Charles Hudson
Precursor Ventures
Check size: $10K – $300K
Charles Hudson has invested in 21 startups on The Pitch, deploying $1.9M across categories including Consumer Tech, AgTech, B2B SaaS, Marketplace, Badass Female Founders, E-commerce. Typical check size ranges from $10K to $300K.
Investment Thesis
What Charles Looks For
“We're people pickers at Precursor. That's what I do.”
— S9 · Ep 4
“All consumer pitches to me come down to some new insight on human psychology.”
— S6 · Ep 3
“Sometimes the business is what it is, not what you want it to be.”
— S14 · Ep 3
“Just because you can doesn't mean you should.”
— S13 · Ep 5
“There's a very strong relationship between the product you build and your business model.”
— S7 · Ep 7
About Charles Hudson
Charles Hudson is the Managing Partner and Founder of Precursor Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in the first institutional round of investment for the most promising software and hardware companies. Prior to founding Precursor Ventures, Charles was a Partner at SoftTech VC. In this role, he focused on identifying investment opportunities in mobile infrastructure.
Portfolio
Investments on The Pitch21 investments
B2B SaaSWhen Two Startups Love Each Other Very Much ...
Charles has invested $1.9M across 21 companies on The Pitch since Season 2.
Episodes
Top episodes featuring Charles105 episodes
S9Get Lost in the AWSM Sauce
S7How Startups Can Succeed in a Pandemic
S14Investrio: QuickBooks for the People
S8The Friends & Family Gap
S13Avelo: The World’s First Smart Running Shoe
S5Is Selling in Walmart a Good Thing?
S15Minimis: Declaring War on Garmin
S14Doctours: VC Funded Hair Transplants?!
S14My Town AI: ChatGPT Meets SimCity
S11FundedScarlet by RedDrop: Pitching the Big Vision
S10FundedGemist: The Crown Jewel of Venture
S14FundedAbove Health: The Allergy Clinic of the Future
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