# Gaurav Jain, Member at anamitra > Gaurav Jain, Member at anamitra. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/gaurav-jain (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Gaurav Jain Member i at [Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 3 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 3 +2 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Afore Capital - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=gaurav-jain)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=gaurav-jain) ## The firm [**Afore Capital** VC firm · US **16** cheques in 12 months **115** all time **1** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [10 Happier](https://millionrounds.com/company/10-happier) - [BalkanID](https://millionrounds.com/startup/balkanid) - [BenchSci](https://millionrounds.com/company/benchsci) - [Bulletin](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bulletin-4) - [Burner](https://millionrounds.com/startup/burner-co) - [CarDash](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cardash) - [Cushion](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cushion) - [Databox](https://millionrounds.com/startup/databox-2) - [Dropoff](https://millionrounds.com/company/dropoff) - [Firebase](https://millionrounds.com/startup/firebase-inc) - [HoneyBee](https://millionrounds.com/startup/honeybee) - [Ionic](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ionic-2) - [Kinsa](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinsa) - [MedRepublic](https://millionrounds.com/startup/medrepublic) - [Osana](https://millionrounds.com/startup/osana) - [Overtime](https://millionrounds.com/company/overtime) - [Panda](https://millionrounds.com/company/panda) - [Periscope](https://millionrounds.com/startup/periscope) - [Petal](https://millionrounds.com/company/petal) - [Rebag](https://millionrounds.com/company/rebag) - [Replicated](https://millionrounds.com/company/replicated) - [Smyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/smyte) - [Socure](https://millionrounds.com/company/socure) - [Stanza](https://millionrounds.com/startup/stanza) - [Transfix](https://millionrounds.com/company/transfix) - [Tulip Retail](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tulip-retail) - Bulk MRO - Cruise Automation - SkipTheDishes - Terminal 49 - ThriveHive ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **MARA Labs, Inc.** Director since 2021 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital)** Executive Officer on 4 filings · since 2019 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital)** Managing Member of the General Partner on 5 filings · since 2017 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Afore Capital - [**Anamitra Banerji** Member *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anamitra-banerji) - [**Jacqueline Kennedy** COO, Corporate Development & Partnerships *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jacqueline-kennedy) - [**Jay Chen** Software Engineer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jay-chen-2) - [**Kayla Kavanaugh** Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/kayla-kavanaugh) - [**Kevin Wu** CEO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/kevin-wu) - [**Nandeet Mehta** Business Operations (Building Cool Stuff) *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/nandeet-mehta) - [**Nate Wang** Product & Special Projects *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/nate-wang) - [**Prem Kalevar** VP Discovery Program *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/prem-kalevar) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [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 With [Gaurav Jain](https://millionrounds.com/person/gaurav-jain) Mentions [Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital)[Anamitra Banerji](https://millionrounds.com/person/anamitra-banerji) About this episode Gaurav Jain has seen more than 10,000 startups, built the world's largest pre-seed fund, backed startups like Gamma, Hightouch and Goldcast and has missed Ramp(you can't be a great investor without having a great anti-portfolio:)) A decade ago, when Gaurav started Afore Capital, pre-seed wasn't… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [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) With [Gaurav Jain](https://millionrounds.com/person/gaurav-jain) Mentions [Paradigm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paradigm)[Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital) About this episode Gaurav Jain of Afore Capital joins Nate to discuss Why Market Size is Irrelevant, Patterns from Working with the Best Founders, & How AI Compares to Past Paradigm Shifts. In this episode we cover: AI Paradigm Shift and Its Impact on Venture Capital Investments AI Investment Opportunities in… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [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)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) About this episode Gaurav Jain is Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Afore Capital, one of the west coast's leading pre-seed funds with a $124M fund focused purely on pre-seed. To date, they have backed the likes of Petal, BetterUp, BenchSci and Modern Health to name a few. Prior to co-founding Afore, Gaurav was a… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Gaurav Jain in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [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 With [Anamitra Banerji](https://millionrounds.com/person/anamitra-banerji) Mentions [Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital)[Derrick Li](https://millionrounds.com/person/derrick-li)[Gaurav Jain](https://millionrounds.com/person/gaurav-jain) About this episode Anamitra Banerji is the Co-founder of Afore Capital, an SF-based VC firm that specializes in investing in pre-seed stage companies. Our conversation gets into the evolution of Pre-Seed as a category, why Pre-Seed is more than option checks, what Afore looks for when backing founders before they… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 27 Jul 2022 · 48 min The art of pre-seed investing, mitigating investment risk at this stage, and building processes to build a true venture platform with a lean team Mentions [Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital)[Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Anamitra Banerji](https://millionrounds.com/person/anamitra-banerji)[Gaurav Jain](https://millionrounds.com/person/gaurav-jain) About this episode Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. On this week’s show, we are excited to be joined by Gaurav Jain, Co-Founder of Afore Capital, one of the largest pre-seed funds in the US with nearly $300MM in AUM across 3… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=gaurav-jain). ## Find people like Gaurav Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)