Prelude is a first-check crypto venture fund that co-invests in teams from the idea stage across both tokens and equity. Prelude's Twitter Score is 13 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #76,063 among 485,821 tracked accounts.
Prelude was co-founded by Patrick Mayr, Brett Sun, and Yannis Heyken, and operates under Prelude Management GmbH. The fund originated as Cherry Crypto, the crypto arm of Cherry Ventures, which launched its first vehicle in early 2022 as a EUR 30 million crypto and web3 fund. On April 30, 2025, the team announced a spinout from Cherry Ventures, carrying the existing portfolio forward and continuing new commitments under the Prelude name.
Prelude leads or co-leads rounds with checks of $500k to $2 million, targeting companies at the earliest stages, before product or traction. Each fund targets a portfolio of approximately 30 companies, and the investment approach is global. Luca Prosperi serves as an advisor to the fund alongside Carvas.
Prelude's fund portfolio includes Brahma, Hyli, Exponent, Dexari, Ask Gina, Tenor and Gondor. Prelude's account has published 130 posts and has been mentioned by 19 accounts a total of 36 times.
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The accounts that follow Prelude include 81 founders, 27 angel investors, 15 influencers and 1 VCs. Among them are Hsaka, Jane Lippencott, Simon Dedic, Regan Bozman, Mhonkasalo and Ivangbi.