Rajat Bhageria
Partner at Afore Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K β $1.2M checks Β· typically $750K
Experience
- Chef RoboticsFounder and CEOcurrent2019 β presentSan Francisco, California
- Prototype CapitalCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2018 β presentLos Angeles, Philadelphia, New York City, San Francisco (and all over!)
- Afore CapitalVenture Product Partnercurrent2020 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TechCrunchContributing Writercurrent2020 β present
- ForbesContributing Writer2015 β 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersFellow2017San Francisco Bay Area
- IndiegogoSpecial Projects with Founder2017New York City and San Francisco
- The Huffington PostContributing Writer2014 β 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- The Wharton SchoolEntrepreneur in Residence2016 β 2017Greater Philadelphia
- Red & Blue VenturesVenture Capital Investor2016 β 2017Greater Philadelphia
- ThirdEye Technologies, Inc. (Acquired in 2017)Co-Founder and CEO2014 β 2017Greater Philadelphia
- MainToolInterim COO2015Madrid Area, Spain and Paris Area, France
- MainToolInterim Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Americas2015Greater Philadelphia
- What High School Didn't Teach MeBook Author2014 β 2015Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
- CafeMocha.orgFounder2013 β 2014Cincinnati Area, OH
- University of CincinnatiCondensed Matter Physics and Electrial Engineering Independent Research2011 β 2014Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
Education
- University of PennsylvaniaMS, Engineering
- The Wharton SchoolBS, Economics
- Sycamore High School
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship99Public Speaking92Leadership77Start-ups55Venture Capital12Marketing34Product Management14Artificial Intelligence6Software Development20Product Development10Operations Management4Statistical Data Analysis4
+12 more
Android DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentCAD3D PrintingSEOBloggingRapid PrototypingJavaRJavaScriptSwiftLanguages English Β· Hindi Β· Spanish
From Rajat's professional profile.
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
Gaurav Jain
Co-founder, Managing Partner 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






