Afore Capital
Los Angeles, California
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:Los Angeles, California • Chicago, Illinois • Austin, Texas • San Francisco, California • Denver, Colorado • London • Toronto, Ontario • New York City
Investor Firms That Co-Invest with Afore Capital
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Afore Capital Team
Investors in South Africa, Investors in China, Investors in Europe, Investors in LatAm (Latin America), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in AR/VR (Series A), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in AR/VR (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Series A), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in AR/VR (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in AR/VR (Pre-seed), Investors in AR/VR (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in LatAm (Latin America) (Other Lists), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed)
Investors in Austin (TX)
Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Austin (Other Lists), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed)
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed)
Investors in New York City
Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in LegalTech (Series A), Investors in LegalTech (Seed), Investors in LegalTech (Seed), Investors in LegalTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in LegalTech (Pre-seed), Investors in LegalTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
Investors in Toronto (Ontario)
Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in British Columbia (Other Lists), 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 SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed)
Investors in Chicago (IL)
Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Midwest (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
Investors in London
Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in London (Other Lists), 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 SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
Investors in Los Angeles (CA)
Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), 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 SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Security (Series B), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in FinTech (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 Security (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Security (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Security (Series B), Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Colorado / Utah (Other Lists), Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)