How many investments has Valor Equity Partners made?

Valor Equity Partners has 80 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does Valor Equity Partners invest at?

Valor Equity Partners invests at the Seed, Growth, Late Stage stages.

Where is Valor Equity Partners located?

Valor Equity Partners is headquartered in Chicago, US.

Does Valor Equity Partners lead rounds?

Valor Equity Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

Who does Valor Equity Partners co-invest with?

Valor Equity Partners most often shares deals with Felicis Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Accel, among 352 tracked co-investors.

What size deals does Valor Equity Partners back?

Across 9 deals with disclosed amounts, Valor Equity Partners has joined rounds of $42M – $675M (median $112.8M).

Valor Equity Partners

Growth equity

Chicago · Seed–Late Stage · 28 people tracked

Also known as Valor Management Llc

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Investment thesis

Valor positions itself as an operationally focused private investment firm that pioneered the concept of operational growth. Beginning over two decades ago by tech-enabling industrial companies, the firm applies an operational growth mindset to help portfolio companies improve efficiency, speed up production, and scale dramatically. It invests in technology and technology-enabled businesses across sectors including biosciences, transportation, food, and health and wellness, working closely alongside entrepreneurs to grow the operations of companies tackling significant challenges.

Invests inAdvanced Manufacturing AgTech AI & Machine Learning Biotech Deep Tech FoodTech Healthtech Mobility & TransportationSector AgnosticWellness & Fitness Chicago United States

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Late Stage

Chicago, IL, US

Leads rounds

Follows

Instruments

Equity

Founded

1995

Last 12 months

28 investments

AUM

$59.3B

Tracked investments

186

Team · 28 people

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Antonio Gracias· Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer· Chicago, Illinois, United States

Antonio Gracias founded Valor Equity Partners in 1995 and serves as its CEO and Chief Investment Officer, with over 25 years in private equity investing. He was a Director of Tesla from 2007 to 2021, serving as Lead Independent Director for eight years. Before Valor, he founded and led MG Capital, acquiring and running manufacturing and technology companies, and earlier worked at Goldman Sachs; he holds degrees from Georgetown University and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

Christopher Cavoli· Partner

Chris Cavoli joined Valor in 2025 after a thirty-eight-year career as a US Army officer, retiring as a four-star general. Commissioned in the Infantry, he held commands at every level and finished his service as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe overseeing NATO operations. He was a specialist in Russian affairs and holds degrees from Princeton and Yale.

Christopher Murphy· Partner

Christopher Murphy joined Valor Equity Partners in 2011 and leads the firm's research function. An economist with over 20 years of experience in strategy, business, and market research, he was previously part of the founding team at Pipal Research Corporation, which was sold to a unit of Standard & Poor's in 2010, and spent more than five years at McKinsey & Company. He holds a Master of Management from Northwestern University's Kellogg School and degrees in economics from Marquette University.

Jonathan Shulkin· Partner and Co-President· Chicago

Jonathan Shulkin is a Partner and Co-President of Valor Equity Partners and serves as Fund Manager for Valor Siren Ventures, sitting on all of the firm's investment committees. He has over 20 years of private equity experience and concentrates on food and retail technology investments, having started with Valor's 2006 acquisition of Sizzling Platter. Before Valor, he worked on MG Capital's investment and portfolio team and in operational roles at its portfolio companies, and earlier was an associate consultant at Bain & Company; he holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.

Juan Sabater· Partner and Co-President· New York City

Juan Sabater is a Partner and Co-President at Valor Equity Partners, where he leads capital raising and client service functions and contributes to investment sourcing, due diligence, structuring, and execution. He joined Valor as an Advisor in 2008 and full-time in 2010, following roles as a Managing Director in Goldman Sachs' Investment Banking Division and co-founding and scaling Augeo Affinity Marketing, where he now serves as Co-Chairman. He holds an A.B. in History from Princeton University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School, and studied history at the University of Oxford.

Vivek K. Pattipati· Partner· Palo Alto, California, United Statesin

Vivek K. Pattipati is a Partner at Valor Equity Partners, which he joined in 2017, and sits on the investment committees of several Valor funds. His work covers investment sourcing, due diligence, and deal structuring and execution. Before Valor, he was a Director at Madison Dearborn Partners and an investment banking analyst in the Financial Sponsors Group at Goldman Sachs. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and B.A. degrees in Economics and Statistics from the University of Chicago.

Thomas Bockholt· Operating Partner· Dallas, Texas, United Statesin

Thomas Bockholt is an Associate at Pearl Energy Investments. Before joining the firm, he worked as an Analyst in Morgan Stanley's Global Energy Group in Houston. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Rice University, where he was a member of the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Team.

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Sam Teller· Partner· New York, New York, United Statesin 𝕏

Tom Demery· Managing Director· Chicago, Illinoisin

Tom Demery is a Managing Director at Valor Equity Partners. He specializes in business development within the advisor-sold channel, with experience in relationship management and client acquisition. He maintains a nationwide network of professional contacts.

Anne Dean· Chief Financial Officer· Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmarkin

Anne Dean is the Chief Financial Officer at Valor Equity Partners, which she joined in 2019, where she oversees the firm's finance and accounting functions. Before Valor, she spent over 12 years as an Assurance Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Chicago, working with asset management clients such as hedge funds, fund of funds, and SEC-registered mutual funds. She holds a Bachelor's and Master's in Accountancy from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is a CPA licensed in Illinois.

Anni Ylagan· Operating Partner· Seattle, Washington, United Statesin

Anni Ylagan is an Operating Partner at Valor Equity Partners, where she manages the Revenue Generation and Corporate Strategic Support teams within Valor's Scale Group and sits on the Investment Committees of Valor Siren Ventures Funds I and II. Before Valor, she held roles in Corporate Strategy and Operations at Starbucks Corporation and worked as a management consultant serving retail and US Federal Government clients. She earned an MBA from MIT Sloan and a BBA in Management from The George Washington University.

Bradley S. Sheftel· Partner

Bradley Sheftel joined Valor Equity Partners in 2005 and works on investment structuring and execution, due diligence of potential acquisitions, and investment prospecting. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities in its New York-based Syndicated & Leveraged Finance Group, where he provided LBO financing and structured high yield bond and leveraged loan transactions. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Tulane University's honors program.

Cassie Peterson· Chief Compliance Officer

Cassie Peterson joined Valor Equity Partners in 2023 as Chief Compliance Officer. She has more than 15 years of experience in alternative asset management compliance, previously serving as Deputy Chief Compliance Officer at Elementum Advisors and Senior Compliance Officer at Magnetar Financial, and began her career as an investigator at CBOE. She holds a B.S. in Finance and International Business from the University of Colorado Denver and a J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.

David Heskett· Operating Partner· Sarasota, Florida, United Statesin

David Heskett is an Operating Partner on Valor Equity Partners' Scale Group team. He first joined Valor in 2003 as an Associate in the Operations Group, later serving as CEO of Life Care Partners (a Valor portfolio company) through its sale, and then as CEO of Manduka from 2019 to 2020. Before Valor he worked as a research analyst at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, and he holds a B.A. in Physics and Applied Mathematics from the University of Montana along with the CFA charter.

Donald Penn· Associate Counsel

Donald Penn joined Valor Equity Partners as Associate Counsel in 2025. He previously worked as an associate at Sadis & Goldberg LLP in the Financial Services and Corporate groups, focusing on the structuring, formation, capital raising and regulatory compliance of private investment vehicles, and began his career in the Alternative Investments Group at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. He holds a B.A. from Morehouse College and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law.

Jamie Eden· General Counsel· Los Altos, California, United Statesin

Jamie Eden joined Valor Equity Partners as General Counsel in 2022. She previously served as Managing Director, Deputy General Counsel and Senior Compliance Officer at Solus Alternative Asset Management, and earlier led alternative investments on the legal team at AllianceBernstein, after beginning her career as an associate in the Investment Management Group at Schulte Roth & Zabel. She holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.

Jason Appelbaum· Operating Partner· Palo Alto, California, United Statesin 𝕏

Jason Appelbaum joined Valor Equity Partners in 2024 as an Operating Partner, where he manages the Valor Studio, provides technical diligence support, and contributes to the Scale Group. He has nearly two decades of experience as an entrepreneur, having founded a mobile application development company and a consumer electronics venture that focused on factory line test automation and predictive failure analysis. Most recently he built EV charging company EverCharge, which he exited through an acquisition; he holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Georgia Southern University.

