Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused |
Stages | Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, Latin America |
Investing | United States • Canada • Mexico • Latin America |
Investment Range | $50,000 - $1,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $100,000 |
Assets Under Management | $31,000,000 |
Precursor Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that targets a wide array of industries including Software (Web Marketplace SaaS), Education, Business Solutions, FinTech and Financial Services, Hardware and Manufacturing, Retail and E-Commerce, A.I. and Big Data, HealthTech and Fitness, Gaming and eSports, Analytics, Cloud Services and Infrastructure, Developer tools, Future Of Work, Healthcare and Wellness, Online Social, Consumer, and Woman Focused sectors. They offer investments primarily in early-stage companies, with a focus on Pre-Seed and Seed rounds. They are characterized as a generalist VC fund, priding themselves on investing in people over products, by identifying strong entrepreneurs who demonstrate the potential for success regardless of the developmental stage of their product. Their geographical reach extends beyond the U.S., encompassing Canada, Latin America, UAE, and Africa, emphasizing a broad global approach to investment. With a minimum investment size of $50,000 and a maximum of $1,000,000, Precursor maintains a 'sweet spot' for investments around the $100,000 mark. The firm manages assets of about $31,000,000 and is committed to supporting diverse founding teams with scalable ideas that harness technology to address meaningful problems. Their specialty in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Early Stage investments reveals a willingness to support entrepreneurs from the inception of their ideas through growth phases, reflecting a dedication to fostering innovation and leadership within the start-up ecosystem. Positioned as thought leaders, they aim to act on their deep desire to learn about emerging areas and to stay ahead of trends by being adaptable and research-driven in their investment strategy.
We invest in hardware and software companies at the earliest stage of their development based in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, UAE, and Africa. We are a Bay Area-based generalist fund that invests in people over product. We keep an open, curious mind and have a deep desire to learn about emerging areas and invest ahead of trends.