Gaurav Jain
InvestorFounderCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Afore Capital · Board director at Pixxel Space Technologies
San Francisco, California
Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $1M
FoundedPixxel Space Technologies
About
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.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsFintechHealthtechSaaS
Board director at Pixxel Space Technologies
Intro paths
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Pixxel Space Technologies's investors · 1
Co-founders at Pixxel Space Technologies
AA
Awais Ahmed Nadeem AlduriExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
KG
Kshitij Gokul KhandelwalExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
EY
Eiji YafusoExecutive Officer
Experience
- Afore CapitalCo-founder & Managing Partnercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GammaInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Modern Health (YC W18)Investorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HightouchInvestorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Neo FinancialInvestorcurrent2019 — presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
- Flatfile Inc.Investorcurrent2019 — present
- GoldcastInvestorcurrent2020 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- BenchSciInvestorcurrent2016 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
- Osana SaludInvestorcurrent2020 — presentBuenos Aires Province, Argentina
- Stackwatch, creators of KubecostInvestor2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Founder CollectivePrincipal2012 — 2016Greater Boston Area
- GoogleAndroid Product Manager2009 — 2011Mountain View, CA
- Polar MobileCo-founder and COO2007 — 2009Toronto, Canada
- Morgan Stanley UKSummer Analyst (Intern)2006London Area, United Kingdom
- Amazon.comSoftware Design Engineer (Intern)2005Seattle, WA
- IBMSoftware Design Engineer (Intern)2005Toronto, Canada
- Research In Motion (RIM)Embedded Software Developer (Intern)2004Ottawa, Canada
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Venture Capital
- University of WaterlooBachelor of Engineering - BE, Software Engineering | Minor in Management Sciences
- St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun
Skills & more
Social Media13Mobile Devices44Product Management70Advertising13Business Development50Venture Capital31Business Strategy23Entrepreneurship88Mobile Applications14Start-ups99Strategic Partnerships64Private Equity1
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User ExperienceSoftware DevelopmentMarketing StrategyDigital MarketingSEOOnline MarketingE-commerceGo-to-market StrategyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)StrategyLanguages English · Hindi
From Gaurav's professional profile.
Deals · 2
Devenue Inc.Board seat
via Afore Capital · filed Jun 2026 · $11.3M raise
Pixxel Space TechnologiesBoard seat
via Afore Capital · filed Nov 2024 · $5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Afore Capital
Anamitra Banerji
Co-founder, Managing Partner at Afore Capital
Derrick Li
Principal at Afore Capital
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Siegle
Scout at Afore Capital
Jack McClelland
Analyst at Afore Capital
Jackson Moses
Venture Partner at Afore Capital
Jared Luttrell
VP of Finance at Afore Capital
Jay Chen
Partner at Afore Capital
Joseph Cardini
Investor at Afore Capital
Network9
Ding ZhouScout
Head of Content Engineering at Snap, Inc. at SignalFire
Elizabeth (Lizzie) SiegleScout
Scout at Afore Capital
Joseph CardiniScout
Investor at Afore Capital
Brian Wilcove
Managing Partner at America's Frontier Fund
Daniel Darling
Managing Partner at Focal Ventures
Jack McClelland
Analyst at Afore Capital
Jay Chen
Partner at Afore Capital
Kayla Kavanaugh
Investor at Afore Capital
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Nate Wang
VP of Investments at Plum Alley Investments
Investors connected to Gaurav in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Gaurav Jain work?
- Gaurav Jain is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Afore Capital and Founder at Pixxel Space Technologies.
- What does Gaurav Jain invest in?
- Gaurav Jain invests in AI & Machine Learning, Developer Tools, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Gaurav Jain write?
- Gaurav Jain typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What companies did Gaurav Jain found?
- Gaurav Jain founded Pixxel Space Technologies.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,969
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended University of Waterloo343
Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social Capital; CEO of 8090; All-In co-hostKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VC
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Also attended St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun1
Shared employers
Also worked at Flatfile Inc.4
Also worked at BenchSci8
Tim McAdamGeneral Partner, Senior Advisor at TCVDanielle KarakasAnalyst at Lumira VenturesSteven ChungVice President at Inovia CapitalBert AmatoVenture Partner at Golden VenturesIdo KaminskyDirector, Technology and Venture Development at Toronto Innovation Acceleration PartnersJoe BlundoPrincipal at Brighton Park Capital
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Also worked at Google1,561
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
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