Afore Capital

Afore Capital is a $500M venture capital fund investing $500k-$2M+ in pre-seed stage companies.[1] The firm was founded in 2016.[2] In addition to its investment activities, Afore Capital operates a Founders-In-Residence program designed to support early-stage founders.[1]

Leadership & org chart

Anirudh (Ani) ManjeshFounder in Residence

Mitchel CampbellFounder in Residence

Raymond Loong NgFounder in Residence (S26)SLSummer LeeFounder in residence WCWei Chan (Wendy) Xiang, P.Eng.founder in residence

Alumni

Derrick LiPrincipal

Investments

Petra Labs
New York-based enterprise answer-engine-optimization company building AI search attribution, LLM simulation and citation tracking for marketers.

In the news

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 8/31/26The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 8/29/26 featuring funding details for Liner, CivilGrid, Transfyr, and thirty-two other deals representing $2.0B in new funding that you need to know about.AlleyWatch · Aug 31, 2026

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