Jack Mcclelland
Investor at Afore Capital
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
engineer & investor
2022 - Current
head of founders-in-residence, helping with pre-seed checks, managing internal tools. jack@afore.vc
venture capital intern
2022 - 2022
Afore Capital is a venture fund that focuses on pre-seed stage exclusively and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
head of platform
2021 - 2022
led platform projects for rdv's revamp, also helped source investments
operations
2021 - 2022
for bi-monthly meetings: mtg notes, investment poll forms, also internal fund finances / ops
Sidecar Angels is a Boston-based angel group that helps venture capital firms and entrepreneurs build early stage companies.
operations
2021 - 2022
project basis: worked with a partner on gsv bootcamp (marketing, outreach, bootcamp ops)
GSV Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in the education technology sector.
venture capital fellow
2021 - 2022
fellowship project (cybersecurity research), mentor meetings, worked with evca founder on project
EVCA is a non-profit association that supports the next generation of venture capital investors.
growth
2021 - 2022
helped create partnerships with daos; ran company twitter account
Reconcile is an online service that offers intelligent tax solutions.
sourcing
2019 - 2021
sourced pre-seed / seed-stage startups; ran pitch competitions, office hours, other events
Contrary is a talent and research-driven investment firm. We back a small number of exceptional people and the companies they build.
e-board
2019 - 2021
helped lead: elevator pitch competition, accelerator, speaker series, outreach, e-week
venture capital intern
2021 - 2021
sourcing & investing, branding & marketing, lp communications, firm building & support
Acadian Ventures is the first early-stage venture capital firm specializing in the future of work
product intern
2021 - 2021
platform infrastructure team; created product knowledge base + product walkthrough videos
Republic Crypto offers a compliant and inclusive blockchain financing and investment platform for investors seeking high growth potential.
Education
Computer Science & Finance
2018 - 2022
W2020 Cohort
2020 - 2020
Growth Accelerator
2019 - 2019