Manuel Pantelias Garces· Operating Partner· United Statesin

Manuel Pantelias Garces is an Operating Partner at Valor Equity Partners, which he joined in 2018, working on operational growth projects, interim management, and technical diligence for portfolio companies. He previously worked as a Project Manager and Nuclear Engineer at Nagra in Switzerland and represented Switzerland at the OECD and the IAEA. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from ETH Zurich, a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from the University of St Andrews, and an M.B.A. from London Business School and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Philippe El Khazen· Operating Partner

Philippe El Khazen is an Operating Partner at Valor Equity Partners, where he works on operational growth and interim portfolio management across the firm's investment sectors. He originally joined Valor in 2012 and ran its internal data science and software function from 2022 to 2025. Before Valor, he was part of the aerospace navigation laboratory at the Illinois Institute of Technology, holds M.S. degrees in engineering from that institution and INSA of Strasbourg, and is a CFA charterholder.

Stephen Swanson· Chief Legal Officer· San Mateo, California, United Statesin

Stephen Swanson is the Chief Legal Officer at Valor Equity Partners, which he joined in 2021. He previously served as an Assistant General Counsel at Invesco and Head of Alternative Investments on the legal team at AllianceBernstein, and earlier held roles as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Company and global head of the Alternative Investments legal team at Citigroup's Global Wealth Management division. He has more than 10 years of corporate and securities transaction experience at Clifford Chance, Jones Day, and Morgan Lewis, and holds a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and a B.A. from Cornell University.

Timothy Watkins· Operating Partner

Timothy Watkins is an Operating Partner on Valor's growth fund Scale Group team, where he works with portfolio company management teams on active management, investment prospect generation, and due diligence. He previously served as a Vice President at MG Capital, focusing on operational due diligence and post-closing improvements, and worked as a Principal Consultant at Westworks supporting manufacturing organizations. Earlier in his career he held manufacturing and engineering management roles at Robinson Nugent and Renishaw, and he holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Bradford University and an M.S. in Industrial Robotics from the Cranfield Institute of Technology.

David Obrand· Executive Officer

Michael Soenen· Executive Officer

Nancy Kowalczyk· Executive Officer

Monica Daggar· Chief Financial Officer· Melbournein

Nil Gural· Chief Legal Officer· New Yorkin

Nil Gural is a principal at Polaris Partners, which she joined in 2022, where she works on biotech and healthcare investments. She previously was a manager in Bain & Company's healthcare practice covering pharma and medical devices, and earlier was part of the founding team at Glympse Bio, contributing to its platform technology. She holds a PhD from the Harvard-MIT HST program, where she was an HHMI fellow, and a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.

Sequoia Johnson· Associate· San Francisco Bay Areain

Tushar Roy· General Counsel· Singaporein 𝕏

Tushar Roy joined Square Peg in 2015, spending five years investing across Australia and Southeast Asia before opening the firm's Singapore office in 2020, where he now focuses on Southeast Asia. He has worked with founders in fintech, SaaS and AI, and previously practiced law at Baker McKenzie and consulted at BCG; he holds an MBA from INSEAD.

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Founder mafia

4 people who came through Valor Equity Partners went on to found or lead other companies.

Eddie LouEIRFounded CodaPet +1 Sam TellerPartnerFounded OpenAI +1 Jason AppelbaumOperating PartnerFounded EverCharge Dayton ThorpeData ScientistFounded Mercator

What they invest in

from 146 of 186 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×52Consumer ×24Enterprise Software ×24SaaS ×23Data & Infrastructure ×22Deep Tech ×20FoodTech ×20Fintech ×17

HQs:United States×123Canada×2Brazil×1Germany×1France×1South Korea×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 50 portfolio companies

54%

solo founders

27 of 50 mapped founding teams

57%

repeat founders

of 54 founders with career history

~5 yrs

old at investment

median across 24 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×272 founders×133 founders×74+ founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 54 founders with education data

Stanford University ×5Cornell ×3Harvard University ×3Durham University ×2Tel Aviv University ×2The Wharton School ×2Tufts University ×2University of Virginia ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 47 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×14Engineering ×10Economics ×6Business & Management ×5Finance & Accounting ×4Mathematics & Statistics ×3Politics & Policy ×3Humanities ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 54 founders with career history

ACTIVE Network ×2LinkedIn ×2SpaceX ×2Stripe ×2Twitter ×2Zenefits ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×4 Techstars ×2

4 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 50 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 2 founders

Investments · 186 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 21 2025 · 19 2024 · 4 2023 · 16 2022 · 15 2021 · 14 2020 · 3 2019 · 3 2018 · 6 2017 · 3 2016 · 2 2015 · 2109 dated

BitGobitgo.com in 𝕏NYSE: BTGODec 2017

BitGo provides institutional-grade infrastructure for digital assets, including regulated custody, wallet services, prime brokerage (trading, financing, settlement), stablecoin issuance, and embedded crypto-as-a-service.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechPalo Alto, US

Michael A. Belshe(Executive Officer, Director)Chen Fang(Executive Officer, Director)Krishna Juvvadi(Executive Officer)inEd Reginelli(Executive Officer)

Board Jeff Brody(Director)in Brian Murray(Director)in

Board seat Antonio Gracias· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsArkStream Capital Blockchain Capital Blockchain Coinvestors Craft Ventures Cyber Capital Digital Currency Group +13 more

Harmony Biosciencesharmonybiosciences.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: HRMYSep 2017

Harmony Biosciences develops innovative therapeutic treatments focused on rare neurological diseases.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNorthbrook, US

Jeffrey Aronin(Director)inJeffrey M. Dayno, M.D.(President and Chief Executive Officer)inPatrick Morris(Secretary and Treasurer)inRobert Repella(Director and Chief Executive Officer)Darien Parhad(Chief Financial Officer)

Board Aaron Royston(Director)in

Board seat Antonio Gracias Juan Sabater· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAisling Capital Paragon Biosciences LLC venBio Partners Novo Holdings venBio Global Strategic Vivo Capital

Porchporch.com 𝕏NASDAQ: PRCHJan 2015

Porch provides homeowners insurance through its reciprocal exchange and offers bundled home services including warranty coverage, moving assistance, and handyman services.

InsurTechPropTechSeattle, US

Ronnie Castro(Executive Officer)in Matt Ehrlichman(Founder)inJake Cooney(Founder)inAsha Sharma(Executive Officer)Gregg Eskenazi(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Dossett(Executive Officer)

Board seat Antonio Gracias· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGraph Ventures Runway Growth Capital Capricorn Investment Group Founders Fund

SpaceXspacex.comNASDAQ: SPCXAug 2022

Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary

Hawthorne, US

Elon Musk(Founder, CEO & Chief Engineer)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)

Board Steve Jurvetson(Director)inDonald Harrison(Director)

Board seat Antonio Gracias· per SEC Form D

Co-investors1/1 Capital 137 Ventures 4DX Ventures A*Abstract Ventures Access Technology Ventures +113 more

Teslatesla.comNASDAQ: TSLANov 2018SEC filingmedium confidence

Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, battery storage and solar products, and develops autonomous driving software.

Palo Alto, US

Elon Musk(Co-founder & CEO)Jeffrey B Straubel(Executive Officer)Martin Eberhard(Founder)inJerome M Guillen(Executive Officer)inDeepak Ahuja(Executive Officer)John Douglas Field(Executive Officer)

Board seat Antonio Gracias· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Nov 2018

Co-investorsCapital Q® Ventures Inc.DBL Partners Draper Associates Future Ventures Kluz Ventures M33 Growth +9 more

Redditreddit.com in 𝕏NYSE: RDDTAcquired

A social platform where users post content and discussions that are ranked by community votes, reaching hundreds of millions of monthly visitors across web and mobile applications.

Cloud ComputingConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocialSan Francisco, US

Steve Huffman(Founder)in Alexis Ohanian(Cofounder)inMelissa Tidwell(Executive Officer)in

Board Sam Altman(Interim CEO (2014); board member until 2022)Keith Rabois(Director)Robert A. Sauerberg, Jr.(Director)

Co-investors500 Global A.Capital Ventures A*AAF Management Ltd.AlleyCorp Andreessen Horowitz +28 more

Altaaltatech.io in✓ verified

Alta Resource Technologies develops engineered protein-based mineral separation technology to extract rare earth elements and critical minerals from mined ores, electronic waste, and processing byproducts.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew Materials

Nathan Ratledge, PhD(CEO)Matthew Lipscomb, PhD(CSO/President)

Co-investorsBaruch Future Ventures Juniper Atreides Management DCVC (Data Collective)In-Q-Tel Orion Resource Partners +8 more

Blocktempoblocktempo.com in 𝕏✓ verified

Polymarket operates a decentralized prediction market platform where users can bet on the outcomes of real-world events such as sports and elections.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechFintechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSpace TechTaipei, TW

Yu-Ting (Mike) Lin(Founder)inJoey Luo(Founder)inShayne Coplan(CEO)Charlie Horowitz(CEO)Tyler Presser(CTO)

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz D.E. Shaw Dragonfly G Squared General Catalyst SV Angel +1 more

