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Precursor Ventures

Precursor Ventures, based in California, is a generalist firm that mostly leads Pre-Seed rounds with checks ranging from $250k to $500k.

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Entry stagePre-seed
Check size$250K to $500K
Leads roundsYes
FocusGeneralist
Latest fundn/a
Investing team4 people1 activity update, latest Sep 23

Who you would pitch at Precursor Ventures

4 people on the investing team. Partners are listed first.

Ayanna KerrisonInvesting team
Charles HudsonInvesting team
Marina GirgisInvesting team
Meaghan GamboaInvesting team

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Writes $250K to $500K checks. Its smallest check is larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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1 activity update since September, latest Sep 23.

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Before you pitch

Does not invest inWe don't invest into Series A rounds as an entry point. We don't normally invest in seed rounds that are larger than $4 million in size; we are a small fund, and rounds larger than that typically are out of spec for us.

In their words

Precursor Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed Stage Venture CapitalPrecursor 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 earliesprecursorvc.com
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Questions

What stage does Precursor Ventures invest in?

Precursor Ventures reports entry at pre-seed.

How much does Precursor Ventures invest?

Precursor Ventures reports checks of $250K to $500K.

Does Precursor Ventures lead rounds?

Yes. Precursor Ventures says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Precursor Ventures?

Ayanna Kerrison, Charles Hudson, Marina Girgis, Meaghan Gamboa.

Is Precursor Ventures active right now?

Precursor Ventures has shown 1 activity update since September 2026, the latest on 2026-09-23.

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