Rajat Bhageria

Rajat Bhageria is a Partner at Afore Capital and the Founder of Prototype Capital, based in San Francisco, California. At Afore Capital, he helps manage a $124 million pre-seed fund dedicated to backing early-stage technology startups across multiple industry sectors. Through Prototype Capital, he operates a distributed venture capital fund that further expands his investment footprint. His investment portfolio includes early support for Hightouch, where he participated in the May 2019 pre-seed round before the company subsequently reached a $400 million post-money valuation during its Series B financing led by ICONIQ. Prior to his current venture capital roles, Bhageria gained operational experience as an entrepreneur, allowing him to balance capital allocation with hands-on company building. His current focus remains on providing pre-seed capital and operational guidance to founders building transformative enterprise and consumer technology companies.