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How Latin American Founders Keep Their Deals Alive Sep 24, 2025 · 1 mention

$1.4M Ask: Can AI Fix Dirty Hotel Rooms? Sep 17, 2025 · 1 mention

Track Mental Health with a Wearable?! Sep 10, 2025 · 1 mention

LTK for Food… Will VCs invest in this $10 TRILLION market!? Jun 18, 2025 · 1 mention

This App Detects Strep from a Selfie…What?! May 14, 2025 · 1 mention

VCs Offered $2M — Will This Profitable Startup Survive the Pitch? May 7, 2025 · 1 mention

Aura Finance: Chasing the Ghost of Mint Apr 9, 2025 · 1 mention

This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe Apr 2, 2025 · 1 mention

Will VCs Bet $1.5M on This Luxury Grooming Company’s U.S. Expansion? Mar 19, 2025 · 1 mention

#126 Handle: The Uncut Pitch Mar 4, 2025 · 1 mention

#124 ECGO: Turning Trash Into Treasure With AI Mar 4, 2025 · 1 mention

#122 Wist: The Killer Use Case for VR? Mar 4, 2025 · 2 mentions

#120 Bevz: A Tech Bro Walks Into a Corner Store... Mar 4, 2025 · 1 mention

#118 Uncovered: The Business of True Crime Mar 4, 2025 · 1 mention

#117 Lotus: Hardware Hail Mary Mar 4, 2025 · 1 mention

#116 Kimoyo: Is This African Startup Venture Backable? Mar 4, 2025 · 1 mention

#115 Gemist: The Crown Jewel of Venture Mar 4, 2025 · 1 mention

#114 Brevity: Your AI Pitch Coach Mar 4, 2025 · 1 mention

#111 Stigma: Whose Business Is It Anyway? Mar 4, 2025 · 1 mention

#110 HandsDown: The Accelerator Pitch Mar 4, 2025 · 1 mention

#107 Terrascope: A Computer Vision Tale Mar 4, 2025 · 1 mention

#106 Dotcal: The Calendar Wars Mar 4, 2025 · 1 mention

#105 Teffola: Granola Guy Approved Mar 4, 2025 · 1 mention

#104 Dressd: Red Carpet or Red Ocean? Mar 4, 2025 · 3 mentions

  • ▶ 1:20 Charles Hudson I'm Charles Hudson, Managing Partner of Precursor Ventures.
  • ▶ 24:28 Charles Hudson My biggest dumb-dumb investments at Precursor have been where I've worked with someone for a year and not invested, and then when they raise, it's at some crazy place, and I'm like, I just worked for free and helped this person for a year. 2 times in the scene

#103 Get Lost in the AWSM Sauce Mar 4, 2025 · 1 mention

#102 Tether: Bodyguard of the Grid Mar 4, 2025 · 1 mention

#101 Josh Pitches The Pitch Mar 4, 2025 · 2 mentions

#97 Secret Sauce or Snake Oil? Mar 4, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:57 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested fifty million in over a 170 startups.

#89 A Big Bet on an Ex-Trucker Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:24 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested fifty million in over a 175 startups to date.

How I Saved My Startup Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:39 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#87 Uber for Pets Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:45 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested forty-five million in over a hundred startups to date.

#86 If the Suit Fits, Invest. Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:00 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested forty-five million in over a hundred startups to date.

#85 Will Coronavirus Kill This Deal? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 2:32 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#84 The Napkin Pitch Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:34 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested forty-five million in over a hundred startups to date.

#83 Can Small Bras Be a Big Market? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:23 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested forty-five million in over a hundred startups to date.

#82 A Deal Too Perfect to Pass Up Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:08 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#81 Jillian to the Rescue Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:39 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested forty-five million in over a hundred startups to date.

#80 Can This App Silence The Trolls? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:55 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested forty-five million in over a hundred startups to date.

#79 The Anti-JUUL Mar 3, 2025 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 1:25 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested forty-five million in over a hundred startups to date.
  • ▶ 13:51 Charles Hudson We've had a strict sort of no tobacco, no cannabis policy, a precursor, since I started the fund.

