Charles Hudson
Precursor Ventures
Check size: $10K to $300K
Charles Hudson has invested in 21 startups on The Pitch, deploying $2.1M 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
Consumer BrandsOriginal Sunshine: The Best Bagel You've Never Heard Of
B2B SaaSWhen Two Startups Love Each Other Very Much ...
Charles has invested $2.1M across 21 companies on The Pitch since Season 2.
Episodes
More episodes featuring Charles108 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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