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Afore Founder-in-Residence

Review when pre-idea, idea, pre-seed software founders match united-states, global eligibility and need a small SF residency with customer access and first-check support.

Terms

Funding

At least $100K flexible funding

Equity or cost

Not stated on official page

Perks

Afore Hive customer network, weekly demos, 1:1 support, South Park workspace, and pre-seed investor access

Founder fit

Founder

Students, part-time tinkerers, or founders working full-time on exploring ideas from -1 to 0.

Company

Very early product-oriented founders still forming or validating the company.

Geography

Global applicants can apply, but the residency is centered in South Park, San Francisco.

Application effort

Apply through the official Afore FIR page; expect a selective small-cohort process.

Verification note

Added 2026-07-04 from Afore Capital official FIR page. The page describes a residency for -1 to 0 founders, 5-8 FIR teams, at least $100K flexible funding, South Park office space, access to 10,000+ prospective customers/design partners, and a 10-week summer 2026 cohort. No exact application deadline or exact cohort start date is stated, so no deadline.date or calendarSignals are added.

Source quality: official Afore Founder-in-Residence page. Status confidence: medium.

Equity terms unclearexact deadline not stated

Stages

pre-ideaideapre-seed

Sectors

softwareAIB2Bconsumergeneralist

Fit tags

pre-companypre-seedsan-franciscofund

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