#78 Got Goals? Grab a Cru Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:29 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested forty-five million in over a hundred startups to date.

#77 Sell Online or Go Door to Door Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

#75 “I Want Bro Money Too” Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:25 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#74 Stop Killing Your Plants Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:12 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested forty-five million in over a hundred startups to date.

#73 Enough Sales Calls Already! Mar 3, 2025 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 1:37 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested forty-five million in over a hundred startups to date.
  • ▶ 11:35 Charles Hudson And I'm gonna learn a lot, and I'm gonna talk to Jonas and Andrew at Stackshare and TeamPay, and if the three of you are comfortable, this to me is a no-brainer for Precursor, but I need to clear all of those, so in the interest of, like,…

#72 How Niche Is Too Niche? Mar 3, 2025 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 1:16 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested forty-five million in over a hundred startups to date. 2 times in the scene

#71 Raising Kids Is Hard. So Is Raising a Startup. Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:14 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested forty-five million in over a hundred startups to date.

#70 What Is Michael Phelps Jamming to Right Now? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:50 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested forty-five million in over a hundred startups to date.

#69 When Less Is Not More Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:25 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested forty-five million in over a hundred startups to date.

#68 Dogs & Dating: A Match Made in Heaven? Mar 3, 2025 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 1:15 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures,
  • ▶ 24:40 Leigh Isaacson And so having someone like Charles Hudson and Precursor Ventures, those names mean a ton to having everyone else we're talking to decide to put the money down.

I’ve Looked Death in the Eye Mar 3, 2025 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 1:32 Josh Muccio Daniel Gulati is here with Comcast Ventures, along with Jillian Maness with Structure Capital, Phil Nadel of Forefront Venture Partners, and Charles Hudson with Precursor Ventures.
  • ▶ 17:32 Charles Hudson You know, our model at Precursor is really to bet on people first, and I just have a really good sense that you really understand what you're building, and you really understand your customer's pain points, and that's rare to find.

#66 Does Anyone Really Want Your Product? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:25 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#65 Wait, Your App Does What Exactly? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:06 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#64 Startup Sale! 80% Off Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:33 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#63 Can A Startup Solve Homelessness? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:15 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#62 Pivot or Die Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:19 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#61 Can a Zebra Survive in a Unicorn World? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:52 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#60 Is This the Amazon Prime of Airline Tickets? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:00 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#59 Disrupting Work Happy Hour Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:15 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, which has invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#58 Park Your Pooch Here Mar 3, 2025 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 1:18 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.
  • ▶ 19:00 Charles Hudson About 10% of what I do at Precursor is hardware, and I think the hardest thing about hardware, other than everything, is being live in market and figuring out where the rough edges are in product and really impressed by the thoughtfulness.

#57 Where Losers Go To Win Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:55 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#56 Shark Tank vs. The Pitch Mar 3, 2025 · 3 mentions

  • ▶ 1:19 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.
  • ▶ 25:51 Zahra Kassam And Charles from Precursor.
  • ▶ 38:36 Zahra Kassam Um, Alexandra has some great business development ideas and, um, Charles from Precursor is incredibly respected in the space.

#55 A New Spin on VR Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:20 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#54 Is Selling in Walmart a Good Thing? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:06 Josh Muccio Charles started Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#52 Fitbit … for Dogs Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

#49 Nuts Can Kill. Are Seeds the Answer? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:08 Josh Muccio Charles is with Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#47 Can This Tiny Gadget Keep Kids in College? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:07 Josh Muccio Charles is with Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#46 Never Get Lost Again Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:48 Josh Muccio Charles is with Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#43 Get This Party Startup in Here Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:00 Josh Muccio Charles is with Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#42 How Much Do You Trust Your Barista? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:04 Josh Muccio Charles is with Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#41 Can This Startup Help Retailers Take on Amazon? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:05 Josh Muccio Charles is with Precursor Ventures, where he's invested twenty million in over a hundred startups to date.

