by Afore Capital
A 10-week residency helping founders go from idea to conviction, with dedicated office space in SF and access to 100+ portfolio founders.
Visit Program$100K+
Standard pre-seed terms
10 weeks
5–8 teams
3 cohorts/year
Seasonal (Winter, Spring, Summer)
Varies by cohort
San Francisco
No
Global
2/14/2026
Afore Capital's Founder-in-Residence program is designed for ambitious founders at the earliest stage — from idea to conviction. Over 10 weeks, residents work from Afore's South Park office in San Francisco, receive 1:1 mentorship from Afore advisors, and tap into the "Afore Hive" network of 10,000+ prospective customers and design partners.
The program provides a minimum $100K investment per founder, weekly lunch-and-learn sessions, and direct access to 100+ portfolio founders who've navigated the earliest stages of company building.
Focused exclusively on the -1 to 0 stage — going from idea to conviction through rapid user iteration.
Ambitious founders at the idea stage — students, part-time tinkerers, or those exploring full-time. The program is for people who want to iterate rapidly with real users.
110+ companies backed, $2 billion raised collectively by founders, $11 billion in aggregate market cap. 65% of follow-on funding sourced through Afore introductions.
Source: Afore Capital
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