Precursor Ventures, established in 2015, is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments. It focuses on pre-seed and seed funding for B2B and B2C software applications and hardware companies. The firm primarily invests in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Toronto, with a secondary focus on other North American geographies. Precursor Ventures typically invests between $0.1 million and $0.25 million per company, aiming to make around 18 to 20 investments. The firm's investment strategy prioritizes people over product at the earliest stage of a startup's journey, and it has adopted the Diversity Term Sheet Rider to promote diversity and inclusion in its portfolio.
Boardy is an AI-powered professional networking startup with a voice assistant.
PodcastAI
Seed Round in 2024
PodcastAI is a technology company that specializes in AI-driven tools for podcast production. It aims to streamline content creation by automating text-to-audio conversion, making podcasting more efficient and accessible for creators and media companies worldwide. The company's platform transforms podcasters into producers, enabling them to generate entire episodes using artificial intelligence, thereby facilitating swift and effective episode publication.
Audioshake
Seed Round in 2023
AudioShake employs AI to distinguish between music and speech, enhancing interactivity and accessibility in audio content. Major and independent labels, music publishers, film studios, artists, and app developers leverage the company's technology for sound separation and lyric transcription. This spans various applications, including sync licensing, immersive mixes, emerging audio uses in UGC, gaming, streaming, voice synthesis, sports, localization, and beyond. Winner of the Sony Demixing Challenge, AudioShake's patented, industry-leading technology is used by major labels, music publishers, film production studios, and more.
Honeycomb
Seed Round in 2021
Honeycomb is a company that develops an audio recording application aimed at helping families capture and preserve the life stories of their aging loved ones. The application creates a private family channel, functioning like a podcast, where these stories can be stored and accessed later. Family members can easily record conversations by merging them into existing calls or by using a designated phone number, allowing for a seamless audio capture from all participants. This technology not only enables families to save and share memories but also provides a nostalgic experience for users who wish to connect with their personal histories. Honeycomb is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
Speak_
Funding Round in 2021
Speak_ is a customizable AI recruitment partner that streamlines the hiring process by reviewing resumes to identify top candidates efficiently. The platform assesses applicants asynchronously based on predefined criteria, which significantly reduces the time spent sorting through resumes. Additionally, Speak_ offers a social hiring platform that fosters managed employer talent communities and includes an interview preparation service. This approach not only enhances interview-to-hire ratios, particularly for underrepresented candidates, but also helps employers attract exceptional talent while assisting candidates in securing their desired jobs.
Audioshake
Seed Round in 2021
AudioShake employs AI to distinguish between music and speech, enhancing interactivity and accessibility in audio content. Major and independent labels, music publishers, film studios, artists, and app developers leverage the company's technology for sound separation and lyric transcription. This spans various applications, including sync licensing, immersive mixes, emerging audio uses in UGC, gaming, streaming, voice synthesis, sports, localization, and beyond. Winner of the Sony Demixing Challenge, AudioShake's patented, industry-leading technology is used by major labels, music publishers, film production studios, and more.
Rad AI
Seed Round in 2020
Rad AI, Inc. is a company based in Berkeley, California, that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence platform designed to automate report generation for radiologists. Founded in 2018, Rad AI's solution streamlines the radiology workflow by automating repetitive tasks, thereby enhancing efficiency and accuracy while addressing issues of clinician burnout. The platform utilizes AI to generate report impressions, allowing radiologists to dictate findings using voice recognition technology, identify errors, and customize recommendations. By integrating smoothly with existing workflows, Rad AI aims to improve patient care and support radiologists in delivering accurate and timely reports.
Spot
Seed Round in 2020
Spot helps organizations build custom chatbots for sensitive reports, complaints, and other internal 1:1 conversations. Employees can use Spot to speak up about harassment & discrimination, bullying, misconduct, policy violations, and other inappropriate behavior. Designed for HR and Compliance teams.. Spot was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco and Berlin.
Loris
Seed Round in 2018
Loris is a developer of a conversational AI software platform that assists organizations in managing challenging conversations and improving internal culture. By analyzing everyday customer interactions, Loris empowers customer experience leaders to proactively identify issues and provide actionable insights to enhance business operations. The platform addresses critical topics such as harassment, performance, and diversity, enabling companies to educate employees and improve their approach to customer care and team dynamics. Headquartered in New York City, Loris also has an office in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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