Precursor Ventures
San Francisco Β· Pre-SeedβSeed
Investment thesis
Precursor Ventures prioritizes early-stage founding teams over product maturity, investing at the pre-seed and seed stages in founders demonstrating the potential to build category-defining companies. Since 2015, the firm has backed over 500 teams across diverse industries, emphasizing long-term partnership and belief in the founder rather than immediate commercial traction.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 20, 2026.
What they invest in
from 18 of 18 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software Γ7AI & Machine Learning Γ6SaaS Γ5Healthtech Γ4Consumer Γ3Data & Infrastructure Γ3FemTech Γ3Fintech Γ3
HQs:United StatesΓ14
Investments Β· 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAnyRoad provides a platform for managing and optimizing events, tours, classes, and activations for businesses seeking to build brand loyalty and increase return on investment. The software integrates booking, ticketing, payments, data capture, and analytics for experiential marketing campaigns.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jonathan Yaffe(Co-founder)Daniel Yaffe(Co-founder)
Epoch is a platform for managing company-wide events including town halls, all-hands meetings, and employee gatherings. It provides tools for event scheduling, registration, analytics, and communications integration with Slack and email.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Incredible Health provides personalized career coaching to nurses seeking new employment, offering one-on-one support from experienced nurses and career experts for job search, interview preparation, resume review, and offer negotiation.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesHealthtechHR TechMarketplacesUnknown, US
Iman Abuzeid(Co-founder and CEO)Rome Portlock
The Juggernaut is a media technology company that publishes original journalism about South Asia and the South Asian diaspora, targeting both diaspora communities and general readers interested in the region. The company operates on a subscription-based model and covers politics, culture, business, and technology stories.
ConsumerMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
Snigdha Sur(Founder)in
AudioShake develops sound separation technology that splits audio into component parts for media, entertainment, and speech workflows. Applications include speech extraction, music remixing, dubbing, and podcast/film editing.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Jessica Powell(CEO & Co-Founder)Luke Miner(CTO & Co-Founder)
Aunt Flow provides free, organic cotton period product dispensers for public bathrooms in schools and businesses across North America. The company combines product distribution with a donation program that has contributed millions of period products to menstruators in need.
ConsumerFemTechImpact & Social GoodWellness & FitnessColumbus, US
Claire Coder(Founder + CEO)
Carrot is a global fertility and family-building platform that provides access to fertility care, maternity support, and family-building guidance for individuals and families. The platform serves members seeking compassionate, personalized reproductive health support.
FemTechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Dispatch is a data orchestration platform that connects wealth technology software by automating client data collection and synchronization across advisory firm tech stacks. The company serves wealth advisory firms using multiple standalone software tools.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Dispatch develops heat shields for spacecraft reentry and cargo return, enabling high-frequency satellite operations at lower cost. The company manufactures reentry technology to support the commercial space economy.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Lion Pose develops dermatologist-formulated skincare products clinically tested on diverse skin tones to address conditions like hyperpigmentation, melasma, acne, and eczema. The brand adheres to a rigorous 5-point clinical testing standard including third-party validation and inclusive testing across all skin types.
ConsumerE-commerceHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Nisha Phatak(Founder)inMadhu(Co-founder)Nisha(Co-founder)
Opsolutely provides automated deployment tools that help engineering teams release software more safely and efficiently, with a focus on making the process accessible to all team members.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Praxis Labs is building tools and solutions to improve workplace experiences for all employees. The company focuses on addressing workplace pain points and creating more inclusive work environments.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR Tech
Revi provides private market intelligence for private equity firms and acquisitive companies, using AI to identify M&A targets and surface competitive intelligence through analysis of proprietary and web-scale data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSales TechNew York City, US
Tipe is a headless content management system designed for developers, offering schema-based content modeling and framework integrations for building web applications.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Scott Moss(Founder/CEO)inMichael Moss(Founder/CPO)inPatrick Stapleton(Founder/CTO)in
Voiceops is an AI platform that analyzes customer conversations across calls, email, SMS, and chat to generate structured business intelligence. The platform serves sales, customer experience, product, and leadership teams across organizations, automatically extracting insights on customer intent, buying signals, competitor mentions, and compliance risks.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechNew York City, US
Ethan Barhydt(Founder/CEO)in
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Precursor Ventures invest at?
- Precursor Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Precursor Ventures focus on?
- Precursor Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Precursor Ventures located?
- Precursor Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
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