Precursor Ventures is a San Francisco-based pre-seed and seed firm founded in 2015 by Charles Hudson that invests $250. See stage focus and contact routes.
Precursor Ventures is a San Francisco-based pre-seed and seed firm founded in 2015 by Charles Hudson that invests $250,000–$500,000 in the first institutional round for software and hardware companies, often before product-market fit. The firm operates as a sector-agnostic generalist with a distinctive thesis of "investing in people over product," specifically prioritizing underrepresented founders such as women and people of color. Notable portfolio companies include The Athletic, Betty Labs, Intellimize, Superhuman, and Juniper Square, with a growing focus on AI-related startups.
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