Charles Hudson - Managing Partner @ Precursor Ventures

Overview

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Primary Job Title Managing Partner
Primary Organization
Precursor Ventures

Location Mountain View, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West Coast
Gender Male

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Charles Hudson is the Managing Partner of Precursor Ventures and a Lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Prior to that, he was a Venture Partner at Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC). He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Stanford University.

Personal Investments

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Charles Hudson

has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Pre Seed Round - Blazel

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Blazel

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Blazel	—	Pre Seed Round - Blazel	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	why?!	Yes	Pre Seed Round - why?!	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	BevSuite	Yes	Pre Seed Round - BevSuite	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Maker Wine	—	Seed Round - Maker Wine	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Sora	—	Seed Round - Sora	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Incident Technologies	—	Seed Round - Incident Technologies	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	NextDigest	—	Venture Round - NextDigest	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

101

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Campground	Precursor Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Campground	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Empromptu	Precursor Ventures	Yes	Pre Seed Round - Empromptu	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Alinia AI	Precursor Ventures	—	Seed Round - Alinia AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	The Beans	Precursor Ventures	—	Seed Round - The Beans	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Lore	Precursor Ventures	—	Pre Seed Round - Lore	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Cold	Precursor Ventures	—	Pre Seed Round - Cold	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Dopl Technologies	Precursor Ventures	—	Pre Seed Round - Dopl Technologies	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Grw AI	Precursor Ventures	Yes	Pre Seed Round - Grw AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Flex	Precursor Ventures	—	Seed Round - Flex	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Polytrial	Precursor Ventures	Yes	Pre Seed Round - Polytrial	obfuscated obfuscation

Exits

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Charles Hudson

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Sora

Charles Hudson

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Sora

Sora Sora is a low-code intelligent workflow automation and data integration tool that connects different corporate applications.

Jobs

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Charles Hudson

has

current jobs including

Managing Partner

Precursor Ventures

Director

NewHound

, and

Associate

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)

. Additionally,

Charles Hudson

has had

past jobs including

Venture Partner

Uncork Capital

Precursor Ventures Managing PartnerOct 2015
NewHound DirectorOct 2012
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) Associate

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Uncork Capital	Venture Partner	Dec 1, 2010	Dec 31, 2018
Bionic Panda Games	Co-Founder and CEO	Sep 2010	Jul 2013
Mediabistro	Consultant	2010	Dec 1, 2012
Serious Business	VP of Business Development	Oct 2008	Feb 2010
3rd Power	Managing Partner	Apr 2007	Dec 2009
Gaia Online	Senior Director, Business Development	Aug 2007	Oct 2008
Google	New Business Development Manager	Feb 2006	Aug 2007
IronPort Systems	Product Manager, MGA	Aug 1, 2005	2006
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Student Chair	2004	2005
Cassatt	Marketing Intern	2004	2004

Board and Advisor Roles

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Charles Hudson

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board Director

Encantos

Board Member

Populus

, and

Steering Group

Ada Ventures

Encantos Board DirectorNov 2020
Populus Board MemberMar 2019
Ada Ventures Steering GroupJan 1, 2019
Women 2.0 Founding AdvisorSep 1, 2016
Lightside Games Board Member2010
Hype Board Observer
8tracks Radio Board Observer
Top Hat Board Observer
500 Global Mentor
Incredible Health Investor

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Kahuna	Board Of Directors	2012	Jan 2019
Hood College	Member of the Board of Trustees	Jun 2014	Jun 2018
NewHound	Board Member	Nov 2012	—
Tulip Retail	Board Member	—	—

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United States Investors with Funds Raised in 2016	42,447
Micro VCs with Investments in California	26,333
Micro VCs	12,544
California Investors with Funds Raised in 2020	30,230
San Francisco Bay Area Early Stage Venture Investors	17,502
San Francisco Bay Area Investors with Funds Raised in 2023	30,419
United States Investors with Funds Raised in 2023	8,682
California Investors with Funds Raised in 2021	35,212
San Francisco Bay Area Investors with Funds Raised in 2019	44,206
Western US Investors with Funds Raised in 2023	11,524