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  • Precursor Ventures collects more than $15 mln for inaugural fund
    Iris Dorbian- 3 November 2016

    Precursor Ventures has raised more than $15 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653891/000165389116000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml The target is $25 million. Prior to founding Precursor Ventures in 2015, Managing Partner Charles Hudson was a partner with SoftTech VC, where he remains listed as a venture partner.

  • Atipica takes in $2 mln seed
    Iris Dorbian- 20 October 2016

    Atipica, a talent discovery engine startup, has secured $2 million in seed funding. True Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Kapor Capital, Precursor Ventures and former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao.

  • Atipica raises $2 mln
    Luisa Beltran- 20 October 2016

    Atipica said Oct. 20 that it raised $2 million in a seed round led by True Ventures. Kapor Capital and Charles Hudson's new firm, Precursor Ventures, participated in the round along with a number of angel investors, including industry veteran and former Yahoo! CHRO David Windley, early Twitter engineer Matt Sanford, and former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao. Atipica is a talent discovery engine startup.

  • Pay-as-you-go fitness platform Zenrez raises $2 mln
    Alastair Goldfisher- 14 July 2016

    San Francisco-based Zenrez, a provider of a consumer fitness platform to secure last-minute bookings, has raised $2 million from ARTIS Ventures, Summit Action Fund (the investment arm of Summit Series) and Precursor Ventures. Zenrez https://www.zenrez.com/ has now raised $4 million in total funding.

  • Silicon Valley investors launch San Francisco Deltas
    Luisa Beltran- 30 March 2016

    Silicon Valley and Brazil entrepreneurs are launching the San Francisco Deltas, a professional soccer team in that city. Led by Colombian-born entrepreneur, Brian Andrés Helmick, the investor group includes individuals from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Felicis and Precursor. The Deltas will begin playing in February 2017.

  • Fundraising recap from around the world Jan 26, 2016
    VCJ Staff- 26 January 2016

    From Norwest to BlueYard to Alta Ventures Mexico, a compilation of recent venture fundraising notes, with table of firms that closed on commitments

  • SoftTech to raise $130 mln for two new funds, promotes two to partner
    Mark Boslet- 19 January 2016

    SoftTech VC has set out to raise $130 million in new capital for two new funds, according to a filing with the SEC. The firm also promoted two investors to partners.