Anamitra Banerji
InvestorManaging Director at Afore Capital
San Francisco, California, United States
Writes $1M – $3M checks
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About
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.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechCloud ComputingConsumerCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsDirect to ConsumerE-commerceEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkGamingGovTechHealthtechIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentMedical DevicesMobility & TransportationPropTechRoboticsSaaSSocialTravel & Hospitality
Experience
- Loop AI - Delivery Intelligence PlatformInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- ConverzAIInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- New LanternInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- PomeloInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- Afore CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco, California
- BetterUpInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- OvertimeInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- HightouchInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- SeelInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- HeraldAPIInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- InngestInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- honeycomb.ioInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- Foundation CapitalPartner2012 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- TwitterProduct2009 — 2011San Francisco
- Yahoo! Inc.Director, Product Marketing & Management2006 — 2009
- OvertureManager, Strategy & Planning2004 — 2006Pasadena
- Johnson & JohnsonSummer task rabbit2003New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Tata Consultancy ServicesSoftware Engineering1998 — 2002Spain, The Netherlands, India
- Planet Health OnlineCo-founder1998 — 2001Mumbai Area, India
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Deals · 1
Kik InteractiveBoard seat
via Afore Capital · filed Jul 2015 · $30M raise
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Other disclosed investments
Investor
Benchsci.BetterupFlatfileHightouchModern HealthOvertimePetal
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anamitra Banerji?
- 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.
- Where does Anamitra Banerji work?
- Anamitra Banerji is Managing Director at Afore Capital.
- What does Anamitra Banerji invest in?
- Anamitra Banerji invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Creator Economy, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, Gaming, GovTech, Healthtech, IoT, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, Robotics, SaaS, Social, Travel & Hospitality.
- What check size does Anamitra Banerji write?
- Anamitra Banerji typically writes checks of $1M – $3M.
- What boards does Anamitra Banerji sit on?
- Anamitra Banerji holds tracked board seats at Kik Interactive.
- What companies has Anamitra Banerji invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Benchsci., Betterup, Flatfile, Hightouch, Modern Health, Overtime, Petal.
- Where did Anamitra Banerji go to school?
- Anamitra Banerji studied at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (MBA, Strategy and Finance); National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur (BS, Engineering).
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Also worked at honeycomb.io8
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