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Prelude Growth Partners is a New York-based, female-founded growth equity firm dedicated to partnering with passionate founders and management teams of high-growth branded consumer product and service businesses. The firm invests $15 million to $75 million per company across branded consumer categories including beauty & personal care, food & beverage, health & wellness, pet, and other consumer product and service companies, targeting brands that speak to the modern consumer and are setting the pace of innovation in their categories. Prelude brings deep category expertise, value-added operational support, and a broad network to help founders maximize the potential of their brands. The firm's culture is collaborative, modern, transparent, and mission-driven — investing in companies that are often driving meaningful social and/or environmental impact. With $1.3 billion in AUM across three funds, Prelude seeks to be the partner of choice for category-disrupting consumer brands.
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“We are thrilled to have closed Fund III with tremendous support from both existing and select new limited partners who helped us complete a significantly oversubscribed fundraise in just two and a half months. This is a testament to how much the limited partner community values a disciplined approach. We look forward to partnering with truly exceptional consumer entrepreneurs who are setting the pace of innovation in their categories.”
“The consumer packaged goods industry is being regenerated, driven by the needs of the millennial consumer. Banza also brings a sustainability lens to this space, which is increasingly an important factor in consumers' purchasing decisions.”
“The fund will allow Prelude to look at slightly larger deals and deploy between $10 million to $40 million in capital across 10 deals.”
Team
Neda Daneshzadeh
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Alicia Sontag
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Will Quartner
Partner
Daniel Casiero
Principal
Lauren D'Amore
Vice President
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| KilgourMD | Series A | — | 2026-03-26 |
| Westman Atelier | Growth | — | 2026-02-18 |
| Perelel | Series B | $27m | 2025-11-20 |
| Amylu Foods | Growth | — | 2025-08-07 |
| OneSkin | Series A | — | 2025-06-11 |
| Sol de Janeiro | Growth | — | — |
| Blueland | Growth | — | — |
| Banza | Growth | $20m | 2019-11-12 |
| Summer Fridays | Growth | — | — |
| Skin Pharm | Series B | — | 2023-05-16 |
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