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 May 2026, Precursor Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 325 companies, with 9 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 Secludy Overall, Precursor Ventures portfolio has seen 3 unicorns and 41 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 8 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 4 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Precursor Ventures' List of Top Investments
Precursor Ventures has a portfolio of 325 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Kudos and Highnote.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, India and 9 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 30 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: 170 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: HT Ventures, IVP and 39 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 04, 2021, $*****
- 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: 948 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Owl Rock, Hone Capital and 16 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: 605 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: Orbimed, Tiger Global Management and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Aug 17, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. 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)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $34.3M
- Employee Count: 53 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Flucas Ventures, Incubate Fund and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 15, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
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Online job board platform for healthcare jobs. The platform allows the recruiter to post jobs and connect with candidates. Enable candidates to apply and search for jobs based on keywords and location. It also provides courses for nurses. It allows users to hire nurses for ICU, pediatric, radiology, telemetry and more.
Key facts about Incredible Health
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $97.3M
- Employee Count: 106 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Arc Ventures, Kaiser Permanente and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 17, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Precursor Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Precursor Ventures has invested in 325 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 May 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Secludy and most recent follow-on round was in Alinia.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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 125 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.16M, 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 | 125 |
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 267 Tech companies, 161 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 155 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 150 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 72 |
Consumer | 46 |
FinTech | 30 |
Retail | 25 |
HealthTech | 19 |
Others | 149 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Precursor Ventures' Investments by Geography
Precursor Ventures has made most investments in United States (138), followed by Canada where it has made 4 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 138 |
Canada | 4 |
Bolivia | 1 |
China | 1 |
India | 1 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Precursor Ventures' recent investments
Precursor Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Secludy and Feltsense 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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May 13, 2026 | United States | Seed | 6989 | [+6] | |
Feb 05, 2026 | - | Seed | 7262 | [+4] | |
Jan 28, 2026 | United States | Seed | 4771 | [+5] | |
Dec 10, 2025 | United States | Seed | 5792 | [+5] | |
Nov 24, 2025 | United States | Seed | 9787 | [+2] |
Unicorns in Precursor Ventures' Portfolio
Precursor Ventures has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Omni, Juniper Square and Incredible Health. 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 |
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65 | Business intelligence platform for businesses | 2014 | San Francisco | Series C | zhejizd | ||
73 | Platform for real estate investment management | 2014 | San Francisco | Series D | ehkkduw | ||
70 | Online job board platform for healthcare nurse jobs | 2017 | San Francisco | Series B | wuexbjz |
Acquired companies in Precursor Ventures' Portfolio
41 companies from Precursor Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Brkaway in Jan 2026 by Winclap for $*****.Here are Precursor Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 29, 2026 | - | - | 1613 | |
Jan 16, 2026 | Mar 10, 2022 | Seed | 4580 | |
Dec 06, 2025 | - | - | 3888 | |
Nov 04, 2025 | Mar 26, 2019 | Seed | 4677 | |
Sep 02, 2025 | Oct 06, 2017 | Seed | 7997 |
Team profile of Precursor Ventures
Precursor Ventures has a team of 8 members including 2 Partners and 4 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 |
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Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - | ||
Principal | Park Ridge | - | ||
Principal | United States | - | - | |
Principal | New York City | - |
Co-investors of Precursor Ventures
Over the past 10 years, 1138 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: 695 investors entered a company along with Precursor Ventures. These include investors like Bloomberg Beta (7 companies).
- Invested after Precursor Ventures: A total of 338 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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