Charles Hudson
Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Partner
2015 - Current
Precursor Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on pre-seed investments in the San Francisco, New York, and Toronto metropolitan regions. The firm focuses on investments in B2B and B2C software applications.
Precursor Ventures invests in people over product at the earliest stage of the entrepreneurial journey.
Lecturer
2019
I am on the teaching team for STRAMGT 308: Entrepreneurship from Diverse Perspectives. This seminar showcases the diversity of entrepreneurs and the range of entrepreneurial paths they pursue. Thirty-five entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, primarily from historically underestimated groups (HUGs), will share their personal and professional journeys, and how each embodies the entrepreneurial mindset
GSB Trust - Venture Committee
2020
Co-Host
2021
Equity Summit is an invitation-only gathering that brings together thought-leading LPs and GPs for intimate, off-the-record conversations designed to drive industry change, resulting in more investments in women and under-represented GPs.
Venture Advisor
2021
Screendoor is an investment vehicle designed to back emerging managers raising their first fund or scaling from a previous angel investment vehicle to building an ongoing firm. We focus on underrepresented managers, a group we believe can deliver superior financial returns and serve as a wedge to increase diversity in the tech community more broadly. Screendoor starts with a meaningful capital commitment to help you get the fund closed, but continues beyond the wire transfer to also provide community and mentorship from experienced venture investors.
Board Observer
2022
Attn: Grace is a Certified B Corp.™ designing higher-performing, more sustainable care solutions for women's incontinence.
Raised $5,000,000.00 from For Later, Portfolia, Commonwealth Asset Management, Kapor Capital, Ingeborg Investments, Backbone Angels, Flybridge, Precursor Ventures and Third Act Ventures.
Board Member / Board Observer
2019
Populus is a data platform for cities to manage and price commercial fleets.
Raised $19,850,000.00 from FootPrint Coalition, Zero Infinity Partners, Precursor Ventures, Comcast Ventures and Climactic VC.
Board Member / Board Observer
2018
Pair Eyewear is an eyewear brand designed and made specifically for children.
Raised $149,500,000.00 from Christian McCaffrey, New Enterprise Associates, Prysm Capital, Javelin Venture Partners, Alumni Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and Blue Falcon Capital.
Member of the Steering Committee
2019
Board Member
2018
H2 is the premier global leadership network for the digital industry.
Advisory Board Member
2017
ALPHA is a private network for tech leaders, focusing on mobile crypto mining.