Rodrigo Prudencio

As the Managing Partner of Propeller, Rodrigo leads investments and guides the fund’s strategy and overall operations. At Propeller, Rodrigo has led investments in Vatn Systems, and two more companies in seafood traceability and processing (to be announced soon). Rodrigo most recently was the co-founder of Amazon’s $2Bn Climate Pledge Fund, and previously ran the four-year Alexa Accelerator. While at Amazon, Rodrigo was responsible for over 40 investments in early stage startups innovating across areas of climate-tech and voice and ambient computer technologies. Earlier in his career, Rodrigo was a partner at Nth Power, the first venture capital fund to focus on energy technology startups, and was later the founder of Shuddle. Rodrigo served as a senior aide to the U.S. Department of State and was a member of the U.S. delegation to the Kyoto Conference of the Parties on Climate Change. He received his MBA from the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, and his undergraduate degree from Middlebury College. He bikes more than he drives, likes to fly fish in fresh and saltwater, and he is never shy about sharing his passion for sourdough baking.

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Rodrigo Prudencio

Ocean Startups Investing Climate

Dual-Use, Ocean Innovation, and the Climate Transition

It is difficult to miss the proliferation of companies building new autonomous surface and underwater vessels (ASVs and AUVs), and associated robotics. This cohort of startups raised approximately $3Bn over the last...

Rodrigo Prudencio Sep 3, 2026

Startups Investing

Surfacing Propeller's Portfolio

Today, Propeller pushed an update to our website, revealing for the first time the portfolio we’ve been busy building. It’s an exciting day for us because what makes our work so satisfying is backing founders and the...

Reece Pacheco Jan 23, 2024