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
76
Current Fund Size
$77M

Gaurav Jain is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Gaurav Jain's Investments On Record (48)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Keychain
Series BAug 2025$40M
$73M
Co-investors: Alex Taussig (Lightspeed Venture Partners), David Tisch (BoxGroup), Sophie Bakalar (Collaborative Fund (Collab Fund)), Raviraj Jain (Kamanu Ventures & Lightspeed Venture Partners Scout), Nitesh Banta (Getaround)
Vallo
Pre SeedAug 2025
Vessel
SeedJun 2025$8M
$160M
Co-investors: Bill Gurley (Benchmark), Todd Chaffee (IVP), Emmanuel Seuge (Cassius Family), Sam Landman (Comcast Ventures), David Sze (Greylock Partners), Richard Yen (Saban Capital Acquisition Corp), Chris Arsenault (iNovia Capital), Alireza Masrour (Plug and Play Tech Center), Sean Percival (Spring Capital), Jared Leto
Blooming Health
Series AApr 2025$26M
SeedSep 2023$4M
$34M
Co-investors: Janine Sickmeyer (Hustle Fund), Evan Moore (Khosla Ventures), Sakib Jamal (Afore Capital), Scott Barclay (DCVC (Data Collective)), 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), Brian Halligan (Longworth Ventures), Reshma Saujani (Moms First), Nat Friedman (Self-employed), Samara Hernandez (Chingona Ventures), Shruti Gandhi (Array Ventures), Sarah Guo (Conviction Partners)
Openmart
SeedAug 2024$3M
$3.5M
Co-investors: Lorenzo Thione (Gaingels), Anamitra Banerji (Afore Capital), Wei Guo (UpHonest Capital), Gustaf Alströmer (Angel investor), Jared Heyman (Rebel Fund), Rachel Lam (Imagination Capital), Salil Deshpande (Uncorrelated Ventures), Yun-Fang Juan (Brighter Capital), Garry Tan (Y Combinator), Ding Zhou
Thoughtly
SeedJun 2024$3M
$9M
Co-investors: Rico Mallozzi (Sapphire Sport), Somak Chattopadhyay (DealTime.com)

Gaurav Jain's Experience

Co-founder and COO Nova StudioPresent
Co-founder and COO NovaPresent
Investor IBM KubecostPresent
Investor Modern HealthPresent
Investor FlatfilePresent
Investor OsanaPresent
Investor GammaPresent
Investor ObviousPresent
Investor BaseFlippPresent
Embedded Software Developer (Intern) BlackBerryPresent
Co-founder & Managing Partner Afore CapitalPresent
Software Design Engineer (Intern) AmazonPresent
Summer Analyst (Intern) Morgan StanleyPresent
Investor HightouchPresent
Embedded Software Developer (Intern) Research In Motion (RIM)Present
Software Design Engineer (Intern) IBMPresent
Software Design Engineer (Intern) Amazon.comPresent
Summer Analyst (Intern) Morgan Stanley UKPresent
Co-founder and COO Polar MobilePresent
Android Product Manager GooglePresent
Investor Osana SaludPresent
Investor Stackwatch, creators of KubecostPresent
Investor BenchSciPresent
Investor GoldcastPresent
Investor Flatfile Inc.Present
Investor Neo FinancialPresent
Investor Modern Health (YC W18)Present
Principal Founder CollectivePresent

Gaurav Jain's Education

University of Waterloo Bachelor of Engineering - BE Software Engineering | Minor in Management Sciences
Harvard Business School Master of Business Administration - MBA Venture Capital, Private Equity

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