Investing Profile

Gaurav Jain

InvestorVCFounder

Co-founder & 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 (48)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Keychain	Series BAug 2025$40M	$73M
Co-investors: Steven Lee (SV Angel), David Tisch (BoxGroup), Alex Taussig (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Sophie Bakalar (Collaborative Fund (Collab Fund)), Raviraj Jain (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Nitesh Banta (Stellar Capital)
Vallo	Pre SeedAug 2025
Vessel	SeedJun 2025$8M	$160M
Co-investors: Bill Gurley (Benchmark), Todd Chaffee (IVP), Alireza Masrour (Plug & Play Ventures), Sam Landman (Comcast Ventures), David Sze (Greylock Partners), Richard Yen (Saban Capital Acquisition Corp), Chris Arsenault (iNovia Capital), Sean Percival (Spring Capital), Emmanuel Seuge, Jared Leto
Blooming Health	Series AApr 2025$26M SeedSep 2023$4M	$34M
Co-investors: Evan Moore (Khosla Ventures), Janine Sickmeyer (Hustle Fund), Scott Barclay (DCVC (Data Collective)), Sakib Jamal (Stealth Company (Sakib Jamal)), Scott Shane (Comeback Capital), John Diaz (Estacado Interests), Ryan Morgan (Crossbeam Venture Partners)
Keragon	SeedFeb 2025$8M Pre SeedJun 2024$3M	$11M
Co-investors: Pascal Unger (Focal), Daniel Darling (Darling Ventures)
Agency AI	Pre SeedAug 2024$3M	$35M
Co-investors: Patrick Grady (Sequoia Capital), Tim Tully (Menlo Ventures), Sarah Guo (Conviction Partners), Brian Halligan (Propeller VC), Nat Friedman (C2 Investment), Samara Hernandez (Chingona Ventures), Shruti Gandhi (Array Ventures), Reshma Saujani
Openmart	SeedAug 2024$3M	$3.5M
Co-investors: Lorenzo Thione (Gaingels), Wei Guo (UpHonest Capital), Anamitra Banerji (Loop AI - Delivery Intelligence Platform), Salil Deshpande (Uncorrelated Ventures), Yun-Fang Juan (Brighter Capital), Garry Tan (Y Combinator), Gustaf Alströmer (Y Combinator), Jared Heyman (Pioneer Fund), Rachel Lam (Imagination Capital), Ding Zhou
Thoughtly	SeedJun 2024$3M	$9M
Co-investors: Rico Mallozzi (Sapphire Ventures), Somak Chattopadhyay (DealTime.com)