Precursor Ventures Management, LLC
Precursor Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We invest in people over product, backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey.
In the firm's own words, from its website.
8 additional co-investors and affiliates, 22 additional investments, funds and LPs, 17 events, 1 verified contact (1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 3 companiesnew in 12 months
3 new companies in the last 12 months. Latest round Campground round ($2.2M round) on 9 Jun 2026.
A firm writing cheques this quarter is one a founder can pitch now.
People to know
View all people- Manager And Member Of Of Precursor Ventures Management, Llc Precursor Ventures I Gp, Llc Precursor Ventures Ii Gp, Llc Precursor Ventures Iii Gp, Llc Precursor Ventures Iv Gp, Llc Precursor Ventures V Gp, LlcWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
Relationship network
38 connected entities4 observed rounds3 dated rounds shown here, 2025 to 2026
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.
Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.
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›How strength and recency are read
Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Precursor Ventures Management, LLC: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
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Investing
4 companies on record, 3 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campground | Funding round | participant | unknown | $2.2M | unknown | Jun 9, 2026 | Fact Press release |
| Feltsense | Funding round | participant | unknown | $5.1M | unknown | Feb 4, 2026 | Fact Press release |
| Knack | Series B · Series B | participant | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 21, 2025 | Fact Press release |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- not stated or not yet read
- Stages
- pre seed, seed
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- venture capital
Team
1 current, 0 departed
Decision makers
- Charles Edward Hudson · Manager And Member Of Of Precursor Ventures Management, Llc Precursor Ventures I Gp, Llc Precursor Ventures Ii Gp, Llc Precursor Ventures Iii Gp, Llc Precursor Ventures Iv Gp, Llc Precursor Ventures V Gp, LlcWhy this person: Named with investment responsibility
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Manager And Member Of Of Precursor Ventures Management, Llc Precursor Ventures I Gp, Llc Precursor Ventures Ii Gp, Llc Precursor Ventures Iii Gp, Llc Precursor Ventures Iv Gp, Llc Precursor Ventures V Gp, Llc
Contacts
1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
21 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precursor Ventures V, LP | Fund | 2023 form d first sale | Active deployment | $61.8M Mar 31, 2026 | 101 | $62.6M of $120M | Aug 13, 2024 |
| Precursor Ventures Outgrowth, LP - Series 14 | Fund | 2022 form d first sale | Active deployment | $522,761 Mar 31, 2026 | 1 | $524,996 of $524,996 | May 3, 2022 |
| Precursor Ventures Outgrowth, LP - Series 12 | Fund | 2022 form d first sale | Active deployment | $206,994 Mar 31, 2026 | 1 | $775,000 of $775,000 | Jan 7, 2022 |
Limited partners
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.| Allocator | Type | Fund | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Kapor Foundation | FOUNDATION | Precursor Ventures I, L.P. | $2.0M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| Mitchell Kapor Foundation | FOUNDATION | Precursor Ventures IV, LP | $301,884 fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| Mitchell Kapor Foundation | FOUNDATION | Precursor Ventures V, LP | $93,291 fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
Relationships across DFX
11 co-investors · on 2 other DFX graphs
Co-investors
- 2026-06-091 shared deal · one time
- 2026-02-041 shared deal · one time
- 2026-02-041 shared deal · one time · they led 1
Across DFX and the capital chainon 2 other DFX graphs · 2 capital paths ShowHide
- The same institution is held on Allocators, RIA and Wealth, matched by identifier. See which records
Precursor Ventures Management, LLC is the same institution as 2 records in Allocators and RIA and Wealth.
DFX found 2 relationships across 2 datasets
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.
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Checking your plan…
Precursor Ventures Management, LLC sits on 2 traced paths of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 2 paths of capital through this record
Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.
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Evidence and history
22 dated events, 65 observations from 4 sources
Timeline
- Mar 28, 2024Precursor Ventures V, LP first reported on Form ADV by Precursor Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $45,004,101
- Mar 31, 2023Precursor Ventures Outgrowth, LP - Series 7 first reported on Form ADV by Precursor Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $645,000
- Mar 31, 2023Precursor Ventures Outgrowth, LP - Series 9 first reported on Form ADV by Precursor Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,019,996
- Mar 31, 2023Precursor Ventures Outgrowth, LP - Series 10 first reported on Form ADV by Precursor Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $519,998
- Mar 31, 2023Precursor Ventures Outgrowth, LP - Series 8 first reported on Form ADV by Precursor Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,025,000
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 31, 2026 · 21 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- PRECURSORVC.COM
- SEC adviser type
- Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- Venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 31, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 21 (21 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $238Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Owners on Schedule A
- Hudson, Charles, Edward (Manager And Member Of Precursor Ventures V Gp, Llc), owns 75% or more
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShowHide
- Sep 23, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $238M
- Sep 12, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $267M
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC exemption, VC funds reported | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2015-12-08 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2015-12-08 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30 | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-31 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-31 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-03-28 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | ERA - Active | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2020-03-11 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Contact page url | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Self-described type | Venture capital | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Self-described type | Venture capital | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Private funds reported | 21 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 21 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 21 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $238M | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $238M | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $267M | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated stages | Pre seed, seed “stage words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Pre seed, seed “stage words on the home page” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 21 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 21 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 21 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersMulti-stage venture firm, confirmedShowHide
Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $238M
- importance
- gav: 0.42 · funds: 1 · people: 0.08 · investments: 0.22 · co investors: 0.42
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0.38 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2026-06-09
- emerging manager
- fund count: 21 · reported gav: $238M · first adv filing: 2015-12-08 · years since first filing: 10.8
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Merged in2026-09-14
- Adviser's first ADV filing2015-12-08source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.