Afore Capital

Massachusetts
Afore Capital is a $47 million fund co-founded by Anamitra Banerji & Gaurav Jain to support product-oriented founders at the very earliest stage (pre-seed). Our sweet spot is the $500K-$1.5M round, where we can lead the pre-seed round as an institutional investor alongside high value angels. At Afore, we believe that before there's a company, before there's a business, there's a product founder leading by product. The products are often raw, sometimes just rough concepts requiring a lot of imagination. They are pre-traction and pre-obvious. But they come from founders with non-obvious insights and infectious ambitions. We started Afore to back these founders at the pre-seed stage exclusively, on day zero of their journey. We bring with us 16 years of product experience and 7 years of institutional investing experience.
Founded:2016
Firm Location:Massachusetts • New York, New York • Los Angeles, California • Chicago, Illinois • San Francisco, California • Denver, Colorado • London • Toronto, Ontario • San Francisco Bay Area
Investor Firms That Co-Invest with Afore Capital
Darling VenturesAlsop Louie PartnersBrainchildMaven VenturesCaffeinated CapitalEnd PartnersK9 VenturesSpark CapitalAlumni Ventures LightbankBlume VenturesScribble VenturesAlpaca VCFounder CollectiveKRM Interests LLCReach CapitalFlybridgeGoat CapitalQuiet CapitalRobert Bosch Venture CapitalRide Ventures Melo7 Tech Partners, LLCFlybridge Capital PartnersOff The Grid Ventures645 VenturesWeekend FundPS InvestmentsContrary CapitalChampion Hill LabsLightspeed India PartnersRecursive VenturesStaircase VenturesImagination CapitalCraft VenturesMantis VCAdditionICONIQ CapitalM13JetstreamMoxxie VenturesC2 InvestmentSilicon BadiaConstruct CapitalFeenix VenturesRosecliff Ventures9Yards CapitalPioneer FundCoughdrop Capitalsuper{set}Hyperplane Venture CapitalMoonshots CapitalValar VenturesPassion CapitalSoftBank CapitalQED InvestorsLearnLaunch AcceleratorMerus CapitalSouth Park CommonsThe House FundAudacious VenturesLightShed VenturesAmplify PartnersO.G. Tech PartnersClimate CapitalOperator PartnersCupule VenturesAndreessen HorowitzGeneral CatalystFounders FundSV AngelGolden VenturesNextGen Venture PartnersNextView VenturesChaac VenturesSpaceFundCountdown CapitalBrowder CapitalWork-BenchBanana CapitalHuman CapitalSNRMischief Venture CapitalNot Boring CapitalTenacity Venture CapitalBrighter CapitalBuckley VenturesScale Venture PartnersDesigner FundTodd and Rahul's Angel FundTwo Sigma VenturesUncorrelated VenturesBasecamp FundSierra VenturesVillage GlobalGradient VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalKleiner PerkinsRedpoint VenturesSequoia CapitalShrug CapitalSoma CapitalUlu VenturesFlint CapitalGutter CapitalThirty Five VenturesFAST — by GETTYLABDaffyAlpine Space VenturesType One VenturesAirbus VenturesEmbedded VenturesRidgeline PartnersEnergize VenturesAmerica's Frontier FundRiverPark VenturesPareto HoldingsVouch InsurancePacific Atlantic Ventures IncObvious VenturesData Tech FundSeven Seven SixRebel FundLavrock VenturesBoxOne VenturesCharge Ventures500 GlobalSignia Venture PartnersConversion Capital8VC11.2 CapitalBowery CapitalEQT VenturesGreycroft1435 Capital ManagementAccelRavelin CapitalLux CapitalAbstract VenturesCrossbeam Venture PartnersTechstarsPolychain CapitalPrototype CapitalAllison Pickens Ventures, formerly The New Normal FundBattery VenturesGeek VenturesDivergent Capital2048 Ventures305 VenturesLooking Glass CapitalElectric CapitalConvective CapitalCanvas VenturesMenlo VenturesFoundation CapitalSapphire VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesPolaris PartnersAnthemis GroupLiquid 2 VenturesPrecursor VenturesSlow Ventures8090 IndustriesWorkLife VenturesLAUNCHSeraphim SpaceFelicis VenturesAwesome People VenturesThe Venture Collective (TVC)MaC Venture CapitalGaingelsCurran Rosschou Venture CapitalSusa VenturesUpHonest CapitalDraper AssociatesTribe CapitalY CombinatorStellar CapitalCurie.Bio
Afore Capital Team
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Anamitra Banerji
Afore Capital·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $1M
Range: $850K - $2.0M
Investors in South Africa, Investors in China, Investors in Europe, Investors in LatAm (Latin America), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AR/VR (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in AR/VR (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AR/VR (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Series A), Investors in AR/VR (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in AR/VR (Series A), Investors in AR/VR (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in LatAm (Latin America) (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Rajat Bhageria
Afore Capital·Partner
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $500K - $1.2M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Jay Chen
Afore Capital·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $500K - $1.2M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Gaurav Jain
Afore Capital·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $1M
Range: $250K - $2.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Prem Kalevar
Afore Capital·Partner
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $500K - $1.2M
Investors in Toronto (Ontario)
Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in British Columbia (Other Lists)
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Kayla Kavanaugh
Afore Capital·Investor
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $500K - $1.2M
Investors in Chicago (IL)
Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Midwest (Other Lists)
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Shaad Khan
Afore Capital·Investor
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $500K - $1.2M
Investors in London
Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in London (Other Lists)
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Elizabeth (Lizzie) Siegle
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $500K - $1.2M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Jack McClelland
Afore Capital·Analyst
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $500K - $1.2M
Investors in Massachusetts
Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed)
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Nandeet Mehta
Afore Capital·Partner
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $500K - $1.2M
Investors in Los Angeles (CA)
Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists)
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Jackson Moses
Afore Capital·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $500K - $1M
Investors in Denver (CO), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in Security (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in Security (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Security (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Colorado / Utah (Other Lists), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Nate Wang
Afore Capital·Investor
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $500K - $1.2M
Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists)
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Kevin Wu
Afore Capital·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $500K - $1.2M
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in GovTech (Pre-seed), Investors in GovTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Logistics (Pre-seed), Investors in GovTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Logistics (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Logistics (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)