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Afore Capital

Venture capitalActively deploying

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 14 people tracked

Also known as Afore · AFORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC · Afore VC

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Investment thesis

Afore Capital focuses exclusively on pre-seed, pre-traction companies, writing high-conviction first checks of $500k to $2M+. The firm positions itself as founder-friendly and product-oriented, backing raw ideas and early visions before there is meaningful traction. Rather than mitigating risk, Afore embraces it, seeking upside potential alongside founders. The team emphasizes speed in decision-making, direct and candid feedback, and hands-on support — describing itself as a 'SWAT team' for founders. Many of its investors are former founders themselves, aiming to help companies build immediately and raise subsequent rounds later.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 13, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Check
$500K – $2M
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
Last 12 months
11 investments
AUM
$500M
VC funds
17
Tracked investments
195
Unicorns
5
Acquisitions
14

Team · 14 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Gaurav Jain· Co-Founder and Managing Partnerin𝕏

Gaurav Jain, India-born skeptic turned believer in VC's role in growth, sourced seed winners like Cruise, Firebase and Airtable, and now focuses pre-seed on founder authenticity and learning velocity.

Rishi Raman· scout checks into early foundersin𝕏

Rishi Raman is co-founder of Quill, which provides tools for building customer-facing dashboards.

Venky Karnam· Venture Partnerin𝕏

Venky Karnam serves as a venture partner at Afore Capital, a pre-seed and seed-stage fund, and invests independently in Indian startups. His portfolio includes Meesho, Groww, FamPay, Bueno Finance, Method Finance, FrontPage, and Basis.

Anamitra Banerji· Managing Directorin𝕏

Anamitra Banerji co-founded pre-seed firm Afore Capital, where he is a Managing Director, and has served as a board observer at Localytics and Cushion AI. Before that he was a partner at Foundation Capital, arriving with eight years of consumer internet product management experience at Twitter, Yahoo! and Overture, and he earlier co-founded the internet-healthcare company PlanetHealthOnline. He joined Twitter in March 2009 as its 30th employee and first product manager, where he built the advertising team and launched promoted tweets, promoted trends and promoted accounts.

Jared Luttrell· VP of Financein
Joseph Cardini· Investorin
Kayla Kavanaugh· Investorin𝕏

Kayla Kavanaugh, a San Francisco–based Venture Partner with Midwestern VC roots, engages pre-traction founders, keeps her DMs open worldwide, and creates content demystifying VC networking for young women in tech.

Laura Du· Investorin𝕏
Nathan Yu· Investorin

Nathan Yu is a Principal at Afore Capital. Previously, he held product leadership roles at Inworld, Microsoft, and Amazon. His investment interests include technology focused on personal wellness, self-improvement, education, and human connection.

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Siegle· Scoutin𝕏
Jack McClelland· Engineer & Investorin𝕏

Jack McClelland applies a systematic, global outreach mindset—honed in middle-school ham radio contests—and insights from internships at a dozen companies and nine venture firms to pre-seed investing.

Michael Cardini
Michael Koscis
Steeve Vakeeswaran

Founder mafia

17 people who came through Afore Capital went on to found or lead other companies.

+ 5 more

What they invest in

from 159 of 195 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×94SaaS ×70Enterprise Software ×55Data & Infrastructure ×28Fintech ×27Developer Tools ×22Consumer ×18Future of Work ×18

HQs:United States×98Canada×4United Kingdom×3Singapore×2United Arab Emirates×1Australia×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 74 portfolio companies
18%
solo founders
13 of 74 mapped founding teams
47%
repeat founders
of 99 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 25 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×132 founders×233 founders×184+ founders×20

Where their founders studiedfrom 96 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×6University of Pennsylvania ×6University of Waterloo ×6Stanford University ×5University of Southern California ×5Harvard Business School ×4Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4Harvard Law School ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 93 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×38Engineering ×21Business & Management ×19Economics ×8Mathematics & Statistics ×6Finance & Accounting ×5Life Sciences ×5Physics ×4

Where their founders worked beforefrom 99 founders with career history

Google ×13Microsoft ×5Reducto ×3Browserbase ×2Federal Reserve Bank of Boston ×2Glispa Global Group ×2Goldman Sachs ×2Kajabi ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×16500 Global ×3

