Nat Simons
Founder of Prelude Ventures
Nat Simons
Founder of Prelude Ventures
Berkeley, California
Overview
Work Experience
Co Founder
2009 - Current
Prelude Ventures was founded in 2009 as a new platform for venture investing in the cleantech sector. The platform combines a long-term commitment to the sector, willingness to accept informed risks, the capital to enable companies to develop on appropriate timelines and a fundamental emphasis on venture-level returns. Prelude Ventures is committed to novel solutions that address climate change and a net reduction of CO2.
Managing Director
2007
Co-Founder
2006
Principal
1994 - 2007
Renaissance Technologies is a quantitative investment management company trading in global financial markets, dedicated to producing exceptional returns for its investors by strictly adhering to mathematical and statistical methods. Nat Simons remains a board member and vice-chair of Renaissance.
Worker
1989 - 1992
Cylink Corporation develops and delivers solutions for secure transactions and communications over local area networks, wide area networks, public packet switched networks, and broadcast networks.