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Since 2021, Afore Capital has backed 1 African startup across 3 disclosed funding rounds totaling $21.4M, most heavily in Fintech.
Afore Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on pre seed and seed stage investments in software companies. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and positions itself as a high conviction partner for founders at the very earliest stages of company building, often before a company is formally formed, with checks typically ranging from around $500,000 to over $2 million. In Africa, Afore Capital has been an active fintech investor across seed and Series A rounds between 2021 and 2024. The firm has participated in six funding rounds for two companies, backing Sendwave in Kenya and JabuPay in Namibia. These investments include multiple seed rounds and follow on Series A financings, with a total of approximately $81.4 million deployed, reflecting a strong focus on early stage fintech solutions for payments and money transfer in Kenya and Namibia. Afore Capital frequently invests alongside other early stage venture funds and notable co investors. In its African fintech portfolio, it has co invested in various rounds with firms such as FJ Labs, Xfund, Kli Capital, Y Combinator, Quiet Capital, Pareto Capital, Vy Capital, Founders Fund, A* Capital, and several others, indicating a collaborative approach to supporting founders and scaling companies at the pre seed, seed, and Series A stages.
Data updated · Aug 25, 2026
Afore Capital has backed 1 African startup across 3 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $21.4M since 2021.
Mostly Seed: 2 of its 3 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Series A (1).
Companies Afore Capital has backed operate in Namibia (3), South Africa (3), Zambia (3), and 1 more market. Each figure counts the rounds behind companies serving that market, so a company operating in several markets counts in each of them.
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (3).
Afore Capital most often shares rounds with FJ Labs (3 shared deals), Kli Capital (2 shared deals), Y Combinator (2 shared deals).
Afore Capital is a pre seed and seed focused venture capital firm that backs software founders at the very earliest stages of company building. It is based in San Francisco, California, and typically invests high conviction checks that can range from hundreds of thousands to a few million dollars into founders’ first institutional rounds.
In Africa, Afore Capital has backed Sendwave in Kenya and JabuPay in Namibia. Its involvement includes multiple seed rounds for both companies and follow on Series A rounds, with an aggregate of approximately $81.4 million invested across six funding rounds during the period from January 2021 to April 2024.
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