# Afore Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Afore Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 116 investments on record, 16 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Afore Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 116 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $500K, Mar 2026 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A AI & Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) Big Data & Analytics

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**47%** of best year **16** **cheques in 12 months**, 116 on record

Since the last cheque **5** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.3M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $3.0M** Rounds led **1 of 116** Sole investor **5 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 92%**

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## Afore Capital highlights

- 01 16 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $1.8M

## What they do

> We’re a $500M fund investing $500k - $2M+ with high conviction in pre-traction, pre-everything companies! From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $3.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** AI & Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) Big Data & Analytics
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **116 appearances**

- **2026** 12 rounds
- **Oct** **[Colare](https://millionrounds.com/company/colare)** Pre-seed · US · Silicon Angle **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Baselayer](https://millionrounds.com/company/baselayer)** Series A · US · Crunchbase News **$35M** With 7 others
- **Aug** **[Rally](https://millionrounds.com/company/rally)** Venture · US **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Petra Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/petra-labs)** Seed · US · AlleyWatch **$5.2M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Tideshiftai](https://millionrounds.com/company/tideshiftai)** Series A · US **$3.2M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Thoughtly](https://millionrounds.com/company/thoughtly)** Seed · US · AlleyWatch **$5.5M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Noon](https://millionrounds.com/company/noon)** Seed · Ventureburn **$44M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[The Subvocal Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-subvocal-company)** Pre-seed · US **$500K** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Aemon](https://millionrounds.com/company/aemon)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Cochgugous](https://millionrounds.com/company/cochgugous)** Seed · US **$3.2M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Loop AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/loop-ai)** Series A · US **$14M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Dominion Dynamics](https://millionrounds.com/company/dominion-dynamics)** Seed · CA · Firms' own news pages **$15M** With 4 others
- **2025** 34 rounds
- **Dec** **[Aravolta](https://millionrounds.com/company/aravolta)** Seed · US **$5.1M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Keychain](https://millionrounds.com/company/keychain)** Series B · US · AlleyWatch **$10M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[Flint](https://millionrounds.com/company/flint)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$15M** With 6 others
- **Nov** **[Newme](https://millionrounds.com/company/newme)** Series B **$12M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[BioStack](https://millionrounds.com/company/biostack)** Seed · US · https://ascendants.in/ **$9.5M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Cercli](https://millionrounds.com/company/cercli)** Series A · AE · TechCrunch **$12M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Datacurve](https://millionrounds.com/company/datacurve)** Series A · TechCrunch **$15M** With 8 others
- **Oct** **[Golpo](https://millionrounds.com/company/golpo)** Seed · US **$4.1M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Mesh](https://millionrounds.com/company/mesh)** Seed · US **$3.8M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Senpi](https://millionrounds.com/company/senpi)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Inngest](https://millionrounds.com/company/inngest)** Series A · US **$21M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[August](https://millionrounds.com/company/august)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$7.0M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Grove AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/grove-ai)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[BeatBread](https://millionrounds.com/company/beatbread)** Venture · US **$124M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[VibeCode](https://millionrounds.com/company/vibecode)** Seed · US **$9.4M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Shadrinponds](https://millionrounds.com/company/shadrinponds)** Series A · US **$1.8M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[UserEvidence](https://millionrounds.com/company/userevidence)** Venture · US **$7.0M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Develop Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/develop-health)** Series A · US **$14M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Opennote](https://millionrounds.com/company/opennote)** Pre-seed · US **$500K** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Olto](https://millionrounds.com/company/olto)** Pre-seed · US **$5.1M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Coverflow](https://millionrounds.com/company/coverflow)** Seed · US **$4.8M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Handoff](https://millionrounds.com/company/handoff)** Venture · US **$5.8M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Vessel](https://millionrounds.com/company/vessel)** Seed · CA **$7.5M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Synquery](https://millionrounds.com/company/synquery)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Seel](https://millionrounds.com/company/seel)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Blooming Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/blooming-health)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$26M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Hyperspell](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperspell)** Pre-seed · US **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Podqi](https://millionrounds.com/company/podqi)** Seed · US **$3.2M** With 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

AB **Anamitra Banerji** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

GJ **Gaurav Jain** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

JG **Jain Gaurav** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

We also hold **11** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$732M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Afore Capital Management, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 285601

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**32** of 58 we have independently watched raise

