Precursor Ventures

Precursor Ventures is a San Francisco-based pre-seed and seed venture capital firm focused on backing underrepresented founders across all technology sectors, investing with initial checks from $200,000 to $500,000 in founders building technology companies before they have a fully formed product or significant commercial traction. The firm was founded by Charles Hudson and operates with a deliberate commitment to backing diverse founders across race, gender, geography, and background, reflecting Hudson's view that the most significant source of alpha in early-stage investing is identifying talented founders who are systematically overlooked by the mainstream venture capital ecosystem. The original directory notes the portfolio as various early-stage startups without specific company names publicly disclosed. Beyond its original portfolio, Precursor Ventures has backed hundreds of founders across enterprise software, consumer technology, fintech, and healthcare.