Investing Profile

Gaurav Jain

InvestorVCFounder

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Afore Capital

afore.vcSan Francisco, California

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Current Investing Position

Afore Capital Managing Partner

Investment Range

$250K - $2.0M

Sweet Spot

$1M

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$77M

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Gaurav Jain's Investments On Record (42)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Vessel	SeedJun 2025$8M	$160M
Co-investors: Bill Gurley (Benchmark), David Sze (Greylock), Todd Chaffee (IVP), Alireza Masrour (Plug & Play Ventures), Chris Arsenault (iNovia Capital), Richard Yen (Saban Capital Group), Sean Percival (Spring Capital), Sam Landman (Comcast Ventures), Emmanuel Seuge, Jared Leto
Blooming Health	Series AApr 2025$26M SeedSep 2023$4M	$34M
Co-investors: Scott Barclay (Insight Partners), Ryan Morgan (Crossbeam Venture Partners), Scott Shane (Right Side Capital Management), Janine Sickmeyer (Overlooked Ventures), Sakib Jamal (Crossbeam Venture Partners), John Diaz (Stone Mountain Ventures), Evan Moore
Keragon	SeedFeb 2025$8M Pre SeedJun 2024$3M	$11M
Co-investors: Daniel Darling (Darling Ventures), Pascal Unger (Darling Ventures)
Agency AI	Pre SeedAug 2024$3M	$15M
Co-investors: Patrick Grady (Sequoia Capital), Shruti Gandhi (Array Ventures), Samara Hernandez (Chingona Ventures), Sarah Guo (Conviction Partners), Brian Halligan (Propeller VC), Nat Friedman (C2 Investment), Reshma Saujani
Openmart	SeedAug 2024$3M	$3.5M
Co-investors: Lorenzo Thione (Gaingels), Anamitra Banerji (Afore Capital), Wei Guo (UpHonest Capital), Jared Heyman (Rebel Fund), Salil Deshpande (Uncorrelated Ventures), Rachel Lam (Imagination Capital), Gustaf Alströmer (Y Combinator), Garry Tan (Y Combinator), Yun-Fang Juan (Brighter Capital)
Thoughtly	SeedJun 2024$3M	$3M
Co-investors: Rico Mallozzi (Sapphire Ventures)
Senpilot	Pre SeedJun 2024
Co-investors: Vivjan Myrto (Hyperplane Venture Capital)
Quest Labs AI	Pre SeedFeb 2024$500K	$500K
Co-investors: Anamitra Banerji (Afore Capital)