Looploop.com in 𝕏Apr 2026 · $95M✓ verified

Loop builds AI-powered software for transportation spend and payment management in the supply chain, using an LLM and an "atomic task" system to structure supply chain data and automate back office financial processes.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US

Matt McKinney(Co-Founder & CEO)in Shaosu Liu(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investors8VC Index Ventures Flexport Founders Fund Susa Ventures Expa +8 more

NewLimitnewlimit.com 𝕏May 2025✓ verified

NewLimit develops epigenetic reprogramming medicines to extend healthspan and treat age-related diseases at the intersection of computer science and biotechnology.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevitySouth San Francisco, US

Brian Armstrong(Co-founder, Board of Directors)in Blake Byers(Director)inJacob Kimmel(Director)inMichael Polansky(Executive Officer)

Board Zavain Dar(Director)in

Co-investorsS32 8VC Abstract Ventures age1 Beyond Capital Draper Associates +6 more

Addeparaddepar.com in 𝕏Jun 2021

Addepar is a portfolio management platform that enables investment teams and CIOs to aggregate, analyze, and report on diverse asset classes—including liquid equities and private markets—within a single consolidated system.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMountain View, US

Joe Lonsdale(Founder and Chairman of the Board)in Eric Poirier(Chief Executive Officer and Board Member)inStephen Snyder(Executive Officer)inMitchell Bompey(Chief Financial Officer)in

Board Laurence Tosi(Director)in

Board seat Juan Sabater· per SEC Form D

Co-investors8VC Blumberg Capital Collective Liquidity Cota Capital Craft Ventures Ff Venture Capital +11 more

Aescapeaescape.com inNov 2022

Aescape offers automated precision bodywork that uses intelligent systems to personalize and adapt each recovery/massage session over time.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerHardwareRoboticsWellness & FitnessNew York, US

Eric Litman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJohn Lema(Director)

Board Eric Chin(Director)in

Board seat Jonathan Shulkin· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlleyCorp Alumni Ventures Basecamp Fund BroadLight Capital Crosslink Capital FJ Labs +5 more

Baron App, Inc.Jan 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

Chicago, US

Steven Galanis(Executive Officer, Director)Dave Hsu(Executive Officer)Eric Fleisig-Greene(Executive Officer)

BoardJonathan Turner(Director)

Board seat Jonathan Shulkin· per SEC Form D · $2.9M raise · filed Jan 2025

Co-investorsKleiner Perkins Starting Line

Bird RidesMar 2018SEC filingmedium confidence

Santa Monica, US

Travis VanderZanden(Executive Officer, Director)Nathaniel Justin Kan(Director)Stephen Schnell(Director)Daniel Friedland(Director)

BoardDavid Sacks(Director)

Board seat Antonio Gracias· per SEC Form D · $100M raise · filed Mar 2018

Co-investorsCraft Ventures Goldcrest Capital

Bokksubokksu.comJan 2022SEC filingmedium confidence

Bokksu offers a subscription service that delivers monthly boxes of authentic Japanese snacks, candies, and teas sourced from family-run makers in Japan, along with a culture guide describing each product's origin and flavor.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceCarlstadt, US

Danny Taing(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seat Jonathan Shulkin· per SEC Form D · $22.5M raise · filed Jan 2022

Co-investorsKube VC Sprint Vc Company Ventures Gaingels World Innovation Lab

Castle Creek Biosciencescastlecreekbio.com in 𝕏Feb 2025 · $112.8M

Castle Creek Biosciences develops re-dosable gene therapies for genetic diseases, with a lead candidate (D-Fi) in registrational clinical trials for dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesExton, US

Matthew Gantz(President and Chief Executive Officer)inDavid ChuinMichael TownsleyChristopher J. LarsoninRhea WilliamsinJude Sullivan(Executive Officer)

Board seat Antonio Gracias· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsParagon Biosciences LLC Fidelity Investments Horizon

Castle Creek PharmaceuticalsSep 2016SEC filingmedium confidence

BiotechBedminster, US

Greg Licholai(President)Michael Derby(Chief Executive Officer and Secretary)Jeffrey Aronin(Director)

BoardPatrick Morris(Director)Timothy Cunniff(Director)

Board seat Antonio Gracias· per SEC Form D · $48M raise · filed Oct 2016

Co-investorsFidelity Investments

CIRC Biosciences, Inc.Oct 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

BiotechChicago, US

Darien Parhad(Executive Officer)Patrick Morris(Executive Officer, Director)Sai Chavala(Director)

BoardTimothy Cunniff(Director)Jeffrey Aronin(Director)

Board seat Antonio Gracias· per SEC Form D · $250K raise · filed Oct 2024

Cloud9cloud9.gg in 𝕏Sep 2018

Cloud9 is an esports organization that competes in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, a first-person shooter game with competitive multiplayer modes.

GamingSports TechLos Angeles, US

Paullie K. Etienne(Executive Officer, Director)inJacques M. Etienne(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDaniel Fiden(Director)

Board seat Antonio Gracias· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsEspt Ventures Llc Balderton Capital Cloud9 Capital Founders Fund Reimagined Ventures TrueBridge Capital Partners

Crusoecrusoeenergy.comOct 2025 · $600M

Crusoe designs, builds, and operates cloud infrastructure purpose-built for AI, offering high-performance GPU compute, storage, and networking.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDenver, US

Chase Lochmiller(Founder)in

Board seat Vivek K. Pattipati· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCoinbase Ventures Upper90 Zigg Capital Founders Fund Long Journey Ventures Mubadala Capital +2 more

Daily Grabs Inc.Mar 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

Toronto

Shraga Rosenzweig(Director)Yisroel Rosenzweig(Executive Officer, Director)Matt Nichols(Director)Rosenzweig Yisroel(Executive Officer, Director)Rosenzweig Shraga(Director)Vaturi Marc(Director)

Board seat Jonathan Shulkin· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Mar 2025

Doms Marketdomschicago.comApr 2021Defunct

Dom's is a Chicago sandwich shop serving deli items such as its turkey club made with local Slagel Farm smoked turkey, bacon, provolone, and various toppings.

ConsumerChicago, US

Robert A. Mariano(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Donald G. Fitzgerald(Executive Officer, Promoter)Jay L. Owen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Board Keith L. Kravcik(Director)inGreg Wasson(Director)

Board seat Jonathan Shulkin· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCleveland Avenue Innventus

Eight Sleepeightsleep.com 𝕏Jul 2021 · $86M

Eight Sleep manufactures a smart bed system called the Pod that provides personalized temperature control, elevation adjustment, and integrated sound for sleep optimization.

ConsumerHardwareIoTWellness & FitnessNew York City, US

Matteo Franceschetti(Founder/CEO)inMassimo Andreasi Bassi(Founder/CTO)in Alexandra Zatarain(Founder/CMO)in

BoardNG YiPin(Director)

Board seat Antonio Gracias· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAltra Venture Anti Azure Capital Partners Blue Scorpion Investments Comcast Ventures Cota Capital +29 more

Evozyneevozyne.com inSep 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

Evozyne designs and builds engineered protein therapeutics using an AI-native platform, focusing on treatments for immune-mediated diseases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechChicago, US

Aris Theologis(Executive Officer, Director)inDarien Parhad(Executive Officer)Patrick J. Morris(Executive Officer, Director)Marc Yoskowitz(CEO)inRama Ranganathan(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJeffrey S. Aronin(Director)

Board seat Antonio Gracias· per SEC Form D · $100M raise · filed Sep 2023

Co-investorsParagon Biosciences LLC OrbiMed Fidelity Investments NVentures NVIDIA

Foodafooda.com in 𝕏Sep 2017

Fooda operates a marketplace that brings restaurant partners and popup dining experiences directly to workplaces, allowing employees to access fresh meals from high-rated restaurants without leaving their office location.

FoodTechHR TechMarketplacesChicago, US

Orazio Buzza(Executive Officer, Director)inJason Stulberg(Executive Officer)inAlex Groesbeck(Executive Officer)

Board Jonathan K. Shulkin(Director)Susan S. Hassan(Director)William Pescatello(Director)in

Board seat Jonathan Shulkin· per SEC Form D

Co-investors500 Global Chaifetz Group Full In Partners Lightbank Multiplier Capital

Harbor PlatformMar 2018SEC filingmedium confidence

San Francisco, US

David Sacks(Director)Robert Remeika(Executive Officer, Director)Joshua Stein(Executive Officer, Director)

Board Brad Greiwe(Director)in

Board seat Antonio Gracias· per SEC Form D · $28.3M raise · filed Apr 2018

Co-investorsFifth Wall

K Healthkhealth.aiAug 2020 · $42M

HealthtechNew York, US

Ran Shaul(Executive Officer)Allon Bloch(Executive Officer, Director)inAshok Balakrishnan(Executive Officer)Chen Yehudai(Executive Officer)inYaron Savoray(Executive Officer)Adam Singolda(Director)

Board seat Antonio Gracias· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsComcast Ventures Lerer Hippeau Mangrove Capital Partners Notable Capital Primary Venture Partners 14W +7 more

keenwawaJul 2019SEC filingmedium confidence

San Francisco, US

Josh Gartland(Executive Officer)Christopher Grewe(Executive Officer)Isaac Pritzker(Director)Rachel Gonzalez(Director)David Friedberg(Director)Adam Brotman(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seat Antonio Gracias Jonathan Shulkin· per SEC Form D · $41.7M raise · filed Aug 2019

LesserEvillesserevil.com inOct 2021

LesserEvil makes organic, non-GMO snacks produced in its own factories using ingredients such as virgin coconut oil and avocado oil.

