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Afore Capital

Afore Capital

San Francisco, Californiaafore.vc

Overview

Afore Capital is a pre-seed venture capital firm that invests in product-oriented founders building software companies at the very earliest stages.

Year Founded

2016

AUM

$300M

Portfolio Companies

152

Website

afore.vc

Investments

Afore Capital investments
CompanyDateStageLead
SaffronJun 2026AcceleratorCo-investor
BioStack PlatformsJun 2026SeedCo-investor
ThoughtlyApr 2026SeedCo-investor
ThinkerlyApr 2026SeedCo-investor
HobbesApr 2026SeedCo-investor

Key People

Anamitra Banerji

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Ayaan Dada

Founder In Residence

Daniel Odicho

Founder In Residence (FIR)

Esther Thomas

Founder In Residence

Gaurav Jain

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Humza Ahmed

Founder In Residence

Ian S. Knight

Founder In Residence

Janani Prasad

Founder In Residence

Janise Kim

Founder In Residence

Jiaying Yang

Founder In Residence

Jisong L.

Founder In Residence

Joy Nian

Events Founder-in-Residence Program Coordinator

Kai Leviyang

Founder In Residence

Kuba Rogut

Founder In Residence

Nain Abdi

Founder In Residence

Reina W.

Founder In Residence

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Year Founded2016
AUM$300M

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