# Prelude Growth Partners

> Prelude Growth Partners is a VC fund backing Food Processing. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 81%
- Fund size: $250M
- Last fund: Feb 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prelude-growth-partners
- Website: https://preludegrowth.com/

Prelude Growth Partners is a VC fund in New York focused on Food Processing and Food and Beverage. Prelude Growth Partners provides capital and value-added operating support to category disrupting consumer brands.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food Processing | 5 | 31% |
| Food and Beverage | 5 | 31% |
| Beauty | 3 | 19% |
| Cosmetics | 3 | 19% |
| Health Care | 3 | 19% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 31% |
| Series B | 3 | 19% |
| Private Equity | 3 | 19% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 13% |
| Seed | 1 | 6% |

7 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alicia Sontag | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alicia-sontag-ab30 |
| Neda Daneshzadeh | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neda-daneshzadeh |
| Will Quartner | Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/will-quartner |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KilgourMD | KilgourMD develops hair and scalp care products for reducing shedding and supporting scalp health. They formulate topical serums and treatment solutions. Their products address hair loss prevention and scalp maintenance. |  | Series A | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| Perelel | Perelel is a supplement manufacturer designed for various stages of a woman's reproductive life cycle. | $27M | Series A | Nov 20, 2025 |  |
| Amylu Foods | Amylu Foods is a food production company. |  | Private Equity | Aug 07, 2025 |  |
| OneSkin | OneSkin is a longevity company on a mission to extend the health of your skin and body. Founded by a team of four PhDs and longevity scientists, they have identified a novel proprietary peptide, OS-01, which is the first compound validated to reduce your skin's biological age by decreasing the accumulation of aged cells, improving cellularrepair capacity and strengthening the epidermal skin barrier. Their flagship product, OS-01 Topical Supplement is currently available through their website. | $20M | Series A | Aug 06, 2025 |  |
| Skin Pharm | Skin Pharm is a cosmetic dermatology practice that provides skincare treatment. | $15M | Private Equity | May 16, 2023 |  |
| FLY BY JING | They put uncensored chinese flavours and the highest quality ingredients together and tell to make nice.TheyBELIEVE IN REAL: REAL FOOD, REAL PEOPLE, AND REAL MOMENTS THAT BRING US TOGETHER TO DISCOVER SOMETHING SPICY, ODDLY SATISFYING AND SLIGHTLY SAVORY. | $12M | Series B | Mar 08, 2023 |  |
| Bachan's | Bachan is a food and beverage company that produces traditional Japanese barbecue sauce to serve customers. The company's sauce is cold-filled, non-pasteurized, so there are no preservatives or added flavorings that could be used as a marinade on meat, fish, veggies, and rice or also be consumed as dips for sausages and fries, enablingconsumers to get a taste of tradition with this umami-filled sauce. | $13M | Series A | Sep 08, 2022 |  |
| Blueland | Blueland is a eco-friendly refillable cleaning supply retailer. | $20M | Seed | Feb 16, 2022 |  |
| Blueland | Blueland is a eco-friendly refillable cleaning supply retailer. | $20M | Series B | Feb 16, 2022 |  |
| The Center | The Center's capacity to establish, define, and promote beauty brands is based on its profound expertise of forecasting consumer trends. | $15M | Series A | Dec 07, 2021 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Unilever Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unilever-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Willow Growth Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/willow-growth-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Able Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/able-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ambridge Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ambridge-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BBG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bbg-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Enlightened Hospitality Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enlightened-hospitality) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Prelude Growth Partners invest in?

Prelude Growth Partners invests primarily in Food Processing, Food and Beverage and Beauty startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Prelude Growth Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Prelude Growth Partners?

The team at Prelude Growth Partners includes Alicia Sontag (Co-Founder and Managing Partner), Neda Daneshzadeh (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) and Will Quartner (Investor). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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