About Precursor Ventures
Precursor Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Jul 2026, Precursor Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 330 companies, with 12 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of dopl Overall, Precursor Ventures portfolio has seen 4 unicorns and 44 acquisitions including key companies like Superhuman, Juniper Square and Limitless. A lot of funds co-invest with Precursor Ventures, with names like Bloomberg Beta sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Precursor Ventures has team of 5 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 4 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Precursor Ventures' List of Top Investments
Precursor Ventures has a portfolio of 330 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Kudos and Kudos.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, Belgium and 9 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 32 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Precursor Ventures:1. Superhuman
Provider of an AI-powered email scheduling app. It offers a browser extension that enables users to start up, search and send mail. It has undone send features, artificial intelligence to detect and highlight important emails, read status, mail scheduling and follow up.
Key facts about Superhuman
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $118M
- Employee Count: 168 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: HT Ventures, Hone Capital and 43 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Platform for real estate investment management. It features solutions for CRM, tracking customers, portfolio management, back-office accounting, reporting, compliance, and more. Its client includes Greystar, Cortland, Ellis Partners, Encore Capital Management, and various others.
Key facts about Juniper Square
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $369M
- Employee Count: 1,009 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Owl Rock, Hone Capital and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Sep 04, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Carrot
Provider of fertility benefits and family-building support for employers globally. The company offers personalized plans based on individual needs from localized experts. It facilitates access to services, including egg, sperm, and embryo freezing, assisted reproduction, gestational surrogacy, and adoption. Support extends to pregnancy, postpartum, parenting, return to work, hormonal health, and men's health.
Key facts about Carrot
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $115M
- Employee Count: 621 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: F-Prime Capital, Catapult and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Aug 17, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Airtime
App-based live social video calling platform. Airtime uses Facebook information to connect users based on the information in a profile and the selection criteria. Airtime, with 10 employees, is preparing to relaunch its product one more time, in an effort to get users on board and chat with one another after the original product failed.
Key facts about Airtime
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $159M
- Employee Count: 98 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Apple, Goldman Sachs and 58 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 07, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Pair
Online retailer of customizable eyeglasses, sunglasses, and related accessories. The company provides base frames and magnetically attachable top frames in various styles. Lens options include single-vision, progressives, blue light filtering, and tinted lenses. Customers can submit their doctor's information for prescription fulfillment.
Key facts about Pair
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $148M
- Employee Count: 103 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Alpaca, Norwest and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 10, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Precursor Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Precursor Ventures has invested in 330 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 15 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 13 investments, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 9 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Pilot Protocol and most recent follow-on round was in dopl.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2025 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
2024 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
2023 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
2022 | 30 | 7 | 37 |
2021 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
2020 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
2019 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
2018 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
2017 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
Precursor Ventures' Investments by Stage
Precursor Ventures has made 130 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.21M, 22 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.95M and 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $1.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 130 |
Series A | 22 |
Angel | 1 |
PE | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Precursor Ventures' Investments by Sector
Precursor Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech, Retail and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 271 Tech companies, 164 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 156 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 154 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 76 |
Consumer | 46 |
FinTech | 29 |
Retail | 24 |
HealthTech | 19 |
Others | 156 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Precursor Ventures' Investments by Geography
Precursor Ventures has made most investments in United States (141), followed by Canada where it has made 4 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 141 |
Canada | 4 |
Belgium | 1 |
Bolivia | 1 |
China | 1 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Precursor Ventures' recent investments
Precursor Ventures has made 9 investments in 2026 so far. dopl and Pilot Protocol are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Precursor Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 27, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8656 | [+1] | |
Jul 27, 2026 | United States | Seed | 2405 | [+3] | |
Jul 21, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8795 | [+11] | |
Jun 24, 2026 | Belgium | Seed | 1302 | [+2] | |
Jun 12, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8478 | [+4] |
Unicorns in Precursor Ventures' Portfolio
Precursor Ventures has 4 unicorns in its portfolio - Omni, Juniper Square, Incredible Health and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Omni. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Precursor Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 | Business intelligence platform for businesses | 2022 | San Francisco | Series C | yhuazwq | ||
72 | Platform for real estate investment management | 2014 | San Francisco | Series D | ditsymn | ||
69 | Online job board platform for healthcare nurse jobs | 2017 | San Francisco | Series B | blg{gpn | ||
69 | Provider of employee mental health wellness platform | 2017 | San Francisco | Series D | gvvntbt |
Acquired companies in Precursor Ventures' Portfolio
44 companies from Precursor Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Co-Star in Jul 2026 by Midjourney for $*****.Here are Precursor Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 27, 2026 | - | - | 6095 | |
Jul 07, 2026 | Apr 24, 2018 | Series A | 3158 | |
Jun 12, 2026 | - | - | 1604 | |
Jan 29, 2026 | - | - | 5975 | |
Jan 16, 2026 | Mar 10, 2022 | Seed | 5998 |
Team profile of Precursor Ventures
Precursor Ventures has a team of 5 members including 1 Partner and 3 Principals located in United States. Precursor Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Precursor Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - | ||
Principal | Park Ridge | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - |
Co-investors of Precursor Ventures
Over the past 10 years, 1170 investors have co-invested in Precursor Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Precursor Ventures: Y Combinator, Techstars and 103 others have invested in rounds before Precursor Ventures. There are 14 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Precursor Ventures and 3 companies where Techstars has invested before Precursor Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Precursor Ventures: 718 investors entered a company along with Precursor Ventures. These include investors like Bloomberg Beta (7 companies).
- Invested after Precursor Ventures: A total of 347 investors have invested in Precursor Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Gaingels (4 companies), Rethink Impact (3 companies) and Founders Fund (3 companies).
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