10 founders hold a PhD · 10 hold an MBA (of 96 with degree data)

Investments · 195 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 82025 · 212024 · 82023 · 82022 · 112021 · 102020 · 22019 · 42018 · 12017 · 42014 · 178 dated

Elyrianelyrian.ai✓ verified

Elyrian develops standardized, modular inference data centers under 100 MW, assembling sites from repeated 10 MW building, power, and electrical blocks to reach live power faster than bespoke campuses.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy

Co-investorsOutcast VenturesUnderscore VCNewBuild.VC

Flatfileflatfile.ioin𝕏Sep 2022 · $50M✓ verified

Flatfile is an AI-powered data migration platform that lets enterprises collect, map, clean, transform, and validate data from files, APIs, webhooks, databases, and cloud storage.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDenver, US

David Boskovic(Founder)inEric Crane(Founder)AVERY CHASE(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRORY O'DRISCOLL(Director)inFRANCES SCHWEIP(Director)

Co-investorsGradient VenturesScale Venture PartnersTiger Global ManagementTwo Sigma VenturesWorkday VenturesDesigner Fund+6 more

Hypercubichypercubic.aiin𝕏Seed✓ verified

Hypercubic provides AI software for mainframe modernization, helping enterprises and governments rebuild and secure their critical infrastructure systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Sai Gurrapu(CEO)inAayush Naik(CTO)inSai Gurrapu Aayush Naik(Founder)Kevin Huang(e)

Co-investorsPioneerY CombinatorBlast.ClubCapitoriaCIVOurCrowd+3 more

Openmartopenmart.comin𝕏Seed✓ verified

Openmart provides a verified database of 50,000+ real estate investors across the United States, including investment firms, property investors, and syndicates, with enriched contact data for B2B sales and marketing teams.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Richard He(CEO)inKathryn Wu(Founder)inKathryn Wu🤝(Founder)inRichard He Kathryn Wu(Founder)Jin Zhou(operation lead)

Co-investorsRebel FundY CombinatorBrighter CapitalEight CapitalGaingelsImagination Capital+10 more

Waysidewayside.ioin✓ verified

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AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSector AgnosticNew York City, US

Ish Baidin

Co-investorsCentre Street Partners

Wiziawizia.com✓ verified

Wizia applies behavior-change and personalization techniques from retail marketing to healthcare, prompting people to complete actions like screenings, prescription refills, and lower-cost care.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechInsurTechSaaS

Co-investorsFoundation CapitalEssence Venture Capital

Aemonaemon.aiin𝕏Seed

Aemon builds autonomous AI research systems that solve hard technical optimization problems by self-accelerating experimentation within customer codebases.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Richard Zhou(CEO)inRay Xu(CTO)inYidi Chen(Founding MTS Intern)

Co-investorsGarage CapitalPioneerY CombinatorBlast.ClubLiquid VenturesNexus Venture Partners+3 more

Agency Aiagency.incin𝕏Pre-Seed · Aug 2024 · $3MAcquired

Agency built AI products; the company announced it is being acquired by Klaviyo and winding down on August 31, 2026, with its team joining Klaviyo.

AI & Machine Learning

Elias TorresinLukeAdam Silverman(Founder)Alex Reibman(Founder)

Co-investorsArray Ventures Management LlcArtisanal VenturesFelicis VenturesHubSpot VenturesMenlo VenturesSequoia Capital+4 more

Agentopsagentops.aiin𝕏

AgentOps is a developer platform for building, tracing, debugging, and monitoring AI agents and LLM applications, with observability support for OpenAI, CrewAI, Autogen, and 400+ LLMs and frameworks.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Adam Silverman(Founder)Alex Reibman(Founder)Braelyn Boynton(Founder)

AMCAamca.coSeries A · Apr 2025 · $77M

Amca expands production capacity and competition for critical aerospace and defense components by addressing fragmented, single-source supply chains.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense Tech

Co-investorsCaffeinated CapitalIndustrious VenturesLux CapitalSilent Ventures

Andrenaandrena.comin𝕏May 2019

Andrena is a wireless Internet service provider that delivers high-speed connectivity to multi-tenant buildings and households using wireless technology beamed to building roofs, then distributed wirelessly to units.