#39 This Pitch is Damn Near Perfect Mar 3, 2025 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 1:16 Josh Muccio Charles is with Precursor Ventures, where he invests in early-stage startups.
  • ▶ 20:44 Charles Hudson Um, so we've only recently started investing in, um, apparel, or what we call tangible goods at Precursor, but I have a good feeling about you.

#38 A Beauty Industry Veteran Goes Rogue Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:13 Josh Muccio Charles is with Precursor Ventures, where he invests in early stage startups.

#37 Can Tech Solve America’s Drug Crisis? Mar 3, 2025 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 1:09 Josh Muccio Charles is with Precursor Ventures, where he invests in early-stage startups.
  • ▶ 18:20 Charles Hudson Yeah, and we've done a lot of, I mean, we've done a lot of digital health investing at Precursor, and a lot of those companies, because, as Jillian said, the sales cycle and deployment cycle is long, we've, we've sort of made some bets…

#34 Can Storytime Become Big Business? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:10 Josh Muccio Charles is with Precursor Ventures, where he invests in early-stage startups.

#33 What Is a Startup Actually Worth? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 18:40 Josh Muccio So I figured maybe it's time to call in a neutral third party, a mediator of sorts, Charles Hudson with Precursor Ventures.

#29 Could This Be the Next Airbnb? Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 34:56 Josh Muccio And then Charles Hudson with Precursor Ventures, another investor who's been on the show, decided to join the round, coming in for another 250 K.

#25 Rex Mar 3, 2025 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 0:57 Josh Muccio Daniel Gulati is here with Comcast Ventures, along with Jillian Maness with Structure Capital, Phil Nadel of Forefront Venture Partners, and Charles Hudson with Precursor Ventures.
  • ▶ 20:27 Charles Hudson You know, our model at Precursor is really to bet on people first.

#24 unGlue Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:42 Josh Muccio We have Jillian Maness with Structure Capital, Phil Nadel with Forefront Venture Partners, and Charles Hudson with Precursor Ventures.

#22 Investor FOMO: Lunar Wireless Mar 3, 2025 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 0:44 Josh Muccio So it seems Charles Hudson with Precursor Ventures has met today's founder before, but he has yet to invest in his company.
  • ▶ 21:03 Charles Hudson No, I think for me, it's a binary, but it's either the 50 turns into something really, really interesting, or 50 is like, I can afford, if tomorrow the whole launch goes terrible, I'm like, well, that was the fastest 50 that Precrocher's

#21 Metabrew Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:40 Josh Muccio Alongside Phil are three more investors, Jillian Maness from Structure Capital, Charles Hudson with Precursor Ventures, and Daniel Galati from Comcast Ventures.

#20 Harper Wilde Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:08 Josh Muccio And finally, on today's episode, in the fourth seat is Charles Hudson with Precursor Ventures.

#18 ROWViGOR Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:08 Josh Muccio And on today's episode in the coveted fourth seat is Charles Hudson with Precursor Ventures.

#100 When Investors Take the Hot Seat Mar 3, 2025 · 1 mention

Season 12 Finale: What Happened After The Pitch? Dec 12, 2024 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 34:30 Julia Dixon He has a really cool process of getting letters of recommendation from people, and then we did some formal background checks, and right around the same week that I signed officially with Jesse, I signed with Charles in precursor, and…

$1M Pitch: Can This Beer Startup Transform the Brewing Industry? Oct 9, 2024 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 12:06 Charles Hudson I think I'm out for, we have like an internal thing about science things that we're not science people at Precursor, but I do have two family offices I've gotten to know really well that are both in the brewing business, and they're always…

Stanford Engineer: Gecko-Inspired Space Velcro Aug 21, 2024 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 11:37 Charles Hudson It's a bit beyond what we would do at Precursor, but this is super interesting, and I, I have some hardware companies in our portfolio.

The Pitch Season 12 Official Trailer: Let's Tear Down the System Jul 31, 2024 · 1 mention

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