Title: Principal, Investment Team (open on title based on level/tenure)

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Reporting Structure: Reports directly to the Managing Partners; part of a lean team of nine

Company Description

Afore Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in technology companies at the pre-seed or “invention” phase.

Afore doesn’t just invest early; it defines what early means. The firm helped shape pre-seed into the default first institutional round for founders and continues to lead that category today. When founders are just an idea, a deck, or a prototype, Afore is often the first call.

Quick facts:

• $700M+ AUM across multiple funds
• Leads rounds with conviction—investing up to $2M pre-everything
• Portfolio companies have raised $3B+ in follow-on funding
• 200+ portfolio companies across B2B and B2C
• Trusted early partner to founders who go on to build category-defining companies

What makes Afore different is the combination of ownership, access, and influence. This is a small, high-conviction team where every investor has a real seat at the table, sourcing deals, building theses, and ultimately helping decide where capital goes.

With a strong foundation in place and a category they helped create, Afore is now looking to bring on an investor who can help take the platform to the next level.

Responsibilities

• Source and build relationships with exceptional pre-seed founders and deal sources
• Independently lead diligence processes from first meeting through investment recommendation
• Develop investment theses and conduct deep market research across B2B and B2C sectors
• Spend the majority of time on sourcing, networking, and pipeline development
• Support and engage with portfolio companies post-investment
• Own a strategic, firm-wide initiative aligned with personal interests and firm priorities
• Represent Afore externally across events, conferences, and online platforms

Is this you?

• You’re obsessed with zero-to-one founders and can spot potential before there’s traction
• You want real ownership, not just supporting deals, but driving them
• You’re naturally in the flow of founders, ideas, and early-stage energy
• You think like an investor but operate like a builder
• You’re intellectually curious, sharp, and energized by ambiguity
• You want to help scale a firm that has already defined its category

Preferred Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience as a founder, venture investor, startup operator, angel investor, etc.
• Technical background in computer science or engineering
• Strong track record or clear potential in early-stage investing or founder evaluation
• Demonstrated ability to build a high-quality network of founders or deal sources
• High attention to detail, professionalism, and sound judgment
• Entrepreneurial, self-directed, and comfortable managing multiple workstreams
• Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate

#Perks

• Direct access to top founders at the earliest stages of company building
• High ownership and real decision-making responsibility
• Opportunity to help shape the next chapter of a category-defining firm
• Close collaboration with a small, high-performing team
• Exposure to a wide range of industries, ideas, and emerging technologies
• Carry within the fund