Advanced ManufacturingConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechDanbury, US

Board Charles Coristine(Executive Officer)in

Board seat Jonathan Shulkin· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsInvestEco Touch Capital

Linus Technology NewCoMay 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

New York, US

Peter Rahal(Executive Officer, Director)Zach Ranen(Executive Officer)

Board Jonathan K. Shulkin(Director)

Board seat Jonathan Shulkin· per SEC Form D · $75M raise · filed May 2025

Logiwa Technology, Inc.Feb 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

Chicago, US

Erhan Musaoglu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardAnna Garcia(Director)Cenk Bayrakdar(Director)in

Board seat Jonathan Shulkin· per SEC Form D · $26.4M raise · filed Feb 2023

Co-investorsRevo Capital

Magic Schoolmagicschool.ai in 𝕏Jan 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

MagicSchool is an AI platform designed for schools that helps teachers with lesson planning, student support, and feedback, while enabling students to develop AI skills.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechDenver, US

Adeel Khan(Founder & CEO)inTodd Tobin(Executive Officer)inJames Biven(Executive Officer)

BoardChristina Melas-Kyriazi(Director)

Board seat Antonio Gracias· per SEC Form D · $45M raise · filed Jan 2025

Co-investorsBain Capital Ventures GSV Ventures Range VC Service Provider Capital Edovate Capital Rethink Capital Partners

Paragon Biosciences Emalex Capital, Inc.Jul 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

BiotechChicaco, US

Patrick J. Morris(Executive Officer)Eric Messner(Executive Officer, Director)inDarien Parhad(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Aronin(Director)Timothy Cunniff(Director)

Board seat Antonio Gracias· per SEC Form D · $270M raise · filed Jul 2025

Paragon Biosciences Qlarity CapitalOct 2019SEC filingmedium confidence

BiotechChicago, US

Darien Parhad(Executive Officer)Jeffrey S. Aronin(Director)Patrick J. Morris(Executive Officer, Director)

Board Antonio J. Gracias(Director)in

Board seat Antonio Gracias· per SEC Form D · $15M raise · filed Nov 2019

Roti Restaurants Inc.Apr 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

Chicago, US

Justin Seamonds(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardBrian Chu(Director)Mats Lederhausen(Director)Eric Becker(Director)Lawrence Lessans(Director)Lawrence Macks(Director)

Board seat Jonathan Shulkin· per SEC Form D · $27.7M raise · filed Apr 2021

Skinny ButcherJan 2022SEC filingmedium confidence

Birmingham, US

Zack Levenson(Director)Daryl Gormley(Director)David J. Ziolkowski(Executive Officer, Director)

Board Jonathan K. Shulkin(Director)

Board seat Jonathan Shulkin· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Jan 2022

Sonder CanadaMay 2019DefunctSEC filingmedium confidence

Montréal-founded short-term rental operator that scaled to 9,000+ hotel-style units before shutting down and liquidating in late 2025.

Travel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Francis Davidson Tanguay(Executive Officer, Director)Lucas Pellan(Executive Officer, Director)

Board Nabeel Hyatt(Director)in Vivek Pattipati(Director)in Laurence Tosi(Director)inNeil Mehta(Director)

Board seat Vivek K. Pattipati· per SEC Form D · $225M raise · filed Jul 2019

Co-investorsSpark Capital WestCap

Songfinchsongfinch.comJul 2025

Chicago, US

Robert Lindquist(Executive Officer, Director)Josh Kaplan(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Kitun(Executive Officer, Director)John Williamson(Executive Officer, Director)

Board Sam Yagan(Director)in

Board seat Jonathan Shulkin· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCorazon Capital

Square Rootssquarerootsgrow.com inApr 2022

Square Roots operates modular indoor hydroponic farming facilities and provides farm-management software along with expert services for growing crops in controlled environments.

AgTechClimate TechFoodTechBrooklyn, US

Tobias Peggs(Executive Officer, Director)in Kimbal Musk(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seat Jonathan Shulkin· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCity Light Lightbank Collaborative Fund

Trustworthy inApr 2022 · $15M

San Francisco, US

Nathaniel Robinson(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel McCool(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDaniel S. Bomze(Director)

Board seat Jonathan Shulkin· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsSNR VC SquareOne

Voyage Foodsvoyagefoods.comFeb 2022SEC filingmedium confidence

Voyage Foods develops B2B ingredients that create sustainable, stable alternatives to traditional commodity sources for popular foods and beverages, addressing volatility in global ingredient markets and climate risks.

AgTechClimate TechFoodTechOakland, US

Adam Maxwell(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardStephen George(Director)Alec Lee(Director)James Stewart(Director)inGary Wu(Director)

Board seat Jonathan Shulkin· per SEC Form D · $36M raise · filed Feb 2022

Co-investorsBloom8 Cerity Partners Ventures Collaborative Fund Horizons Ventures Level One Fund Nimble Partners +2 more

Aaloaalo.coDefunct

ConsumerSan Francisco, US

Sejun Park(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator Hitachi Ventures

Aalo Atomicsaalo.com in 𝕏

Aalo develops advanced nuclear reactor technology aimed at producing electricity at under 3 cents per kilowatt-hour.

Climate TechDeep TechEnergyHardware

Matt(Co-founder)inYasir(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures Basecamp Fund Black Flag Brave Capital Crosscut Ventures Dash VC +24 more

ADPadp.com in 𝕏

ADP provides cloud-based human capital management solutions that integrate payroll, HR, talent management, time and attendance, tax, and benefits administration for businesses globally.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSRoseland, US

Co-investorsadMare BioInnovations ADP Ventures Braemont Capital

Agentsyncagentsync.io in 𝕏Dec 2021 · $75M

AgentSync provides insurance infrastructure software that manages onboarding, licensing, and appointment processes for carriers, agencies, MGAs, and producers.

Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSDenver, US

Niji Sabharwal(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)in Jennifer Knight(Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investors137 Ventures Anthemis Venture Craft Ventures Mischief Nine Four Ventures Operator Collective +4 more

Ambossamboss.space 𝕏May 2023 · $4M

Amboss provides analytics, node and channel explorer tools, and free utilities (invoice/LNURL decoding, fiat-BTC conversion) for the Bitcoin Lightning Network.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsSTILLMARK Draper Associates Fulgur Ventures

AMP Roboticsamprobotics.com in 𝕏

AMP builds AI-powered automated sorting systems for waste recycling infrastructure, enabling material recovery and improving separation purity for recycling facilities globally.

AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyRoboticsColorado, US

Matanya Horowitz(Founder & CEO)inTimothy Stuart(Executive Officer, Director)Justin Ross(Executive Officer)inRobert Norris(Executive Officer)inBeth Dec(Executive Officer)Robert Kreamer(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCollaborative Fund Comet Labs GV (Google Ventures)Prelude Ventures Range VC Sequoia Capital +1 more

Andurilanduril.com in

Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics

Palmer Luckey(Founder)inBrian Schimpf(CEO)in Trae Stephens(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures 1Flourish Capital 8VC Altra Venture Andreessen Horowitz Anorak Ventures +82 more

Aria Networksarianetworks.com in 𝕏Apr 2026 · $125M

Aria Networks builds network switches engineered from the ASIC level to capture high-resolution telemetry, combining network, host system, and ML workload signals into a unified context for issue detection.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHardwarePalo Alto, US

Mansour Karam(Executive Officer, Director)inSteven J. Morgan(Executive Officer)Subhachandra Chandra(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardStefan A. Dyckerhoff(Director)Gavin Baker(Director)

Co-investorsAtreides Management Eclipse Ventures Sutter Hill Ventures

Atmosphereatmosphere.tv

Atreidesatreides.io in

Atreides transforms large-scale data into structured insights for operators making high-stakes decisions.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense Tech

Co-investors7percent Ventures Atreides Management CapitalG NVIDIA

Basebase.club in 𝕏Aug 2026 · $1B

Base is a membership-based social club that curates intimate gatherings and experiences for members seeking meaningful conversations and authentic connections beyond traditional networking.