CleantechCloud ComputingNew Jersey, US

Neil Chatterjee(Founder)inJames Smits(Founder)inNick De Veaux(Founder)

Co-investors645 VenturesBollinger Investment GroupCalm VenturesCastle Island VenturesChaos VenturesChapter One+11 more

Armada AIarmada.aiinSeries A · Dec 2023 · $55M

Armada develops edge computing and AI solutions for industrial applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep Tech

Dan Wright(Founder)inJon Runyan(Founder)inPradeep Nair(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures515 VenturesArtisanal VenturesBalerion Space VenturesCollaborative FundCollective Liquidity+28 more

Arrowarrowcheckout.comin

Arrow provides a checkout platform tailored for direct-to-consumer brands and merchants in Southeast Asia, enabling customers to purchase across multiple channels without repeated account setup or authentication steps.

E-commerceFintechSingapore, SG

Liat Beng Neo(Founder)inSudhan Raj(Founder)inSebastian Roervig(Founder)inRoshan Patel(Founder)Yash Joshi(Founder)Jasmine Wee(People Partner)

Co-investorsDunamu & PartnersY Combinator2048 VenturesAlpha JWC VenturesBixin VenturesCSVE Venture Partners+6 more

Arrowarrowhq.comin𝕏

Arrow provides AI-powered tools for revenue cycle management (RCM) teams in healthcare to automate billing tasks and improve collections efficiency.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS

Roshan Patel(CEO & Co-Founder)inYash Joshi(CTO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investors2048 VenturesMuse CapitalNVP CapitalOssian CapitalSupernode VenturesFounders Fund+4 more

Astranisastranis.comin𝕏Apr 2021

Astranis manufactures small, high-powered geosynchronous satellites equipped with advanced digital processing technology for global telecommunications and connectivity services.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US

John Gedmark(CEO)inRyan McLinko(CTO)inMike Mancini(Executive Officer)Siamak Ebadi(Lead RF Engineer)inHall Chen(RF Payload Design)inShraddha Pandya(Talent Acquisition)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzATEL VenturesBlack FlagBoxGroupCantos VenturesCherubic Ventures+87 more

Augmentgoaugment.comJul 2026

Augment builds an AI productivity platform (Augie) that automates repetitive tasks in supply chain operations, focusing on trucking and freight logistics.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

Harish Abbott(Founder)inJustin Hall(Founder)inArtur Rivilis(Founder)in

Co-investors8VCAutotech VenturesDell Technologies CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersRoar VenturesSocium Ventures+12 more

Augustaugust.lawin𝕏

August builds an AI platform for law firms that turns repeatable legal tasks into reusable workflows, co-developed on a firm's own precedent, templates, and drafting standards to produce senior-lawyer-quality work product faster.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Rutvik Rau(Founder)inJason Johnson(Founder)Joseph Parker(Founder)Thomas Bueler-Faudree(Founder)Yves Béhar(Founder)

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Pear VC6th Man VenturesDragonflyMaveronSoGal Ventures

Automax.aiautomax.aiinSeed

Automax.ai uses mobile LiDAR and computer vision technology combined with AI models to produce residential property appraisals and valuations in under 20 minutes, with results compliant to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac standards.

PropTechSan Francisco, US

Humza Ahmed(CEO)in

Co-investorsEight CapitalGarage CapitalPioneerY CombinatorBessemer Venture PartnersBlast.Club+7 more

Baselayerbaselayer.comin𝕏

Baselayer provides a platform that unifies public records, AI agents, and networked intelligence to verify, score, and monitor business identity and risk for fintechs, banks, and B2B platforms in real-time, replacing manual KYB processes with automated verification and compliance monitoring.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US

Timothy Hyde(Founder)inJonathan Awad(Founder)inWilliam Slessman(Founder)

Co-investorsFounder CollectiveFour Acres CapitalM13PICUS CAPITALTorch CapitalGilgamesh Ventures

Basisgetbasis.ai

Basis builds autonomous AI agents that perform accounting work end-to-end, collaborating with accountants at key decision points to deliver finished accounting deliverables.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Mitchell Troyanovsky(Founder)inMatt Harpe(Founder)inOleg Deripaska(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelAvid VenturesavraBetter Tomorrow VenturesBoxGroupKhosla Ventures+5 more

beatBreadbeatbread.comin𝕏

beatBread provides advances against masters and publishing rights for independent artists, labels, songwriters, and rights holders, ranging from $1,000 to over $10M, without requiring them to give up ownership.

