Charles Hudson — Founder, Precursor Ventures — Diversity

**Charles Hudson** is the founder and managing partner of **Precursor Ventures**, a pre-seed venture fund based in San Francisco that invests in software and hardware companies. He is one of the most prominent Black venture capitalists in the US, and his fund focuses on investing at the earliest stages — often before a company has revenue or even a fully-formed product. Previously, he was a partner at SoftTech VC and held product roles at Google and Serious Business (acquired by Zynga).\n\nCharles's investment thesis centers on overlooked founders and non-obvious markets. He believes the best pre-seed investments come from founders solving problems in markets that other VCs don't understand or don't take seriously.