ConsumerMarketplacesSocial

Co-investorsConnetic Ventures Geek Ventures Tetrad Addition Altimeter Capital Andreessen Horowitz +8 more

Baseparagraph.com in 𝕏Aug 2026 · $1B

Paragraph provides a platform for creating and managing newsletters, with features including draft search, author assignment, and website-based subscriber collection.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US

Colin Armstrong(Founder)in

Co-investorsArchetype Coinbase Ventures Ethereum Lemniscap Union Square Ventures (USV)Addition +2 more

Base Powerbasepowercompany.com in 𝕏

Base Power provides residential battery systems and retail electric provider services to customers in Texas.

CleantechEnergyHardwareTexas, US

Zach Dell(CEO)inJustin Lopas(Co-founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Avenir Growth Capital CapitalG Congruent Ventures Contrary +20 more

Bedrock Roboticsbedrockrobotics.com in 𝕏

Bedrock Robotics develops autonomous robotic systems for construction sites, applying self-driving vehicle technology to address skilled labor shortages in building, energy, data centers, and factories.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechRobotics

Boris Sofman(Founder & CEO)in Kevin Peterson(Founder)in Ajay Gummalla(Founder)in Tom Eliaz(Founder)in

Co-investors8VC C4 Ventures CapitalG Deviation Capital Eclipse Ventures Emergence Capital Partners +6 more

Bellwetherbellwethercoffee.com in

Bellwether Coffee makes an all-electric, ventless countertop coffee roaster along with a curated green coffee marketplace, roast profiles, and retail packaging for cafés and businesses to roast and sell coffee in-house.

Advanced ManufacturingFoodTechHardwareRetail TechBerkeley, US

Ricardo Lopez(Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary)Nathan Gilliland(President and Chief Executive Officer)inMathieu Brown(Executive Officer, Director)inRolph Decker(Director)

Board Kenneth Hood(Director)in

Co-investorsCongruent Ventures DBL Partners FusionX Ventures HCVC RSE Ventures Tandem Capital +1 more

Benchmarkbenchmarkanalytics.com in 𝕏

Benchmark Analytics builds data-driven talent management and early intervention solutions for law enforcement agencies, sheriff's offices, and related organizations.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechHR TechLegalTechChicago, US

Bob Tulini(Co-Founder)inRon Huberman(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardKaren Konow(Former Chief, Bureau of Internal Affairs, Chicago Police Department)Karen Rowan(Former Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Internal Affairs, Chicago Police Department)

Co-investorsLakewest Venture Partners

Bird Scootersbird.co in

Bird operates a shared electric scooter and e-bike service designed to reduce car trips and emissions in urban environments across multiple continents.

CleantechMobility & TransportationSanta Monica, US

Co-investorsAccel Alate Partners Canaan Partners CoastCap Comcast Ventures Craft Ventures +19 more

Blackseed Bagelsblackseedbagels.com

Braintrustbraintrust.dev in 𝕏

Braintrust provides AI observability and evaluation platform that monitors production AI systems to surface patterns, define quality standards, and automate improvements.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Ankur Goyal(Founder & CEO)inEden Halperin(Head of Product)in

BoardMatthew Jacobson(Board Member; General Partner, ICONIQ Growth)Saam Motamedi(Board Partner / Investor Director, Greylock)

Co-investorsAlt Capital Andreessen Horowitz Databricks Ventures Elad Gil Greylock Partners ICONIQ +1 more

Brassica Technologies Inc.Apr 2023 · $8M

Houston, US

Youngro Lee(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsWidus Partners Long Journey Ventures Mercury Fund Neowiz

Brightloombrightloom.io

Brightloombrightloom.com in 𝕏

Brightloom is a customer data platform and customer intelligence tool that consolidates customer data into a single view, monitors data quality in real time, and provides interactive dashboards.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech

Adam Brotman in

Browzebrowze.com

Browze is an online store offering a catalog of home and kitchen products for consumers.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Cambriumcambrium.bioOct 2023

Cambrium designs novel molecules and materials by combining AI with bioscience disciplines such as molecular biology, protein engineering, and material science.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechNew Materials

Mitchell Duffy(CEO)in Charlie Cotton, PhD(Founder)in

Co-investorsDG Daiwa Ventures Earth Venture Capital Gradient Ventures Juniper SBI Ventures Europe GmbH Transpose Platform Management +2 more

Caroocaroo.com

Caroo is a gifting platform that helps teams select and send personalized gifts to employees and clients, emphasizing recipient choice and genuine gratitude exchanges over generic branded merchandise.

ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareHR TechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsRosecliff Ventures

Celerocelero.com.br inNov 2025 · $140M

Celero is a data infrastructure platform for legal entities (PJs) in Latin America that uses artificial intelligence to help financial institutions gain comprehensive customer insights and optimize credit expansion for business customers.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSão Paulo, BR

João Henrique Tosin(Founder)in Pedro Chaves(Founder)in

Co-investorsAllievo Capital Honey Island Capital Atreides Management CapitalG Maverick Silicon Sutter Hill Ventures

Celero Communicationscelero.inc inNov 2025 · $140M

Celero Communications develops coherent DSP (digital signal processor) technology for high-bandwidth, low-power optical connections used in AI and data center infrastructure.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsLaguna Beach, US

Oscar Agazzi(Executive Officer, Director)inNariman Yousefi(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRobert Abbott(Director)Stefan Dyckerhoff(Director)James Luo(Director)Gavin Baker(Director)

Co-investorsCapitalG Atreides Management Maverick Silicon Sutter Hill Ventures

Cerbycerby.com in 𝕏Sep 2025

Cerby provides an identity security platform that extends password management, SSO, MFA, user provisioning/deprovisioning, and privileged access management to disconnected applications that lack SAML, OIDC, or SCIM support.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Belsasar Lepe(Founder & CEO)inVidal(Co-Founder & CTO)inErnie Tkac(Chief Revenue Officer)inMatt McCawley(VP of Customer Experience, Business Development & Partnerships)in Miles Lavin(Chief Financial and Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsAV8 Ventures Bowery Capital Carnrite Ventures Category Ventures COREangels Incubate US +7 more

CHAOSchaosinc.com in 𝕏Nov 2025 · $510M

Chaos Inc. develops portable radar systems and unmanned aerial system (UAS) detection technology for defense applications, offering efficient multi-target tracking and rapid deployment capabilities.

Defense TechHardware

John Tenet(Founder)Gavin Hood(Founder)inJohn T.(Founder)in

Co-investors8VC Accel Alpha Wave Global HOF Capital Inflection Ventures Manhattan Venture Partners +6 more

Climax Foodsclimax.bio

Climax (Bettani) develops dairy-free cheeses that match the taste, texture, melt and stretch of dairy cheese while providing 80–100% of the protein.

BiotechClimate TechFoodTech

Co-investorsAt One Ventures Untapped Ventures Artis Ventures Canaccord Genuity Group Climate Capital Global Founders Capital +6 more

Coalitioncoalitioninc.com in 𝕏Jun 2022

Coalition offers Active Insurance, a cybersecurity-focused insurance product designed to help organizations identify, mitigate, and respond to digital risks before they occur.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityInsurTechSan Francisco, US

Joshua Motta(CEO & Co-Founder)inJohn Hering(Director)

Board Nick Shalek(Director)in Shardul Shah(Director)in

Co-investorsAllianz X Felicis Ventures Index Ventures Ribbit Capital

Counterpartyourcounterpart.com in 𝕏Apr 2026 · $50M

Counterpart is an insurance services company licensed as a producer and surplus lines broker in the United States, offering insurance products across all 50 states and D.C.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTech

Co-investorsFelicis Ventures Vy Capital

Counterpartcounterpart.vc in 𝕏Mar 2021 · $10M

Counterpart Ventures is a venture capital fund based in San Francisco that invests $1M-$5M in seed and Series A enterprise software startups focused on AI-native solutions for traditional industries.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsMOL Switch Felicis Ventures Susa Ventures Vy Capital

Counterpart HoldingsApr 2026 · $50M

Covina, US

Tanner Hackett(Executive Officer, Director)inPablo Mendoza(Director)

Board Jon Shulkin(Director)John Hering(Director)Michael Sapner(Director)

Co-investorsVy Capital

Covedrinkcove.com

Cove designs and manufactures sustainable material alternatives to replace polluting plastics, focusing on scalable packaging solutions for industrial brands.

Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials

Alex Totterman(Founder and CEO)in

Crusoe Energycrusoe.ai in 𝕏

Crusoe builds energy-first AI infrastructure, using innovative and renewable energy sources to power hyperscale AI factories and a cloud platform for AI workloads.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnergyDenver, US

Cully Cavness(Co-founder, President and Chief Strategy Officer)in Chase Lochmiller(Co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors)in

Co-investorsAbstract Ventures ACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERS Advaita Capital Air Street Capital Alkeon Innovation Avenir Growth Capital +34 more

Cumulus CoffeeNov 2023

New York, US

Mesh Gelman(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJonathan Shulkin(Director)Dan Levitan(Director)

Co-investorsMaveron

Dataminr, Inc.dataminr.com in 𝕏

Dataminr provides AI-powered real-time event detection by synthesizing text, images, video, audio, and sensor signals across public data sources.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechImpact & Social GoodNew York, US

Ted Bailey(Founder)inPeter Bailey(Executive Officer)inDaniel O'Connor(Executive Officer)Nella Domenici(Executive Officer)inJeffrey Kinsey(Executive Officer)inJason Edelboim(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAdit Ventures Management, Llc Allied Venture Partners Alpha Square Group Blue Ivy Ventures Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Conversion Capital +19 more

Datasemblydatasembly.com in 𝕏

Datasembly provides a technology platform that collects real-time, hyperlocal grocery and retail pricing, promotion, and assortment data from over 100,000 stores across hundreds of retailers, both physical and online.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRetail TechSaaSWashington, US

Ben Reich(CEO & Co-Founder)inDaniel GallagherinEric Zuckermanin

Co-investors500 Global Forefront Venture LaunchCapital Noro-Moseley Partners Portfolia Teamworthy Ventures +4 more

Decartdecart.ai in 𝕏May 2026 · $300M

Decart builds infrastructure and real-time AI models for live, interactive experiences, optimizing the stack from hardware to live models.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsGamingRoboticsSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US

Moshe Shalev(Co-founder and Chief Product Officer)inDr. Orian Leitersdorf(Co-founder and Chief Scientist)Dean Leitersdorf(Founder)in

Co-investorsRadical Ventures Benchmark Abstract Ventures Atreides Management Manhattan Venture Partners NVIDIA +5 more

Digisuredigisure.ai in 𝕏

DigiSure provides a Protection-as-a-Service platform that helps transportation, OEM, and shared economy companies optimize their insurance programs through data alignment and process automation.

Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsClocktower Ventures Top Corner Capital Xplorer Capital Morado Ventures True North Cos.

Dispatch Goodsdispatchgoods.com in 𝕏

Dispatch Goods operates a reverse logistics platform that enables businesses to implement reusable container systems and circularity in their operations.

Circular EconomyClimate TechE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US

Lindsey Hoell(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors1st Course Capital Branded Strategic Hospitality Bread And Butter Ventures, Llc Clear Current Capital Cleo Capital Congruent Ventures +4 more

Dominion Dynamicsdefendthedominion.com in 𝕏Jun 2026 · $139M

Dominion develops autonomous systems and command-and-control platforms for defense and critical infrastructure operations in remote, harsh environments like the Arctic.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechWaterloo, CA

Co-investorsExpeditions OMERS Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners Deloitte Ventures Georgian Lakestar

Dominion Dynamicsdominion-dynamics.com in 𝕏Jun 2026 · $139M

Dominion Dynamics develops autonomous systems for defense and critical infrastructure operations in remote, infrastructure-constrained environments like the Arctic.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechWaterloo, CA

Eliot Pence(Founder)in

Co-investorsBCI Bessemer Venture Partners Garage Capital Golden Ventures Expeditions Georgian +3 more

DroneBasedronebase.com inFeb 2023 · $55M

Aerial imaging and AI inspection company for renewable energy and infrastructure assets, rebranded as Zeitview in 2023.

San Diego, US

Daniel Burton(Executive Officer, Director)Eli Tamanaha(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board Mark Suster(Director)inVivek Pattipati(Director)Michael Bishop(Director)Greg Bettinelli(Director)in

Co-investorsEnergy Transition Ventures Hearst Ventures Pritzker Group Venture Capital The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Union Square Ventures (USV)Upfront Ventures

Dynamicsdynamicsinc.comJun 2026

Cheswick, US

Jeffrey D. Mullen(CEO, President and Treasurer)inNorman E. O'Shea(VP, Chief Production Officer)Ross C. Wilkin(Chief Financial Officer)Jonathan L. Beaver(Chief Architect)John T. Mazock(Chief Manufacturing Officer)inBenjamin C. Cupp(VP, Information Technology)

Co-investorsAdams Capital Management Bessemer Venture Partners Capital Factory Expeditions Founders Fund MaC Venture Capital

Emalexemalex.com in 𝕏

Emalex Biosciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for central nervous system disorders, with a lead investigational asset, ecopipam, a selective dopamine D1 receptor antagonist for pediatric Tourette syndrome.

BiotechDigital Health

Co-investorsParagon Biosciences LLC

Emalex Biosciencesemalexbiosciences.com in 𝕏Nov 2022 · $250M

Emalex Biosciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for central nervous system disorders, including ecopipam, an investigational dopamine D1 receptor antagonist for pediatric Tourette syndrome.

BiotechMedical Devices

Co-investorsParagon Biosciences LLC Bain Capital Life Sciences Fidelity Investments

Enfabricaenfabrica.net in 𝕏Jun 2023 · $125MAcquired

Enfabrica develops networking silicon and infrastructure for AI and accelerated computing, using a multi-path switched fabric that connects CPUs, GPUs, and memory endpoints with fault tolerance and load distribution.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSemiconductorsMountain View, US

Shrijeet Mukerjee(Director)Rochan Sankar(Executive Officer, Director)inShrijeet Mukherjee(Founder)in

BoardGavin Baker(Director)Stefan Dyckerhoff(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures Basecamp Fund Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Cisco Investments Prosperity7 Ventures Samsung Catalyst Fund +7 more

Epogeeepogee.com in 𝕏

Epogee develops EPG, a modified fat ingredient that reduces calorie absorption by around 92% while maintaining the taste and texture of traditional fat.

FoodTechNew Materials

Co-investorsHG Ventures Greenoaks

Ereborerebor.bankAug 2026

Erebor is a US national bank in Columbus, Ohio serving AI, crypto, defense and advanced manufacturing companies.

Palmer Luckey(Founder)

Co-investorsAnti Arctic Digital Balerion Space Ventures Castle Island Ventures Ineffable Ventures Lakeside Capital +11 more

ErisXerisx.com in 𝕏acquired by Cboe Global Markets

Crypto & Web3FintechChicago, US

Co-investorsConsenSys Mesh Digital Currency Group Pantera Capital Bitmain Fidelity Investments

Extropicextropic.comDec 2023 · $14.1M

Extropic builds thermodynamic computing hardware designed to be significantly more energy efficient than GPUs for probabilistic AI workloads.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

Guillaume Verdon(Founder)in

Co-investorsOSS Capital HOF Capital Julian Capital

Extropicextropic.aiDec 2023

Extropic builds thermodynamic computing hardware, including thermodynamic sampling units (TSUs) designed to be more energy efficient than GPUs for probabilistic AI workloads.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsAustin, US

Guillaume Verdon(Founder)in

Co-investorsAtacama Ventures Beyond Capital Black Flag HOF Capital Hyperguap Julian Capital +6 more

Fastinofastino.ai in 𝕏May 2025

Fastino is an applied research lab developing specialized small language models and APIs for structured data extraction, classification, reasoning, and production AI workflows.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US

Ashley Lewis(Executive Officer, Director)Ash Lewis(Cofounder)in George Hurn-Maloney(Founder)in

Board George Mathew(Director)in

Co-investorsLoup Ventures M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Insight Partners Khosla Ventures New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Galoygaloy.io in 𝕏

Galoy builds Bitcoin-native banking software and infrastructure for regulated financial institutions, enabling banks to offer Bitcoin services to their customers.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Nicolasin

Co-investorsBrad Mills Fulgur Ventures Hivemind Ventures, Llc Kube VC Trammell Venture Partners (TVP)Craft Ventures

Genvidgenvid.com in 𝕏

Genvid is a media technology company building studio-grade production management infrastructure for generative AI content, with native generation, version control, asset tracking, and provenance for film, TV, and games.

