AFORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
AFORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC is a Pre-seed and Seed fund in the US writing $500K–$2M checks into AI, Enterprise, Fintech, healthcare-tech and consumer-products.
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Sectors
- AI, Enterprise, Fintech, healthcare-tech, consumer-products
- Check size
- $500K–$2M
- Invests in
- US-wide
- Founded
- 2016
- Assets under management
- $500M
- Website
- afore.vc
Thesis
Afore Capital focuses on pre-seed investments in software companies, supporting product-oriented founders at the earliest stages. The firm invests across SaaS & Enterprise Software, AI & Machine Learning, Developer Tools & Infrastructure, FinTech, Healthcare & HealthTech, Consumer & Marketplace, and Hardware & Robotics. Afore Capital provides the first institutional check to founders, often issuing founder-name term sheets where the company entity doesn't yet exist. Afore manages $500 million across four funds. Fund IV raised $185 million in February 2025. Typical check sizes range from $500,000 to over $2 million. Afore emphasizes a hands-on approach, offering mentorship and resources to early-stage founders through programs like the Founders-In-Residence (FIR) program.
Common questions
Does AFORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC invest at the Pre-seed stage?
Yes. AFORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC lists Pre-seed and Seed among the stages it invests in.
What check size does AFORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC write?
AFORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC writes $500K–$2M checks.
Where does AFORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC invest?
AFORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC invests in the US.