Mark Cupta

Mark Cupta is a Managing Director at Prelude Ventures, a climate-focused venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California.

Mark joined Prelude Ventures in 2013, where Mark focuses on investing in entrepreneurs who apply emerging technologies to energy- and resource-intensive industries to drive climate solutions.

Mark's expertise spans materials science, microelectronics, engineered polymers, and pharmaceutical delivery systems, evidenced by patents and publications in these fields.

Prior to Prelude Ventures, Mark held technical and commercial roles at Celanese Corporation, worked with Chevron's solar investment team at Terawatt Ventures, and was involved with the sustainable chemistry startup Novomer.

Mark manages an active portfolio of early-stage climate technology companies and serves on the boards of directors for companies such as Boston Metal, Citrine Informatics, and Zapata Computing.

Mark is currently focused on applying emerging technologies and materials science to decarbonize global energy-intensive and resource-heavy industries.

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