AI & Machine LearningGamingMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNew York, US

Jacob Navok(CEO & Co-Founder)in Christopher Cataldi(COO & Co-Founder)in Fabien Ninoles(CTO & Co-Founder)inJerry Heinz(CIO)inStephan Bugaj(Chief Creative Officer)in

Co-investorsOCA Ventures Atreides Management Galaxy Interactive Horizons Ventures Makers Fund March Capital Partners

Good Karma Foodsgoodkarmafoods.com 𝕏Dec 2014

Good Karma is a plant-based food brand that makes dairy- and nut-free products such as flaxmilk, using ingredients that are certified glyphosate-residue free, non-GMO, and made without major allergens.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechPrairie Du Sac, US

Daniel J. LaValley(Executive Officer, Director)inKimberly Anne Starke(Executive Officer)

BoardAndrew S. Whitman(Director)Salvatore Galletti(Director)Sharon M. Kieffer(Director)

Gopuffgopuff.com in 𝕏

Philadelphia, US

Rafael Ilishayev(Founder)inYakir Gola(Founder)in

Co-investorsA-Rod Corp Accel Alpha Partners Darco Capital Headline Headline Growth Management, LLC+3 more

Hackeronehackerone.com in 𝕏

HackerOne operates a platform for coordinating cybersecurity vulnerability disclosures and bug bounty programs.

CybersecuritySan Francisco, US

Mårten Mickosin

Co-investors1/1 Capital Defy Partners New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Savano Capital Partners Benchmark

Hadrianhadrian.io inAug 2026 · $1.4B

Hadrian offers an offensive security platform that continuously maps an organization's external attack surface, discovers assets, and uses agentic AI to validate which exposures are actually exploitable.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAmsterdam, NL

Rogier Fischer(Co-Founder & CEO)in Olivier Beg(Co-Founder & Chief Hacking Officer)in Maurice Clin(Co-Founder & Head of Business Development)in Tijl van Vliet(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsCapitalG Construct Capital Lux Capital PICUS CAPITAL 137 Ventures 1789 Capital +6 more

Holobiome, Inc.holobiome.org in 𝕏Oct 2024

Holobiome discovers and develops therapies derived from the human gut microbiome, working to translate microbiome science into probiotics and targeted treatments for whole-body health.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechLongevityBoston, US

Philip Strandwitz(Co-founder & Director, Chief Executive Officer)inKim Lewis(Co-founder, Director)Mike La Fleur(President, Co-founder, Director)Michael LaFleur(Executive Officer)

Board Joan LaRovere(Director)inIain Chessell(Director)

Co-investorsAble Partners Bantam Group Healthtech Capital iSelect Fund Pace Ventures Service Provider Capital +3 more

Imaginaryimaginary.co

Imaginary Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by seasoned consumer entrepreneurs and investors that focuses on identifying and scaling early-stage consumer and retail brands globally.

ConsumerDirect to Consumer

Natalie Massenet(Co-Founder and General Partner)inNick Brown(Co-Founder and General Partner)

Co-investorsNexus Bay ICONIQ

Indigovindigov.com

Indigov provides a constituent relations platform that helps government officials and agencies manage and respond to incoming communications from constituents across multiple digital channels.

GovTechWashington, US

Alexander Kouts(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors8VC VU Venture Partners Align Ventures Tusk Venture Partners

Inphiinphi.com in 𝕏Sep 2026 · $275Macquired by Marvell

Marvell designs custom silicon and system-level connectivity products—including interconnects and network switches—for AI data center infrastructure, enterprise networking, and 5G carrier applications.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Loi Nguyen, PhD(Founder)in

Co-investorsICCP Venture Partners Atreides Management CapitalG Maverick Silicon Sutter Hill Ventures Walden International

Joywithjoy.com in 𝕏

Joy provides customizable wedding websites and planning tools for couples organizing their weddings.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US

Vishal Joshi(Founder/CEO)in Dorian Bach(Founder)inKaiwalya Kher(Founder/CTO)inDorian B(Founder)Vishal J.(Founder)in

Co-investorsFernbrook Capital Management Forerunner Ventures Helium-3 Ventures Kube VC MVP Ventures Obvious Ventures +12 more

K Healthk-health.comNov 2020 · $42M

K-Health is a Korean health news and medical information platform that publishes articles about diseases, medical treatments, healthcare policy, and wellness topics for general readers and patients.

HealthtechMedia & Entertainment

Allon Bloch(Founder)in

Co-investorsNotable Capital 14W Atreides Management BoxGroup Comcast Ventures Lerer Hippeau +4 more

Lendtablelendtable.com in 𝕏Nov 2021 · $18M

Lendtable provides cash advances to employees to enable them to contribute to their 401(k) plans and capture employer matching contributions, recouping its costs from a portion of the vested match earnings.

FintechSan Francisco, US

Sheridan Clayborne(Founder)in Mitchell Jones(Founder)in

Co-investorsDragon Capital FiDi Ventures Open Opportunity Fund Valia Ventures Western Technology Investment Y Combinator +5 more

Letoleto.legal inFeb 2026 · $22M

Leto is a software suite that helps companies manage GDPR compliance, data security, AI Act obligations and employee awareness, with an AI agent called Hari that maps personal data, audits subcontractors, classifies AI systems and generates required documentation.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityLegalTech

Co-investorsKima Ventures 8VC 9Yards Capital Andreessen Horowitz Coatue Management Georgian +4 more

Lightning Labslightning.engineering in 𝕏Mar 2016

Lightning Terminal is a web-based dashboard and management platform for Bitcoin Lightning Network node operators that simplifies node management and provides liquidity tools.

Crypto & Web3FintechPalo Alto, US

Elizabeth Stark(Founder)Olaoluwa Osuntokun(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

Co-investorsAbstract Ventures Craft Ventures Digital Currency Group Hivemind Ventures, Llc Slow Ventures Sommet AB +7 more

Lilacgetlilac.com in 𝕏Sep 2021

Lilac provides GPU compute infrastructure for startups, offering dedicated GPU VMs, bare-metal nodes, and private clusters with flexible capacity management options.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ryan Ewing(Founder)in Lucas Ewing(Founder)in

Co-investorsDG Daiwa Ventures LOWERCARBON Lowercarbon Capital Y Combinator 468 Capital Breakthrough Energy Ventures +1 more

Lilac Solutionslilacsolutions.com inSep 2021

Lilac Solutions develops direct lithium extraction technology using ceramic ion exchange media, enabling fast, clean, and affordable lithium production from brines for the electric vehicle and battery industries.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyNew MaterialsOakland, US

David Snydacker(President & Chief Technology Officer)inNicholas Goldberg(Chief Legal Officer of Issuer)David Gelinas(Chief Financial Officer of Issuer)inRaef Sully(Chief Executive Officer of Issuer)in

Board Clay Dumas(Director)in David Danielson(Director)in

Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy Ventures Lowercarbon Capital Azolla Ventures BMW i Ventures Mount Wilson Ventures Prelude Ventures +8 more

Little Spoonlittlespoon.com inJan 2020

Little Spoon is a direct-to-consumer subscription service delivering organic baby and toddler food, including infant formula, purees (Babyblends), finger foods, cereal, puffs, smoothies, and kids' meals and snacks.

Advanced ManufacturingConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechNew York, US

Lisa Barnett(Director)inBenjamin J. Lewis(Executive Officer, Director)Anna Sweeting(Director)Montse Suarez(Director)

BoardJohnathan Shulkin(Director)

Co-investorsAurum Kairos HQ Siddhi Capital Winklevoss Capital Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc Jam Fund +1 more

Magrathea Metalsmagratheametals.com in 𝕏Jun 2023

Magrathea develops a new electrolytic process to produce magnesium metal from seawater and brines, aiming to establish American and Western supply of this defense-critical material currently dominated by China.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDefense TechNew MaterialsArkansas, US

Alexander Grant(CEO)

Co-investorsAvila Compound Hyperguap Juniper Necessary Ventures VoLo Earth Ventures +3 more

Mason Dixiemasondixiefoods.com 𝕏

Mason Dixie Foods makes scratch-made frozen food products, such as biscuits and other comfort foods, using simple ingredients for consumers to prepare restaurant-quality meals at home.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Ayeshah Abuelhiga(Founder)in

Co-investorsAssembled Brands

Misfitsmisfits.healthApr 2021 · $200M

Misfits makes plant-based protein bars designed to taste like chocolate candy bars, with 14-15g of protein, less than 1g of sugar, and non-GMO ingredients.

Direct to ConsumerFoodTechWellness & Fitness

Henry Sether(Founder)in

Co-investorsGATHER VENTURES Miroma Ventures The FSE Group Accel Better Capital Greenoaks +2 more

Misfits Marketmisfitsmarket.com 𝕏

Misfits Market is an online grocery delivery service that rescues and delivers surplus produce and other food products that would otherwise be wasted due to cosmetic imperfections or supply chain inefficiencies.

