Prelude Ventures, Inc./PLUD Announces Name Change

CHICAGO--Dec. 1, 20035, 2003--Prelude Ventures, Inc. (OTCBB:PLUD) announced today that the Company has filed and received approval from the State of Nevada to change the name of the Company to American Capital Alliance, Inc. The Company is in the process of filing the required 14-C with the Securities and Exchange Commission to obtain approval to change their name and be assigned a new trading symbol from NASDAQ.

President and CEO, Jesse Fuller stated that "the new Company name better represents the Company's objectives, goals and future acquisitions."

American Capital Alliance, Inc., is a holding Company formed for the purpose of general corporate acquisition as well as the exercise of the acquisition options held by its management.

The preceding includes forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Forward-looking statements above are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation, competition, intellectual property rights, litigation, needs of liquidity, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's reports filed with the SEC.