# precursorvc.com > AI-optimized mirror of precursorvc.com containing 15 pages totalling 2,963 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://precursorvc.com. Last updated: 2026-08-04T08:40:57.333Z. Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG). ## Homepage - [Precursor Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed Stage Venture Capital](/content/site-root.html): Precursor Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We invest in people over product, backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey., Precursor Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We invest in people over product, backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey. (198 words) ## Articles & Blog Posts - [Portfolio | Precursor Ventures](/content/portfolio/index.html): Precursor Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We invest in people over product, backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey., Explore the Precursor Ventures portfolio — over 1,000 founders and 500+ companies backed at the pre-seed and seed stage across fintech, healthcare, SaaS, consumer, and more. (576 words) - [Privacy Policy | Precursor Ventures](/content/privacy-policy/index.html): Precursor Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We invest in people over product, backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey., Privacy Policy for Precursor Ventures. Learn how we collect and use data, including our use of Google Analytics. (353 words) - [Mia Farnham — Principal | Precursor Ventures](/content/team/mia-farnham/index.html): Precursor Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We invest in people over product, backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey., Mia Farnham was part of the first Precursor MBA intern cohort in 2021 and later joined the team full-time as a Principal and checkwriter in 2024. Prior to Precursor, Mia was a Principal at SteelSky Ventures, one of the largest women's health funds to date. She also led Growth & Operations at Attn: Grace (a Precursor portfolio company). She began her career at Deloitte in their M&A and Restructuring group focused on Consumer Products and Healthcare transactions across the entire deal lifecycle. Mia holds an MBA from The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a BS from Cornell University. (127 words) - [Aliya Lakhani — Associate | Precursor Ventures](/content/team/aliya-lakhani/index.html): Precursor Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We invest in people over product, backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey., Aliya Lakhani is an Associate at Precursor Ventures, where she works across sourcing, diligencing, and portfolio support, with a focus on backing founders at the earliest stages. She originally joined the fund as one of the first non-MBA graduate interns while completing her Ph.D. Prior to Precursor, Aliya held several research roles at Moffitt Cancer Center, UCSF, and MedImmune (AstraZeneca). She was also a fellow at MedTech and BioTools Innovator, supporting startups building in healthcare and life sciences. She was a graduate fellow at DigitalDx Ventures and Supply Change Capital. Aliya holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from UCLA. (125 words) - [Marina Girgis — Principal | Precursor Ventures](/content/team/marina-girgis/index.html): Precursor Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We invest in people over product, backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey., Marina Girgis is a Principal and checkwriter at Precursor Ventures. Before joining Precursor in 2021, Marina researched public semiconductor and hardware companies such as Nvidia, Intel, Apple, and others, at Bloomberg's equity research division. While her background lies in semiconductors, Marina now invests across deep tech broadly, driven by a passion for unique founders and ideas. (96 words) - [Ashtan Jordan — Principal | Precursor Ventures](/content/team/ashtan-jordan/index.html): Precursor Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We invest in people over product, backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey., Ashtan Jordan is a Principal and checkwriter at Precursor Ventures. Before joining Precursor, she spent time building companies and products at the earliest stages as a founder and product leader, and began her career in investment banking at Citigroup. Ashtan is a proud graduate of Howard University, the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and a Kauffman Fellow. (80 words) - [Investment Criteria | Precursor Ventures](/content/investment-criteria/index.html): Precursor Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We invest in people over product, backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey., A quick summary of how we invest at Precursor — what we look for and what's in spec before you submit. (272 words) - [Philosophy | Precursor Ventures](/content/philosophy/index.html): Precursor Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We invest in people over product, backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey., Precursor Ventures invests in people over product. We back unproven but capable founders at the pre-seed and seed stage, with a commitment to diversity, patience, and long-term thinking. (470 words) - [Startup Submission | Precursor Ventures](/content/startup-html.html) (291 words) - [Perspectives | Precursor Ventures](/content/perspectives/index.html): Precursor Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We invest in people over product, backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey., Insights, podcasts, and thought leadership from the Precursor Ventures team on pre-seed and seed stage venture capital, startup building, and the entrepreneurial ecosystem. (59 words) - [Careers | Precursor Ventures](/content/careers/index.html): Precursor Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We invest in people over product, backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey., Explore job openings across the Precursor Ventures portfolio. Find roles at innovative pre-seed and seed stage startups., Explore the "Precursor Ventures Portfolio Roles" view on Airtable. (108 words) - [Charles Hudson — Managing Partner | Precursor Ventures](/content/team/charles-hudson/index.html): Precursor Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We invest in people over product, backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey., Charles Hudson is the Managing Partner and Founder of Precursor Ventures. Prior to founding Precursor, Charles was a Partner at Uncork Capital, focusing on seed-stage investments in mobile infrastructure, mobile applications, and marketplaces. Before Uncork, he was the co-founder and CEO of Bionic Panda Games, an Android-focused mobile games startup, and he held senior roles at Google. Charles holds a BA and MBA from Stanford University. (74 words) ## About Pages - [Team | Precursor Ventures](/content/team/index.html): Precursor Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We invest in people over product, backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey., Meet the Precursor Ventures team led by Managing Partner Charles Hudson. A San Francisco-based venture capital team investing in pre-seed and seed stage startups. (85 words) - [Contact | Precursor Ventures](/content/contact/index.html): Precursor Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We invest in people over product, backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey., Get in touch with Precursor Ventures. Submit your startup for pre-seed or seed funding consideration, or reach out to our San Francisco-based team. (49 words) ## Resources - [Full Page Index](/index.html): Browse all cached pages with rich metadata - [About This Cache](/about.html): Methodology, technical details, and usage guidelines - [XML Sitemap](/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable sitemap for crawler discovery - [Robots.txt](/robots.txt): Crawler directives