Creator EconomyFintechMedia & Entertainment

Peter Sinclair(Founder)inJohn Haller(Founder)

Co-investorsCapria VenturesDeciensIAG Capital PartnersMucker CapitalMindset Venture

Benchscibenchsci.comin𝕏

BenchSci builds AI infrastructure for preclinical drug discovery, using machine learning that reads scientific literature to extract experimental evidence and map disease biology for biopharma R&D teams.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechToronto, US

David Qixiang Chen, PhD(Founder)inElvis Wianda(Founder)inLiran Belenzon(Founder)inTom Leung(Founder)inDavid Q. Chen(Founder)

Co-investorsInovia CapitalGeneration Investment ManagementGradient VenturesTCV500 GlobalBDC Growth Venture Fund+8 more

Best Eggbestegg.comin𝕏Apr 2021 · $5MAcquired

Modern infrastructure for personal loans and consumer finance

FintechWilmington, US

David Sullivan(Executive Officer, Director)inRyan Katz(Director)

Co-investorsMetaPropMetaProp VenturesNextGen Venture PartnersRoute 66 VenturesThirdstream PartnersAlpine Meridian+5 more

BetterUpbetterup.comin𝕏

BetterUp provides an AI-powered coaching and professional development platform that helps organizations support employee growth and wellbeing.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSWellness & FitnessAustin, US

Alexi Robichaux(Founder)inEduardo Medina(Founder)inEddie Medina(Founder)Will Kohler(Director)David Hatfield(Director)Emily Melton(Director)

Co-investorsAurumCarnrite VenturesConvergeCrew CapitalCrosslink CapitalEvio VC+26 more

Blazelblazel.comPre-Seed · Jul 2025 · $10M

Blazel is a LinkedIn content and social selling tool that helps a company's executives, sales, and marketing teams generate, schedule, and publish posts in their own voice, using a fine-tuned LLM and a data layer of enriched LinkedIn profiles.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSales Tech

Co-investorsMoment Ventures, LlcRecursive VenturesSierra VenturesFirsthandVC

Blooming Healthgobloominghealth.cominSeed · Apr 2025 · $26M

Blooming Health operates a care enablement platform that uses AI-assisted co-pilots to detect unmet social needs, close clinical gaps, and guide members through preventive screenings, wellness visits, and benefits renewals such as Medicaid and SNAP.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthGovTechHealthtechNew York, US

Nima Roohi(Founder)inKavitha Gnanasambandan(Founder)inNaman Gupta(Founder)inReme Rashid(Chief Operating Officer)inChethan Sathya(Chief Public Health Officer)in

Co-investorsForum VenturesInsight PartnersMetrodora VenturesStone Mountain VenturesCrossbeam Venture PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)

Boxbotboxbot.ioin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsAlameda, US

Austin Oehlerking(Founder)inMark Godwin(Founder)

Co-investorsNoveus CapitalPear VCPlayground GlobalWinklevoss CapitalArtiman VenturesHouse+1 more

Bulk MRO Industrial Supplybulkmro.cominSeed · Sep 2019

Bulk MRO operates a B2B supply chain and finance platform serving enterprise, government, and SME customers with industrial products, metals, agro-commodities, chemicals, and logistics services.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSNew York City, US

Devang Shah(Founder)inGaurang Shah(Director)inCharles Lorenceau(Director)Sergio Pereira(CTO)

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.FJ LabsRebright PartnersSwitch VenturesY CombinatorACE & Company+10 more

Bulletinbulletin.coin𝕏Seed · May 2017 · $2.2MAcquired

Bulletin operates a marketplace that connects independent brands with retail buyers, enabling them to discover products, conduct transactions, and expand their businesses.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketplacesNew York City, US

Alana Branston(CEO)inAli Kriegsman(COO)in

Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcNotation CapitalY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesCharge VC+10 more

Candorcandor.securityin

Candor provides a data loss prevention (DLP) platform that uses AI to detect insider risks by analyzing user behavior and data movement patterns, surfacing only genuine security threats to organizations.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Adarsh Ambati(CEO)inAnsh Gupta(Founder)inAditya Iyengar(Founder)inEthne Laude(Founder)inKelsey Bishop(Founder)Marcus Zimmerman(Founder)in

Co-investorsMotier VenturesY CombinatorBanana CapitalGlobal Founders CapitalHorizonMetsu Capital+1 more

Candor Wellnessjoincandor.comAcquired

Recruiting firm that sources early engineers and operators for seed to Series B startups, now part of Tribe AI.

