Charles Hudson
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@chudson
Charles Hudson is the Founder and Managing Partner of Precursor Ventures. Under his leadership, Precursor has raised four funds, invested in 350+ companies, and supported 400+ founders. Prior to founding Precursor, Charles was Partner at Uncork Capital and CoFounder/CEO of Bionic Panda Games. He holds an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in Economics and Spanish from Stanford University. Charles stays connected with Stanford through volunteering and teaching. He is an active member of the VC community, serving on advisory boards and as a mentor to emerging managers. Charles is the 2023-2024 Chair of the NVCA Board of Directors and also serves on the San Francisco Opera Advisory Board.
Sessions
Catch the speaker at these sessions
Hear from the current Board Chair of the National Venture Capital Association, Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures and former Founder, Charles Hudson as he shares insights into what technologies excite him, what great startup founders/CEOs have in common and how he is leaving his mark in the investment community.
Sessions
Catch this year's 70+ speakers at MTW 2023 from October 9-12.
Where’s the event?
MTW 2023 will take place at the University of Michigan football stadium - Big House! - on Oct 9-10 and at Venue 4M on Oct 11-12. Doors open at 8:00 am and the event programming experience will run from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST.)
Food & Drinks will be provided!
Sharon Matusik
Peter Walker
Kathryn Snorrason, David Woessner, Sasi Prabhakaran PhD, Rahul Gayam, Rasmus Bendvold
Carla Walker-Miller, Lisa Lunsford, Maria Thompson
Charles Hudson
Jenn Onwenu & Tim Lewis
Lara Pender, Alison Accavitti, Edi Demaj, Kevin Heras
Priya Gogoi, Chase Lee, Ben Chehebar, Matthew Burns, Adrian Fortino
James Meeks
Priya Gogoi, Margarita Hernandez, Kalyan Handique, Roger Newton, Len Middleton, David Bloom
Lisa Katz, Sarah Gretter PhD, Maragarita Hernandez PhD, Tom Steward, Joe Thiel
Chris Yeh
Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II
Hilary Doe, Mayor Christopher Taylor & Mayor Mike Duggan
Stacy Brown-Philpot, Greg Schwartz
Devon Townsend & Mike Vichich
Johnnie Turnage & Hill Harper
Justin Turk, Chelsea Plant, Kurt Baumgarten
Austin Yarger, Vanessa Lane, Natalie Fang, Ben Kvalo, Fred Schmidt
Terrance J.L. Reeves, Ashton Keys, Shalanda Armstrong
Dhani Jones & Ted Velie
Kelly Sexton, Jeni Olney, Kristen Wolff, Stewart Thornhill, Kurt Skifstad
Ryan Morrison, Michael Meadows, Melanie de Vries, Jonn Behrman, Ian Washington
Meagan Ward
Nia Batts & Sophia Bush
Ryan Landau, Chening Duker, Deirdre Roberson, Terra Osman
Lindsey Kilbride, Will Fung, Alison Todak, Jim Tenzillo, Chris Thomas, Joe Kaiser
MTW 2023 Now On Sale
Body: Tickets are on sale now until October 8. Tickets will be available at the gate.
Good news! Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are pleased to offer a limited number of scholarship tickets for individuals to attend MTW 2023. If you would like to request a scholarship ticket, please complete this form and our selection team will contact you if you are eligible for a scholarship ticket.
If you’re interested, tell us about yourself by submitting a scholarship application by 10/4!