[Andrena](https://millionrounds.com/company/andrena)[Benchsci](https://millionrounds.com/company/benchsci)[Betterup](https://millionrounds.com/company/betterup)[Boxbot](https://millionrounds.com/company/boxbot)[Civilgrid](https://millionrounds.com/company/civilgrid)[Converzai](https://millionrounds.com/company/converzai)[Datacurve](https://millionrounds.com/company/datacurve)[Develophealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/develop-health)[Flatfile](https://millionrounds.com/company/flatfile)[Fleetpanda](https://millionrounds.com/company/fleetpanda)[Floridastreet](https://millionrounds.com/company/florida-street)[Gamma](https://millionrounds.com/company/gamma)[Goldcast](https://millionrounds.com/company/goldcast)[Healthnote](https://millionrounds.com/company/health-note)[Hightouch](https://millionrounds.com/company/hightouch)[Inngest](https://millionrounds.com/company/inngest)[Keragon](https://millionrounds.com/company/keragon)[Knock](https://millionrounds.com/company/knock)[Mesh](https://millionrounds.com/company/mesh)[Neofinancial](https://millionrounds.com/company/neo-financial)[Newlantern](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-lantern)[Newme](https://millionrounds.com/company/newme)[Podqi](https://millionrounds.com/company/podqi)[Prismdata](https://millionrounds.com/company/prism-data)[Seel](https://millionrounds.com/company/seel)[Shortwave](https://millionrounds.com/company/shortwave)[Sinaitechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/sinai-technologies)[Terminal49](https://millionrounds.com/company/terminal49)[Thoughtly](https://millionrounds.com/company/thoughtly)[Tillfinancial](https://millionrounds.com/company/till-financial)[Userevidence](https://millionrounds.com/company/userevidence)[Winnie](https://millionrounds.com/company/winnie) Agentops Arrowhq Baselayerhq Bulkmro Factor Flintk12 Glyf Gobloominghealth Gojabu Heraldapi Heyrosie Highlight Home Honeycomb Itsovertime Joinflyp Joinmodernhealth Meethoneybee Osanasalud Pluto Radixhealth Shopyaysay Stressfree Sweptworks Tryloop Vibecodeapp

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

New fund on file

**$500K**

raised in Mar 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$6.3M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.8M**

Led 1 of 116 rounds **1%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $3.0M
- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *41*
- Series A said *34*
- Venture *21*
- Pre-seed said *12*
- Series B *4*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 24
- [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) 7
- [Flybridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge) 6
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) 6
- [Comma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comma-capital) 5
- [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Afore Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **24** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Founder Collective** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[**Flybridge** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**Comma Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comma-capital)[**Pioneer Fund** Private equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2)[**South Park Commons** Accelerator **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Citibank** Growth equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi)[**FJ Labs** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs)[**Gradient** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gradient-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Afore Capital put money into.

[**Baselayer** $35M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/baselayer)[**Petra Labs** $5.2M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/petra-labs)[**Tideshiftai** $3.2M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tideshiftai)[**Thoughtly** $5.5M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/thoughtly)[**The Subvocal Company** $500K · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-subvocal-company)[**Cochgugous** $3.2M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cochgugous)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Afore Capital in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 6 Jan 2020 · 39 min 20VC: Why Now Is The Hardest Time To Raise an Institutional Pre-Seed in the Last Decade, What To Do When The Founder and VC Interests Do Not Align & The Rise of Pre-Emptive Rounds with Gaurav Jain, Founder & Managing Partner @ Afore Capital With [Gaurav Jain](https://millionrounds.com/person/gaurav-jain) Mentions [Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital)[Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[General Motors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-motors) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) 17 Jul 2026 · 59 min Gaurav Jain on Building $500M Fund, Missing Ramp and Backing Irrational Founders Apple Podcasts
- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) 12 Jun 2025 · 1h 36m How to Skip Your Seed, Pre-Seed Lessons Building Afore to $500M+ AUM | Anamitra Banerji Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 29 Jan 2024 · 43 min 418. Why Market Size is Irrelevant, Patterns from Working with the Best Founders, & How AI Compares to Past Paradigm Shifts (Gaurav Jain) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) 2 Aug 2023 · 1h 8m 🏀 How Overtime Grew to 85 Million Fans | Dan Porter (Co-founder and CEO, Overtime) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Afore Capital

### What does Afore Capital invest in?

Afore Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) and Big Data & Analytics.

### How active is Afore Capital?

116 investments on record, 16 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Afore Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Colare (Pre-seed, Oct 2026), Baselayer (Series A, Sept 2026) and Rally (Venture, Aug 2026).

### How big are Afore Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.3M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $3.0M.

### Does Afore Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 116 investments on record (1%).

### Where does Afore Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%) and Canada (5%).

### Is Afore Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 16 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Afore Capital invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (24 rounds together), Founder Collective (7 rounds together) and Flybridge (6 rounds together).

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