Events

Friday morning you will arrive at your destination, a charming beach house in Venice, just blocks from the ocean. There you will spend a few wistful morning hours meeting investors and founders.

Triet Nguyen is currently a Venture Associate at MicroVentures as a generalist focusing on pre-seed through Series A. Prior to MicroVentures, he was at Capital Factory running venture programs, Bob's Containers as a growth advisor, Co-Founder & CEO of Cheese Plug, and VC Scout at Sweater Ventures. You can follow him on twitter @triet_14 

Jessica O'Leary is a Vice President @Midas Brands (Austin, Texas).  You can follow her on twitter @schmafia

Cat Orman is the cofounder of Flyby Robotics, a drone delivery automation stack, and scouts for Genius Ventures, an LA-based pre seed fund. She was born and raised in Texas and is currently on leave from Yale College. You can follow her on twitter @catorman1

Kayla Kavanaugh is an investor at Afore Capital where she focuses on investments in pre-seed tech companies. Prior to joining Afore, she spent several years investing in early stage B2B SaaS companies at Grand Ventures and held operating roles at both Capital Innovators and Venture for America. You can follow her on twitter @kaylakav

Illeana Gonzalez Prior to Techstars, Ileana was a Sr. Venture Associate at Capital Factory where she drove deal flow to Capital Factory Ventures (CFV) and pitched her startups to the Partners. Ileana managed Capital Factory's most important relationships throughout Texas with accelerators, venture funds, universities, and other ecosystem partners. Ileana received her BBA in Entrepreneurship from The University of Texas at San Antonio where she served as Student Body President and Ms. UTSA. You can follow her on twitter @

Founder X Investor Speed Dating 

a matchmaking event for early-stage startup Founders seeking the right investors

. Our goal is to make this event the most efficient 2 hours of the week. 

We’ll start with a panel centered around fundraising advice for early-stage founders (from both the founder + VC perspective), followed by networking.

You will receive the address to the event after you register. 

​Triet Nguyen is a Venture Associate at MicroVentures as a generalist focusing on pre-seed through Series A. Prior to MicroVentures, he was at Capital Factory running venture programs, Bob's Containers as a growth advisor, Co-Founder & CEO of Cheese Plug, and VC Scout at Sweater Ventures. You can follow him on Twitter @triet_14

Ben Taft is a first-generation American from the Bay Area. While attending the inaugural class of Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine’s innovation program at USC, he founded Mira: an augmented reality hardware and software startup backed by Sequoia & Founders Fund. While running Mira he also served as a Sequoia Scout for 4 years before launching his own fund, Genius Ventures - an LA

based fund focused on writing first checks in to exceptional founders. @benmtaft

​Kayla Kavanaugh is an investor at Afore Capital where she focuses on investments in pre-seed tech companies. Prior to joining Afore, she spent several years investing in early-stage B2B SaaS companies at Grand Ventures and held operating roles at both Capital Innovators and Venture for America. You can follow her on Twitter @kaylakav

​Illeana Gonzalez prior to Techstars, Ileana was a Sr. Venture Associate at Capital Factory where she drove deal flow to Capital Factory Ventures (CFV) and pitched her startups to the Partners. Ileana managed Capital Factory's most important relationships throughout Texas with accelerators, venture funds, universities, and other ecosystem partners. You can follow her on Twitter @IleanaGonzxlez

Jessica O'Leary is a Vice President @Midas Brands (Austin, Texas). You can follow her on Twitter @schmafia

Brexfast Club : a breakfast series for investors and founders.

​​​You are formally invited to Brexfast Club in SF co-hosting with Afore Capital.

Brexfast Club is an event series we launched, it's private breakfast events for Founders and Investors, with the goal of building meaningful relationships. 

attendees will need to wear a mask when they enter to the main lobby of the building and while they take the elevator upstairs to the 4th floor but can take it off after they get into the venue. Thank you!

be considerate, respectful, and follow the event venue’s rules and policies, and applicable laws.

engage in harassment, discrimination, demeaning conduct, unwelcome sexual advances (physical or verbal), threatening or intimidating language or conduct, or inappropriate photography or recording.

, our anonymous reporting portal.  Brex takes your concerns seriously, and people who raise good-faith concerns will not be retaliated against.

​​​Attendees who violate this code of conduct will be asked to leave, and may be denied admittance to future events.

Brexfast Club SF w/Afore Capital

Founders + Operators dinner with On Deck and Afore Capital

On Deck x Afore VC dinner

​Have you ever wanted to share an exclusive culinary experience with like-minded 

founders, investors, builders, product managers, engineers, and designers

? Look no further, because this intimate gathering is designed just for you! 

​Spaces are limited. We're keeping this event 

to ensure quality interactions. So, don't miss out on this unique opportunity! 

great food, drinks, vibes and new memories

 with 20+ new friends across big tech, emerging startups and reputable VCs. 🥳 

Excited to be co-hosting this second installment of the Tech to Table dinner series with my friend, 

​Further information will be provided after you register. Your 

when you complete the registration process including completing the pre-event survey and paying a $30 deposit. Please RSVP by 

David is a Product Leader, community builder, startup advisor and investor with 10+ years of experience working at and consulting all types of companies from zero to one startups to Fortune 100 companies. 

Kayla is an investor at Afore Capital, a $300M pre-seed venture fund dedicated to backing founders from the earliest stage of their startup journey.

events is our north star. Expect nothing less with this event.

Tech to Table Dinner #2 | 👨‍💻🍽️

We're looking forward to connecting with you at our Annual General Meeting, taking place in San Francisco. We'll share updates on the Afore portfolio and answer any questions you might have.