AF

Afore Capital

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

AUM

$500M

Portfolio

93+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Institutional pre-seed fund designed to lead the first round before traditional seed investors.

Meet the Team

JM

Jack McClelland

Investor

LD

Laura Du

Investor

KK

Kayla Kavanaugh

Investor

GJ

Gaurav Jain

Co-founder, Managing Partner

AB

Anamitra Banerji

Co-founder, Managing Partner

DL

Derrick Li

Principal

JC

Joe Cardini

Investor

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Enterprise
Healthcare
Fintech

Portfolio Companies (93)

Other

MO

Modern Health

B2B health benefits
BE

Benchling

Biotech R&D software
NE

Neo Financial

Fintech
HI

Hightouch

SaaS·Pre-Seed
SE

Seel

Insurtech·Pre-Seed
KN

Knock

Dev Tools·Pre-Seed
BE

BenchSci

BE

BetterUp

BL

Blooming Health

BO

BoxBot

How to pitch Afore Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jack McClelland, Investor.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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