Charles Hudson
InvestorManaging Partner at Precursor Ventures · Steering Group at Ada Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $250K – $500K checks · typically $500K
FoundedKahunaPico NetworksPopulus
About
Charles Hudson, a solo GP, runs a high-volume (75–100 deals per fund) founder-weighted model focused on zero-to-one help, offering candid scalability feedback to founders, and original, framework-driven writing.
Charles Hudson @chudson
I learned a ton about consumer from working with @banu__guler and am excited for the next step in the journey! https://t.co/CBsoW9Xylg
Jul 24, 2026 · ♥ 21 · ⇄ 1
Charles Hudson @chudson
It’s All Pre-Series A Now: https://t.co/u3BnFzfWNX
Jul 21, 2026 · ♥ 18 · ⇄ 2
Charles Hudson @chudson
I’ve read so many thoughtful critiques of the current state of venture written by GPs and many of them are so good and so well written. And almost none of them map in any way to the conversations I have with LPs or their concerns about how the VC industry works or doesn’t work
Feb 8, 2026 · ♥ 95 · ⇄ 4
Invests in
ConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareSaaS
Experience
- Precursor VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2015 — present
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessLecturercurrent2019 — present
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessGSB Trust - Venture Committeecurrent2020 — present
- Equity SummitCo-Hostcurrent2021 — present
- ScreendoorVenture Advisorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BoardyConnectorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Attn: GraceBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- PopulusBoard Member / Board Observercurrent2019 — present
- Pair EyewearBoard Member / Board Observercurrent2018 — presentNew York, United States
- Ada VenturesMember of the Steering Committeecurrent2019 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- H2 (h2.co)Board Membercurrent2018 — present
- Alpha NetworkAdvisory Board Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco OperaBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- National Venture Capital AssociationBoard Chair2023 — 2024
- National Venture Capital AssociationBoard Member2019 — 2024
- National Venture Capital AssociationChair-Elect2022 — 2023
- Venture ForwardBoard Member2020 — 2024
- PicoBoard Member / Board Observer2019 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- Tastemakers AfricaBoard Member2020 — 2021
- LightSide GamesBoard Member2010 — 2021
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2003 — 2005
- Stanford UniversityBA, Economics1996 — 2000
- Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School1992 — 1996
Skills & more
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Venture CapitalEntrepreneurshipProduct MarketingMobile ApplicationsBusiness DevelopmentE-commerceCorporate DevelopmentUser ExperienceAnalyticsDigital MediaMulti-channel MarketingBusiness IntelligenceFrom Charles's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,187
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Also attended Stanford University1,726
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Shared employers
Also worked at Boardy25
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Also worked at National Venture Capital Association69
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Also worked at Tastemakers Africa2
Also worked at Google1,078
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Deals · 5
PopulusBoard seat
via Precursor Ventures · filed Mar 2019 · $3.8M raise
Pico NetworksBoard seat
via Precursor Ventures · filed Jan 2019 · $3.4M raise
KahunaBoard seat
via Precursor Ventures · filed Jan 2018 · $10M raise
KnackLed round
via Precursor Ventures · filed Sep 2018
Knack TechnologiesLed round
via Precursor Ventures · filed Sep 2018
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Precursor Ventures
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