Co-investorsBehind Genius VenturesContrarySSC Venture PartnersWorklife Ventures

CarDashrepairsmith.cominSeed · Aug 2017 · $5.3MAcquired

CarDash operates a marketplace that picks up vehicles from customer locations, arranges maintenance and repair work with transparent pricing, and returns the completed cars to owners.

ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

Yinon Weiss(CEO)inEvan Rosenfeld(Head Of Engineering)inSam Corcos(Technology)inTodd B Opalski(Director of Operations)Louis Beryl(Board Member)

Co-investorsMS&AD VenturesY CombinatorBurst CapitalFelicis VenturesFour CitiesGlobal Founders Capital+4 more

Cerclicercli.comin𝕏Seed · Oct 2025 · $12M

Cercli is an AI-powered payroll and compliance platform designed for multi-entity, multi-country teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSDubai, AE

Akeed Azmi(Founder)inDavid Reche(Founder)inAE Akeed Azmi(Founder)Thomas Freudiger(Business Operations Lead)Kaoutar Makrache(Payroll \u0026 Compliance Lead)Saeed Alajou(Operating Partner)

Co-investorsMaiora Rebel VenturesPICUS CAPITALRebel FundY CombinatorAcadian Ventures Management, LlcAllison Pickens Ventures+2 more

ChannelApechannelape.com

Scranton, US

Michael Averto(Founder)inJason DePietropaolo(Founder)

Co-investorsBarrel VenturesBreak Trail VenturesFour Acres CapitalSupernode VenturesBen Franklin Technology Partners

Chexychexy.coPre-Seed · Jun 2023 · $980K

Chexy lets consumers in Canada pay rent, tuition, taxes, utilities and other bills with any Visa, Mastercard or Amex credit card, collecting cashback, points and miles on payments that normally earn nothing.

ConsumerFintechToronto, CA

Liza Akhvledziani Carew(Founder)in

Co-investorsAntlerDMZ VenturesGroundBreak VenturesKhosla VenturesVenrex

Civilgridcivilgrid.cominMar 2021

CivilGrid consolidates thousands of datasets on underground utilities, land rights, geotech conditions, and other site data into a real-time map for civil engineers, utility operators, and construction teams.

Construction TechData & InfrastructureGovTechSaaS

Josh(Co-founder)Brandon(Co-founder)Brandon Cohen(Founder)Josh Mackanic(Founder)

Co-investors2.12 AngelsA*Anorak VenturesBURNT ISLAND VENTURESEnergy Impact PartnersSilent Capital+14 more

ConverzAIconverzai.cominPre-Seed · Feb 2025 · $16M

ConverzAI provides AI-powered virtual recruiting automation that streamlines candidate sourcing, screening, and interview scheduling for staffing companies.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSeattle, US

Ashwarya Poddar(Founder)in

Co-investorsFoundation CapitalLeft Lane CapitalMenlo VenturesRecall Capital

Coverflowcoverflow.techJul 2025

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AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS

Akash Samant(Founder)in

Co-investorsAIX VenturesFounder Collective

Cushioncushion.aiinJan 2025 · $2.8M

Cushion builds AI and machine-learning infrastructure that extracts and structures consumer financial data from email inboxes, including buy now pay later loans, utilities, subscriptions, and credit card statements.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechBrooklyn, US

Paul Kesserwani(Founder & CEO)inJonathan Hallman(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsGreen Cow Venture Capital500 Global9Yards CapitalBetter Tomorrow VenturesFlourish VenturesVestigo Ventures

Dashusedash.ai

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Datachaindatachain.aiin𝕏Feb 2021 · $20M

