Charles Hudson and Navin Chaddha be part of the Builders Stage at Disrupt 2025

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
📍 October 27–29, Moscone West, San Francisco
🎟️ Register now — Common Chicken financial savings of as much as $668 finish September 26 at 11:59 p.m. PT

Why be part of this dialog on the Builders Stage?

This sincere and tactical dialog will cowl what actually issues when elevating your first institutional examine — from telling a compelling story to constructing belief with out traction. Charles Hudson and Wesley Chan will share the traits they persistently search for in zero-to-one founders, the crimson flags that increase eyebrows, and the most typical errors first-time entrepreneurs make when fundraising.

Betting on folks earlier than the product

Pre-seed and seed fundraising usually occurs earlier than there’s a product, person base, or traction. Which means buyers are betting on the founder, not the enterprise. And few know how you can make that decision higher than Hudson and Chan. Between them, they’ve backed a whole bunch of founders on the earliest levels, earlier than the pitch decks had been polished, earlier than there have been metrics to indicate, and sometimes earlier than a single line of code had shipped.

Charles Hudson, managing accomplice of Precursor Ventures, has invested in additional than 400 corporations and supported over 450 founders. He’s constructed his status on backing folks with daring concepts and distinctive views, saying not too long ago: “The sooner you make investments, the extra essential it’s to imagine within the founder’s narrative and talent to adapt. It’s not nearly fixing an issue — it’s about whether or not I imagine you’re the one to do it.”

Wesley Chan, co-founder and managing accomplice at FPV Ventures, is thought for putting daring early bets on category-defining corporations. A Google veteran, he helped create Google Analytics and Google Voice earlier than transferring into enterprise, the place he’s backed unicorns like Canva, Robinhood, and Plaid. His investing philosophy facilities on figuring out mission-driven founders who can flip scrappy beginnings into lasting affect.

Actionable insights on elevating your first spherical

Whether or not you’re at the moment elevating or planning for the long run, this session will equip you with actual, actionable recommendation on navigating early enterprise with readability and conviction. Don’t miss it dwell, along with 200+ classes happening throughout 5 business levels. Register now to avoid wasting

📍 TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — October 27–29, Moscone West, San Francisco
🎟️ Save as much as $668 once you register by September 26 at 11:59 p.m. PT.