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jack mcclelland

jack mcclelland

Principal·Afore Capital

New York, NY, United States

Bio

Professional summary

Jack McClelland is a principal at Afore Capital, where he meets founders for pre-seed investments and runs the firm's Founders-in-Residence program. His personal site describes Afore as a roughly $500 million AUM pre-seed software generalist fund that leads pre-seed rounds with checks up to $2 million. He studied computer science and finance at Boston College and previously worked with student and early founder communities including Rough Draft Ventures, Contrary, and Start@Shea.

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Afore CapitalPrincipalPresent
  • Rough Draft VenturesHead of Platform2021 – Present
  • SideCar AngelsOperations Volunteer2021 – Present
  • EVCAFellow2021 – Present

Education

  • Boston CollegeComputer Science and Finance

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Derrick Li

Derrick Li

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Gaurav Jain

Gaurav Jain

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Co-founder and Managing Partner at Afore Capital, a pre-seed firm investing at Day 0.

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Joseph Cardini

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Afore Capital investor focused on pre-seed software startups.

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Kayla Kavanaugh

Kayla Kavanaugh

Investor

Afore Capital

Afore investor focused on pre-seed software across AI, fintech, health, enterprise, and devtools.

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Laura Du

Laura Du

Investor

Afore Capital

Operator, founder, and early-stage investor with product and community-building experience.

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