Description
Afore Capital is a $500M venture capital fund focused solely on Pre-Seed investing, writing checks of $500k to $2M+ into pre-traction, pre-everything companies. The firm positions itself as a risk-taking partner to founders rather than a risk-mitigator, emphasizing fast decision-making, candid feedback, and hands-on support akin to a 'SWAT team' for early-stage entrepreneurs. Afore has raised over $300M in AUM and has invested in 80 companies that have gone on to raise $2B in follow-on capital, reaching an aggregate market cap of $11B. The team is based in San Francisco and is described as tight-knit and highly collaborative, serving early-stage startup founders as its primary clients.