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AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Ivan Shcheklein(Co-Founder & CTO)inDmitry Petrov(Co-Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsTrue VenturesWestern Technology Investment468 CapitalITERATIVELocus VenturesMUFG

Datacurvedatacurve.aiin𝕏Seed

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AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Serena Ge(CEO)inCharley Lee(Founder)inSerena Ge Charley Lee(Founder)Victoria Wan(GTM)inJinjin Niu(GTM)tazik shahjahan(Talent Engineer)

Co-investorsChemistryHomebrewNorthside VenturesPioneerY CombinatorAccomplice+9 more

Daylight Healthdaylight-health.comin

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Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Tiffany Lin(Founder)

Co-investorsNextView VenturesTMV

Depotdepot.devin𝕏Jul 2023

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Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Kyle Galbraith(Founder)inJacob Gillespie(Founder)inTori Elstrom(Head of Developer Marketing)Pedro Guerra(Enterprise Support Lead)

Co-investorsY CombinatorAviso VenturesFelicis VenturesKima VenturesPioneerCRV (Charles River Ventures)+7 more

Develop Healthdevelophealth.aiJun 2025

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AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMenlo Park, US

Mel van Londen(Co-Founder & CEO)inBenjamin Easton(Founder)inBen Easton(Founder)Mel Van Londen(Founder)

BoardSara Choi(Director)in

Co-investorsAnalog VenturesHeadwater VenturesMTECH CAPITALWingSouth Park Commons

Docketdocketqa.comin𝕏Seed · Sep 2023

Docket automates complex testing workflows with pixel-perfect precision by capturing on-screen coordinates, enabling testing of canvases, iframes, popups, and non-standard elements that traditional testing tools cannot handle.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Nishant Hooda(CTO)inBoris Skurikhin(CEO)inArjun Rajasekharan Pillai(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Anoop Thomas Mathew(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardAshu Garg(Director)

Co-investorsOnevc Venture Partners LlcY CombinatorAllos VenturesCanaryKaszek VenturesProgressive Ventures+2 more

Drafteddrafted.us

Referral hiring at scale.

Vinayak Ranade(Founder)in

Co-investorsAdventure FundNat TurnerNextGen Venture PartnersUpVentures Capital

Fabricfabric.so𝕏

Fabric is a shared workspace for teams and AI agents, offering self-writing internal wikis, cross-app search across connected tools, note-taking, project management, and configurable AI agents that perform scheduled tasks.

AI & Machine LearningFintechFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsData TechBessemer Venture PartnersCraft VenturesSamsung Ventures

Fabric Commercefabric.incin𝕏

fabric is a commerce platform for retailers, and this page presents its technology and solution partner ecosystem.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS

Aniq Rahman(Founder)inArun Vijayvergiya(Founder)inAvi Jacoby(Founder)Curt Avallone(Founder)Eeshita Pande(Founder)Elram Goren(Founder)

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalB CapitalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalExpaForerunner Ventures+19 more

Factorfactor.io

Cofactr provides electronics supply chain infrastructure for hardware manufacturers, handling component procurement, supplier management, and ITAR-registered warehousing and kitting.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareLogistics & Supply Chain

Co-investorsGaingelsQED InvestorsXfund

Factorusefactor.comin

Factor builds software tools for energy pricing and portfolio management, aiming to replace slow, manual spreadsheet-based processes used by energy teams.

Climate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWellington, NZ

Alex Parkinson(Founder)Jessica Venning-Bryan(Founder)Maciej Skierkowski(Founder)Simon Pohlen(Founder)

Co-investorsBlack Nova VCBlackbird VenturesDarcy NauntonFlying Fox VenturesIcehouse VenturesHyde Park Angels

Faunafauna.comDefunct

Fauna built FaunaDB, a serverless document-relational cloud database, and shut down the service in May 2025.

San Francisco, US

Evan Weaver(Founder)Matt Freels(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesConversion CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Madrona Venture GroupMango CapitalPoint72 Ventures+11 more

Fleet Pandafleetpanda.comin

FleetPanda provides a cloud-based, customizable dispatch and delivery platform for fuel distributors, covering areas like tank wagon fueling, bulk transport, lubricants, and propane delivery.

Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS

Pavan Maheshwari(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalAlumni VenturesHustle FundStrawberry Creek VenturesUlu VenturesEarl Grey Capital

Flintflintk12.comin𝕏Seed · Nov 2025 · $15M

Flint is an AI-powered platform providing personalized learning tools for K-12 schools, offering student analytics, instant feedback, and AI tutoring across multiple subjects.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechNew York City, US

Sohan Choudhury(Founder)inJinseo Park(Founder)inAnson Kung(Founder)inKenton Jarvie(Founder)inMax Levenson(Founder)Michelle Lim(Founder)

Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesPatronY CombinatorAccelAME Cloud VenturesHaystack+3 more

Flinttryflint.comin𝕏Nov 2025 · $15M

Flint is a page generation system that creates on-brand marketing pages at scale using AI and design system automation.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsAccelAME Cloud VenturesBasis Set VenturesPatronY Combinator

Flypjoinflyp.comMay 2022

Flyp is a cross-listing and automation app for online resellers, letting them post inventory across marketplaces like Poshmark, eBay, Mercari, Facebook, Depop, and Etsy with features such as AI-assisted listings, inventory auto-sync, auto-delisting, and analytics.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaS

James Kawas(Founder)inDani Arnaout(Founder)in

Co-investors2048 VenturesAlante CapitalAsymmetric Capital PartnersBAM VenturesGaingelsGround Up Ventures+6 more

Flypflyp.space𝕏May 2022

FLYP is an AI-powered managed service for company swag and branded merchandise, generating on-brand designs from a company's URL and handling on-demand production, global fulfillment, returns, and reporting.

AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerE-commerceHR Tech

Lee Sieradzki(Founder)in

Co-investorsSamos InvestmentsWinklevoss Capital1517Alante CapitalAsymmetric Capital PartnersBAM Ventures+4 more

Fortfort.cxin𝕏Seed

Fort makes strength training wearable devices.

ConsumerHardwareHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Miranda Nover(CEO)inPaul Schneider(CTO)inZac Valles(Founder)inJakob Marrone(Founding Engineer)

Co-investorsPatronTheory Forge VenturesXSLA VenturesY CombinatorBanana CapitalBDUCK Capital+4 more

Gamma Networksgammanet.comin𝕏

Gamma provides cloud data protection focused on data loss prevention (DLP), cloud access security (CASB), and data governance to defend against data breaches, insider threats, and phishing.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & Infrastructure

Co-investorsWorldQuant Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Devenue Inc.Kik InteractivePixxel Space TechnologiesAmicuslawD1 BrandsDevronFlorida St.MemoUltrarevValloVend ParkZuul KitchenZuulkitchens

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 14

14 acquisitions · showing 4

Basisacq. by DigitsMayhemacq. by NianticOpennoteacq. by ReductoVibelyacq. by Kajabi

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Afore Capital made?
Afore Capital has 195 tracked investments, 14 of which have exited, including 30 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Afore Capital invest at?
Afore Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is Afore Capital's typical check size?
Afore Capital typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
What sectors does Afore Capital focus on?
Afore Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Afore Capital located?
Afore Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does Afore Capital lead rounds?
Yes, Afore Capital leads investment rounds.
Who does Afore Capital co-invest with?
Afore Capital most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Gaingels, FJ Labs, among 320 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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🇨🇦 Canadian vs 🇺🇸 American Pitch Decks: What VCs Really Want to See | Gaurav Jain, Afore Capital

TechTO · Gaurav Jain

Maximizing Customer Feedback ft. Afore Capital Cofounder & Managing Director Gaurav Jain

Grace Gong · Gaurav Jain

Early-stage Success: Insights From Afore Capital's Gaurav Jain on Investing in Pre-seed Companies

Grace Gong · Gaurav Jain

Afore Capital's Gaurav Jain on the Emergence of Pre-Seed Investing and How They Stay Differentiated

The BARE Ventures Podcast · Gaurav Jain

Gaurav Jain from Afore Capital on Investing in pre-seed companies

Life Self Mastery · Gaurav Jain

384th 1Mby1M Roundtable February 1, 2018: With Gaurav Jain, Afore Capital

1Mby1M Roundtables · Gaurav Jain

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Co-investors · 173

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Gaingels

Gaingels is a large venture investor that co-invests alongside lead VCs in companies committed to building diverse and inclusive teams, while advocating for LGBTQ+ representation and equity of access in venture capital.

