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 Sep 2026, Precursor Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 333 companies, with 14 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 Snag 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 4 people.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 333 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Upwage and Kudos.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, Mexico and 10 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: 166 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: HT Ventures, Hone Capital and 46 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: 1,126 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Owl Rock, Redpoint Ventures 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)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $115M
- Employee Count: 621 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Catapult, Maven Ventures 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 Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Apple and 58 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 07, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Limitless
AI-powered platform offering personalized note-taking, transcription. Its flagship product is a wearable AI-powered device that records and transcribes meetings, notes, and conversations, allowing users to access and recall information.
Key facts about Limitless
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Denver (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $34.3M
- Employee Count: 57 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: First Round Capital, Flucas Ventures and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 15, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Precursor Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Precursor Ventures has invested in 333 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 Sep 2026, it has made 13 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Snag and most recent follow-on round was in Bluecore Energy.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 11 | 2 | 13 |
2025 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
2024 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
2023 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
2022 | 30 | 7 | 37 |
2021 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
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 133 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.39M, 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 | 133 |
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 High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 274 Tech companies, 165 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 158 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 154 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 77 |
Consumer | 47 |
FinTech | 29 |
Retail | 24 |
High Tech | 20 |
Others | 161 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Precursor Ventures' Investments by Geography
Precursor Ventures has made most investments in United States (143), followed by Canada where it has made 4 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 143 |
Canada | 4 |
Mexico | 2 |
Belgium | 1 |
Bolivia | 1 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Precursor Ventures' recent investments
Precursor Ventures has made 13 investments in 2026 so far. Snag and Bluecore Energy 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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Sep 25, 2026 | United States | Seed | 3966 | [+3] | |
Sep 08, 2026 | United States | Seed | 2171 | [+16] | |
Aug 04, 2026 | United States | Seed | 6750 | [+5] | |
Jul 27, 2026 | United States | Seed | 2288 | [+1] | |
Jul 27, 2026 | United States | Seed | 1282 | [+3] |
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 | twugxhc | ||
74 | Platform for real estate investment management | 2014 | San Francisco | Series D | jocwiub | ||
68 | Online job board platform for healthcare nurse jobs | 2017 | San Francisco | Series B | {gxmbbp | ||
65 | Provider of employee mental health wellness platform | 2017 | San Francisco | Series D | znihm{n |
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 | - | - | 8239 | |
Jul 07, 2026 | Apr 24, 2018 | Series A | 1113 | |
Jun 12, 2026 | - | - | 8145 | |
Jan 29, 2026 | - | - | 3736 | |
Jan 16, 2026 | Mar 10, 2022 | Seed | 8618 |
Team profile of Precursor Ventures
Precursor Ventures has a team of 4 members including 2 Principals located in United States. Precursor Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Precursor Ventures
Over the past 10 years, 1200 investors have co-invested in Precursor Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Precursor Ventures: Y Combinator, Right Side Capital Management 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 Right Side Capital Management has invested before Precursor Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Precursor Ventures: 739 investors entered a company along with Precursor Ventures. These include investors like Bloomberg Beta (7 companies).
- Invested after Precursor Ventures: A total of 356 investors have invested in Precursor Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Gaingels (4 companies), Rethink Impact (3 companies) and Cap Table Coalition (3 companies).
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