Laura Du

Investor atAfore CapitalFirm active Sep 23San Francisco, CA

Laura Du is an investor at Afore Capital, an early-stage venture firm. She previously led product and operations at Opendoor and founded The New Club, a network for women in engineering.

What Laura can write

Writes checks of$1M to $3M
Comes in atPre-seedCan lead the round
Ownership target10-12%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Afore Capital writes $1M to $3M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Afore Capital.

Career

  1. Sierra Ventures · experience
  2. Opendoor · Product & Operations Leader
  3. Kindred · experience
  4. The New Club · founder
  5. Afore Capital · Investor
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Companies founded

The New Club

Focus

pre-seedearly-stagesoftwaregender diversity

Education

PrincetonStanford GSB, MBA

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Who is Laura Du?

Laura Du is an investor at Afore Capital, an early-stage venture firm. She previously led product and operations at Opendoor and founded The New Club, a network for women in engineering.

How much does Laura Du invest?

Laura Du invests through Afore Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $3M at pre-seed.

How do I pitch Laura Du?

A warm intro from a founder Afore Capital backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Laura Du do before Afore Capital?

experience at Sierra Ventures; Product & Operations Leader at Opendoor; experience at Kindred; founder at The New Club.

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