# Charles Hudson

> Charles Hudson is a seed investor at Precursor Ventures backing Software and SaaS. See 123 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Precursor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/precursor-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 123
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/chudson
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/chudson
- Website: http://www.charleshudson.net/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/charleshudson

Charles Hudson is a seed investor at Precursor Ventures in San Francisco focused on Software and SaaS. Charles Hudson is the Managing Partner of Precursor Ventures and a Lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Prior to that, he was a Venture Partner at Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC). He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Stanford University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$5.7M |
| Pre-Seed | $850k–$2.3M |
| Series A | $4M–$20M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 37 | 30% |
| SaaS | 13 | 11% |
| E-Commerce | 11 | 9% |
| Information Technology | 10 | 8% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 10 | 8% |

161 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 58 | 47% |
| Pre-Seed | 29 | 24% |
| Series A | 15 | 12% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 4% |
| Series B | 3 | 2% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 78 | 63% |
| Canada | 5 | 4% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dopl Technologies | Dopl Technologies develops remote robotic ultrasound systems that combine robotics, telepresence, and AI to expand access to diagnostic imaging. Its platform enables healthcare providers to perform ultrasound examinations remotely, helping hospitals and clinics address workforce shortages and improve access to imaging services. The company focuseson diagnostic imaging solutions for rural and underserved healthcare settings. | $6.3M | Seed | Jul 27, 2026 |  |
| Campground | Campground delivers a CRM and system‑of‑record platform for program managers to centralize workflows and applications. |  | Seed | Jun 09, 2026 |  |
| Empromptu | Empromptu automatically creates AI applications with reasoning, business logic, and complete AI tooling for reliable performance. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Dec 09, 2025 |  |
| Alinia AI | Alinia AI is an alignment platform that allows enterprises to implement generative AI in a safe and controlled manner, governed by their rules and operations. | $7.5M | Seed | Dec 03, 2025 |  |
| The Beans | The Beans offers a software application platform that creates personalized cash flow plans designed for its users. The Beans is Simplifying the path to financial balance through design and technology so that people can focus on what they love. | $5.4M | Seed | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Lore | LoreLegendMyth is a platform designed to consolidate and organize fandom-related content in one intuitive and customizable space. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 03, 2025 |  |
| Cold | In 2 minutes of setup, Cold handles work across your inboxes, calendars, CRMs, and documents. Search, act, and automate tasks so you can grow your company with full focus. Never touch a CRM again. |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 01, 2025 |  |
| Blazel | Blazel is an AI-powered enterprise platform automating executive communications, personal branding, and B2B thought leadership content. | $10.3M | Pre-Seed | Jul 16, 2025 |  |
| Dopl Technologies | Dopl Technologies develops remote robotic ultrasound systems that combine robotics, telepresence, and AI to expand access to diagnostic imaging. Its platform enables healthcare providers to perform ultrasound examinations remotely, helping hospitals and clinics address workforce shortages and improve access to imaging services. The company focuseson diagnostic imaging solutions for rural and underserved healthcare settings. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Dec 20, 2024 |  |
| Grw AI | Grw AI offers scalable 1:1 coaching solutions that leverage AI to assist B2B sales teams complete deals. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Dec 04, 2024 |  |

10 of 123 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bloomberg Beta](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bloomberg-beta) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [MGV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maschmeyer-group-ventures) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Promus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/promus-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Village Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/village-global-2) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

## About Precursor Ventures

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Precursor Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and seed investments in North America. The firm focuses on investments in B2B and B2C software applications and hardware. Precursor Ventures has adopted the Diversity Term Sheet Rider.

4 contacts available at Precursor Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Charles Hudson | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-hudson |
| Ashtan Jordan | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashtan-jordan-2cb3 |
| Ayanna Kerrison | Senior Analyst, Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ayanna-kerrison |
| Marina Girgis | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marina-girgis-9494 |

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## FAQ

### What does Charles Hudson invest in?

Charles Hudson invests primarily in Software, SaaS and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 123 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Charles Hudson's check size?

Charles Hudson typically joins rounds of $1M–$5.7M at Seed, $850k–$2.3M at Pre-Seed and $4M–$20M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Charles Hudson participates in.

### When did Charles Hudson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Charles Hudson closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 123 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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