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Afore Capital
@AforeVC
$500M venture fund focused on Pre-Seed, founded by @gjain & @anamitra. Just launched, a new way to reach us: $10M Afore x Gamma Fund @ afore.vc/gamma
San Francisco, CA
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Joined August 2016
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    Afore Capital
    @AforeVC
    May 4, 2022
    We announced two pieces of news this morning, about the close of Afore’s $150M Fund III and the launch of a new product–Afore Alpha– that gives founders the meaningful funding they need, the transparency they want, and the 1:1 support they deserve. medium.com/@afore/d18f831… (1/x)
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    Afore Capital
    @AforeVC
    Sep 18, 2019
    Today we announced Afore Fund II, a $77 million fund, dedicated solely to investing in founders in the Pre-Seed stage. We shared some thoughts this morning on our blog medium.com/afore/introduc…. 1/6
    Introducing Afore Capital’s $77 Million Fund II
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    Afore Capital
    @AforeVC
    Feb 20, 2025
    After 8 years of pre-seed investing, @AforeVC is expanding the aperture of what it means to invest at this stage with a brand new $185M fund. We're focusing on Pre-Seed 2.0: the future of pre-seed. This is our 4th successive oversubscribed fund. We have also returned more than
    Afore’s $185 Million Fund IV: Introducing Pre-Seed 2.0
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    Afore Capital
    @AforeVC
    Aug 20, 2020
    1/ Announcing Angel to Fund Manager (AFM), an eight week immersion program for new fund managers raising or preparing to raise their first fund, taking place virtually from Sep 21 - Nov 13. Check out the speaker line-up at afm.afore.vc, share and sign up by Sep 6!
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    Afore Capital
    @AforeVC
    Jan 17, 2023
    A Common App for pre-seed, that’s exactly what we built. Now, an Alpha founder can apply not only to Afore but a group of 30 and growing pre seed angels and funds all at once
    The Common App for Pre-Seed
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    Afore Capital
    @AforeVC
    Aug 3, 2020
    Excited to share something we've been working on for early-stage founders: Afore Zero-to-1 (Zt1), a six week journey for 100 select founders on the way to product-market fit (no cost or equity). Check it out, tag founders who'd benefit, and apply today! zeroto1.afore.vc
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    Afore Capital
    @AforeVC
    Apr 4, 2019
    Excited to host the 2nd annual @AforeVC #PreSeed summit on April 10th! Honored to have speakers like @Alfred_Lin @t_xu @sarahtavel @rebeccak46 @jyotibansalsf @aofstad @ataussig and many more. Opening up a few invites to our Twitter friends. Let us know if you'd like to attend :)
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    Afore Capital
    @AforeVC
    Jun 23, 2022
    We recently announced Afore Alpha: a best-in-class investment offer of $1M at a $10M cap for exceptional ideas, no matter how early.
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    Afore Capital
    @AforeVC
    Dec 29, 2024
    Thrilled to be closing out a spectacular year at Afore We have been laser-focused on leading pre-seed rounds for exceptional founders since 2016; now pre-seed is more popular than ever (the only vc stage that increased in funding volume for 2021-2023) Reflecting on 2024 and
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    Afore Capital
    @AforeVC
    Nov 14, 2019
    A lot of people ask us how to get started with angel investing. The truth is, it's not hard to become an angel! It's only hard to be a good one. We spoke with 5 successful angel investors @Delk @Aaronschwartz35 @jmj @Maiab @janamal to get their take medium.com/afore/how-to-g… 1/10
    How To Get Started In Angel Investing
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    Afore Capital
    @AforeVC
    Jun 24, 2025
    1/ We're 🍳#cooking this summer… #nonchalant✌🏾 if you have no idea what we’re saying...welcome to the life: just invested in 24 #studentfounders before they've had jobs, degrees, or even dorm room keys! a📷 on AforeVC's latest program, Founders-in-Residence University! #FIRU
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    Afore Capital
    @AforeVC
    Nov 13, 2024
    🚨 WATERLOO FOUNDERS! 🚨 We're hosting a pitch competition and yes - we want your raw ideas! Pre-product, pre-revenue, even pre-everything. If you've got a vision, we want to hear it. 10 minute pitch = chance at HUGE opportunities 👇 afore.vc/waterloo
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    Afore Capital
    @AforeVC
    Apr 1, 2025
    A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our Founders-in-Residence & Portfolio Spring Showcase yesterday! We were thrilled to welcome 547 high-caliber attendees last night. For those interested in learning more about the incredible teams that presented, you can find
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    Afore Capital
    @AforeVC
    Apr 1, 2022
    We've always called it early, which is why we're calling web4 early - and re-branding to A4 capital. We'll exclusively be writing $8-1/4m checks into $11-3/4m rounds from now on into the future of office supplies. 📝🚀 Excited to share our thesis with you, 🧵...