Afore Capital

Venture capital firm
San Francisco, California, USA$500M AUMafore.vcSee connections →

Pre-seed venture capital firm investing $500K to $2M+ in pre-traction founders.

At a glance

Afore Capital appears in 2 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2026. Its most recent tracked deal was Baselayer's $35M Series A round (Sep 22, 2026). ValueAddVC also tracks 2 funds managed by Afore Capital.

Strategy

Stages
Pre-Seed
Sectors
EnterpriseConsumer
Geographies
USASan Francisco, California, USA
Check size
$500K–$2M+

Recent changes

  1. Sep 22, 2026Invested in Baselayer (Series A, $35M) Crunchbase News
  2. Sep 5, 2026Stages updated: Pre-Seed afore.vc
  3. Sep 5, 2026Check size updated: $500K–$2M+ afore.vc
  4. Aug 27, 2026Invested in CivilGrid (Series A, $26M) TechCrunch
  5. Jan 1, 2025New fund: Afore Capital Fund IV ($185M) Value Add VC funds tracker
Earlier changes (1)
  1. Jan 1, 2017New fund: Afore Capital Fund I ($47M) Value Add VC funds tracker

Funds

2
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
Afore Capital Fund IV2025$185MFlagship
As of 2025Value Add VC funds tracker
Afore Capital Fund I2017$47MFlagship
As of 2017Value Add VC funds tracker

Portfolio

3 total

Recent Investment Activity

2

Track record: led 0 and participated in 2 of 2 tracked venture rounds · 2 in the last 12 months

DateCompanyEventRoleAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Sep 22, 2026BaselayerSeries AParticipated$35M—Crunchbase News
Aug 27, 2026CivilGridSeries AParticipated$26M—Pulse story

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
Fintech
1 · 33%
Geospatial data
1 · 33%
Deep tech
1 · 33%

Co-Investors

8

Similar Firms

overlapping sector, stage or region

Latest Pulse

  1. Baselayer Raises $35M To Verify AI AgentsBaselayer raised a $35 million Series A led by M13 to launch identity verification for AI agents transacting with financial institutions, extending a fraud-prevention network that already covers more than 2,300 banks and payments companies.→

Afore Capital FAQ

How large are Afore Capital's funds?

Afore Capital funds Value Add tracks include Afore Capital Fund IV ($185M, 2025); Afore Capital Fund I ($47M, 2017), out of 2 Afore Capital funds tracked in total.

What companies has Afore Capital invested in?

Afore Capital's portfolio includes Baselayer, CivilGrid, Mesh.

Who does Afore Capital co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, Afore Capital most often invests alongside Capital A Partners (1 shared deal), Energy Impact Partners (1 shared deal), Ford Street Ventures (1 shared deal), M13 (1 shared deal), Picus Capital (1 shared deal).

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