Gaurav Jain is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Afore Capital.

Afore is a $300M fund to support product-oriented founders at the very earliest stage (pre-seed). Their sweet spot is the $1-3M round, where they can lead the pre-seed round as an institutional investor alongside high-value angels. They look for companies that are product-led and are built by founders with non-obvious insights and infectious ambitions

Takeaways

Gaurav's journey as an immigrant.
The co-op program at Waterloo was pivotal in shaping his career.
Founding Polar Mobile provided his first exposure to venture capital.
Afore Capital was created to address the gap in pre-seed funding.
Key traits of successful founders.
Investing in founders is more about the team than the idea.
Afore's investment process.
The importance of AI and future of investing.


Chapters
00:00 Foundational Journey: From Immigrant to Investor
04:12 The Birth of Afore Capital: Filling the Pre-Seed Gap
10:44 Identifying Winning Teams: Key Traits of Founders
14:00 Navigating the Investment Process: From Idea to Execution
20:21 The Future of Investing: Embracing AI and Personal Growth

Keywords
Gaurav, Afore Capital, venture capital, pre-seed investing, founder traits, AI, entrepreneurship, investment process, startup funding, technology

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