - 2013