$200K – $500K
Pioneer

Pioneer Fund is an investment fund backed by 540+ Y Combinator alumni that invests in and supports top startups coming out of Y Combinator.

Liquid Ventures

Liquid 2 Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Joe Montana and based in San Francisco.

$250K – $5M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

$1M – $5M
Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

$100K – $10M
BoxGroup

BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups at their earliest stages.

$250K – $1M
SV Angel

SV Angel is a San Francisco-based firm that invests long-term in founders, supporting them with advice, introductions, and network access at key business inflection points.

$150K – $20M
Soma Capital

Soma Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building category-defining technology companies, emphasizing close, early relationships with ambitious entrepreneurs.

$100K – $300K
Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.

$500K – $5M
Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs bold, early-stage, technology-driven companies across deep tech and other sectors, providing hands-on 'venture assistance' to help founders build category-defining businesses.

$100K – $20M
Felicis Ventures

Felicis is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, investing primarily at Seed and Series A across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.

$500K – $15M
▶161 more co-investors

Lux CapitalInovia Capital8VC500 GlobalIndex VenturesSequoia CapitalFounder CollectiveKleiner PerkinsSapphire VenturesGreycroftGeneral CatalystCraft VenturesAccelNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Foundation CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Tiger Global ManagementGradient VenturesCollaborative FundRebel FundScale Venture PartnersWorklife VenturesUnderscore VCDesigner FundBessemer Venture PartnersTechstarsMenlo VenturesSusa VenturesNextView VenturesPrecursor VenturesObvious VenturesAmplify PartnersQED InvestorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesScribble VenturesShrug CapitalGolden VenturesImagination CapitalCrossbeam Venture PartnersGreat Oaks Venture CapitalBattery VenturesUpHonest CapitalFlybridge Capital PartnersSierra VenturesAbstract Ventures2048 VenturesM13Two Sigma VenturesUncorrelated VenturesValar Ventures LlcContraryHouse8090 IndustriesQuiet CapitalCaffeinated CapitalCanvas VenturesTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundNot Boring CapitalEntrepreneur FirstTribe CapitalLatitud VenturesMaC Venture CapitalWork-BenchAnthemis VentureClimate CapitalRecursive VenturesLocalGlobeK9 VenturesAltimeter CapitalJetstreamNotation CapitalConvective CapitalScout VenturesMerus CapitalAlpaca VCLightShed VenturesDarling VenturesFocalBasecamp FundSchematic VenturesBrighter CapitalRiverPark VenturesEnergize CapitalAudaciousRosecliff VenturesHarpoon VenturesTransform InvestmentsCountdown CapitalUberEverywhere VenturesGoat CapitalFundersClubC2 InvestmentsLookout VenturesStellar CapitalAdditionFloodgateMeritech Capital PartnersBowery CapitalElectric CapitalRibbit CapitalOperator LPDN CapitalThrive CapitalGustoWEEKENDLightbankEQT VenturesCowboy VenturesNext Play VenturesMoxxie VenturesLakestarSpider CapitalReach CapitalZoom VenturesMischief305 VenturesBasementConstruct CapitalGutter CapitalRavelin CapitalThe Venture CollectiveStealth CapitalWormhole CapitalNational Science FoundationAlsop Louie PartnersBlume VenturesTA VenturesHuman CapitalPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERSGrayscale VenturesKyber Knight Capitalsuper{set}Trust VenturesFlint CapitalSilicon BadiaLightspeed India PartnersDivergent CapitalChampion Hill VenturesE12 Venture Capital, LlcLooking Glass CapitalCoughdrop CapitalFeenix Venture Partners LLCAirbus VenturesManiv MobilityCubit CapitalEmbedded VenturesLavrock VenturesType One VenturesLearnLaunch Fund AcceleratorStaircase Ventures1435 CapitalAmerica's Frontier FundO.G. Venture PartnersAlpine Space VenturesMoonshots CapitalIceNineCannage CapitalM-One CapitalSpaceFundLightning Capital

Firms observed investing alongside Afore Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Afore Capital's recorded portfolio.

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