Investor Type | Firm |
Industries | BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • DeepTech • LegalTech • Consumer |
Stages | Seed, Series A |
Investing | United States |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $5,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,500,000 |
Prefix Capital is an investment fund that focuses on early-stage investments in foundational technologies across various sectors, including BioTech, Business Solutions, FinTech and Financial Services, A.I. and Big Data, DeepTech, and LegalTech. They have a penchant for supporting groundbreaking ventures within the Consumer space and other innovative fields. Prefix Capital has positioned itself to provide seed and Series A financing, with a minimum investment threshold of $100,000, a maximum cap of $5,000,000, and a sweet spot for investment at $1,500,000. The fund is led by experienced professionals including Founding Partner Byron Alsberg, who offers a wealth of experience from technology-heavy backgrounds such as Texas Instruments and Audience, and has founded startups later acquired by public companies. He brings a business and technology acumen that spans consumer electronics to advanced software, and artificial intelligence to biotech. Alongside him is Owen Van Natta, a founding partner who imparts novel perspectives from his stints with high-profile names like Bezos, Zuckerberg, Murdoch, and Pincus. His investment philosophy is marked by unconventional, bold ideas that can redefine problem-solving for the ventures they support. Calvin Ling, a Founding Principal of the firm, holds an operational backbone, tackling investment management and an array of organizational responsibilities beyond traditional corporate roles. Together, they form a team that leverages its collective expertise to guide their investments towards transformative growth and market-leading innovations.