Circular EconomyE-commerceFoodTechPhiladelphia</hq_country> <parameter name="hq_country">US

Abhi Ramesh(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsAccel Blue Collective Chapter One PROOF SoftBank Vision Fund Sound Ventures

Modemode.com in 𝕏Jun 2018

Mode is a business intelligence platform that enables data and business teams to collaborate on analytics and derive actionable insights from data.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Gaku Ueda(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inYu-tung Kan(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardOm Malik(Director)

Co-investorsH.I.G. Capital H.I.G. Growth Partners

Moovmoov.io in 𝕏

Moov builds payments infrastructure software that enables businesses to embed payment processing capabilities into their products through direct connections to major payment networks.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Wade Arnold in Robert Smith(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Commerce Ventures Abstract Ventures B3 Capital Curql Collective, LLC Darco Capital +5 more

Moov TechnologiesNov 2021

San Francisco, US

Maxam Yeung(Director)

Board Steven Zhou(Executive Officer, Director)in James Currier(Director)in

Co-investorsAtreides Management NFX Tiger Global Management

Motionusemotion.com in 𝕏Sep 2025 · $60M

Motion is an AI-powered work platform that unifies projects, tasks, docs, and meetings in one interface, with autonomous AI agents that handle scheduling, reporting, and administrative work for teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Harry Qi(Founder)in Omid Rooholfada(Founder)in Ethan Yu(Founder)in

Co-investorsCrunchFund HOF Capital Leonis Capital NewView Capital Scale Venture Partners SignalFire +5 more

Mozart Datamozartdata.com in 𝕏Apr 2022 · $15M

Mozart Data provides a data platform for centralizing, organizing, and analyzing business data without requiring engineering expertise.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Peter Fishman(Founder)in Dan Silberman(Founder)in

Co-investorsAbstract Ventures Rackhouse Venture Management Lp Y Combinator APOLLO PROJECTS Craft Ventures Goldcrest Capital +1 more

Mythicmythic-ai.com

Taner Ozcelikin

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)In-Q-Tel Khosla Ventures Lockheed Martin Ventures

Nirvanameetnirvana.com in

Nirvana builds technology that lets healthcare providers instantly verify patient insurance coverage and generate accurate cost estimates, from intake through the patient lifecycle.

Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechSaaS

Kelvin K Chan(Founder)inKelvin Chan(Chief Executive Officer)inUrvish Parikh(Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsCeltic House Asia Partners Eniac Ventures Four Acres Capital Inspired Capital Lightspeed Venture Partners NextView Ventures +4 more

Nirvananirvana.finance 𝕏Dec 2025 · $100M

Nirvana is a DeFi protocol built around an Assured Value Machine (AVM) that uses reserves and mathematical rules to set a rising floor price for its ANA token, offering liquidation-free zero-interest credit, community governance, and reserve-backed price stability.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsMagnus Capital General Catalyst Lightspeed Venture Partners

No Cownocow.com in

NoCow makes plant-based protein bars that are dairy-free, gluten-free, non-GMO, soy-free, and vegan.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Daniel Katz(Founder)in

Co-investorsAssembled Brands Lever VC Sun Mountain Capital

Opopopopopop.com 𝕏

Englewood, US

Bradley Roulier(Founder)Jonas Tempel(Founder)Jonas Templ(Director)Anni Ylagan(Director)Patrick YEE(Executive Officer, Promoter)

Co-investorsBatshit Crazy Ventures Litani Ventures

Overland Aioverland.aiFeb 2026 · $100M

Overland AI develops ground autonomy solutions for military vehicles and land operations, enabling autonomous mobility without human operators.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsSeattle, US

Byron Boots(Co-Founder & CEO)inStephanie Bonk(Co-Founder & President)inGreg Okopal(Co-Founder & COO)inJonathan Fink(Executive Officer)

BoardChristopher Morales(Director)

Co-investors8VC Ascend Venture Capital OUP (Osage University Partners)Point72 Ventures Voyager Capital Cubit Capital +3 more

Pano AIpano.ai in 𝕏Jul 2023 · $17M

Pano develops artificial intelligence and machine learning technology solutions to help utility companies and fire agencies detect and manage wildfire threats.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentCambridge, US

Sonia Kastner(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAthletic Ventures Cerity Partners Ventures Chrysalix Congruent Ventures Convective Capital Giant Ventures Global Llp +6 more

PathSpot

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Percipientpercipient.ai

Percipient combines computer vision and AI technology to address national security and defense applications.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechSanta Clara, US

Balan Ayyar(Founder & CEO, Brig Gen (USAF, Ret.))in Raj Shah(Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer)in

Co-investorsAlleyCorp Celesta Capital Celesta Capital Venrock Alley Robotics Ventures

Polymarketpolymarket.com in 𝕏

Polymarket is a prediction market platform where users trade contracts based on the outcomes of future events across politics, sports, economics, and other categories.

Crypto & Web3FintechMarketplaces

Shayne Coplan(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors1confirmation A.Capital Ventures Abstract Ventures Advaita Capital Anti Ausum Ventures +17 more

Positron AIpositron.ai in 𝕏Jan 2026 · $230M

Positron builds purpose-built hardware and inference accelerator silicon for running Transformer-based generative AI models, offering inference appliances that map HuggingFace Transformers models onto the hardware and expose an OpenAI API-compliant endpoint.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsLovelock, US

Thomas Sohmers(Executive Officer, Director)in Barrett Woodside(Founder)in Edward Kmett(Founder)inMitesh Agrawal(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardRobert Reid(Director)

Co-investorsAsimov Ventures Banyan Ventures Caucasus Ventures Ineffable Ventures Invariantes Fund NZVC +9 more

Premisepremise.com in 𝕏Sep 2015

Premise provides data-driven market intelligence and geospatial insights by combining machine learning with human intelligence from a global network of contributors.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US

Joseph Reisinger(Director)David Soloff(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardChamath Palihapitiya(Director)Karim Faris(Director)inLawrence Summers(Director)

Partner Antonio Gracias· led

Co-investorsBowery Capital Communitas Capital Partners NightDragon 8VC GV (Google Ventures)Social Capital Partnership +1 more

QuEra Computingquera.com in 𝕏Jun 2025 · $230M

QuEra develops neutral-atom quantum computers, building both the quantum hardware and the classical control systems that operate them, along with related software and applications.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Nate Gemelke(Co-founder, Chief Technology Strategist)inVladan Vuletić(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inMikhail Lukin(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)Markus Greiner(Co-founder)Takuya Kitagawa(President)inDean Bogdanovic(SVP Engineering)in

Co-investorsCarbide Ventures Safar Partners SoftBank Vision Fund FinTech Ventures NVentures

Recorarecora.comDec 2021 · $20M

Recora builds technology for heart and lung health management and care navigation, designed to help people pursue preventive health goals and live longer, fuller lives.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNew York, US

Abhi Chandra(Co-Founder & CEO)inEd Wu(Co-Founder & COO)Vivek Vishwanath(Co-Founder & CGO)in Ed Wu, MD(Founder)in

Board Taylor Barada(Director)in

Co-investorsMGV.VC Pear VC SignalFire

Redwood Materialsredwoodmaterials.com in 𝕏

Redwood Materials deploys large-scale energy storage systems for data centers and grid power while recycling batteries to recover critical minerals like lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper as a domestic source of these materials.

Circular EconomyEnergyNew MaterialsCarson City, US

JB Straubel(Founder & CEO)inKevin Kassekert(Executive Officer)Jason Thompson(Executive Officer)in

Board David Danielson(Director)in

Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy Ventures Coatue Management Collaborative Fund Congruent Ventures Eclipse Ventures Foothill Ventures +17 more

Remoraremoracarbon.com in 𝕏

Remora Carbon provides strategic advisory services to transportation, logistics, infrastructure, and geospatial sectors, with focus on transformational technologies.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainDetroit, US

Paul Gross(Founder and CEO)inDean Wise(Founder)

Co-investorsJuniper LOWERCARBON Lowercarbon Capital Union Square Ventures (USV)Wayfinder Ventures Y Combinator +3 more

Renovate Americarenovateamerica.com in 𝕏

Renovate America provides financing for home improvement projects focused on energy-saving and water-saving upgrades, working with homeowners and contractors.

ConsumerEnergyFintechPropTech

Christopher Powell(Chief Financial Officer)inTameka Reese(Chief People Officer)inCraig Braun(Chief Capital Officer)inMark Matheson(Chief Legal Officer)in

Co-investorsSilver Lake Partners

Republicrepublic.coNov 2021

Unlocking private markets for investors and institutions across the globe.

Elkhorn, US

Peter Green(Founder)inDonald Moore(Executive Officer, Director)Gary Thompson(Director)Stephen McCown(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBrighter Capital Good Growth Capital Hack VC NextGen Venture Partners Oyster Ventures UpVentures Capital +2 more

Residentmeetresident.com in

Resident produces private, chef-driven dining experiences in New York City, pairing Michelin-trained chefs with bespoke one-night-only menus hosted in private residences and members-only clubs.

ConsumerFoodTechNew York, US

Brian Mommsen(CEO/Founder)in

Co-investorsGood Ground

Ripplingrippling.com in 𝕏

Rippling is a workforce management platform that unifies HR, IT, finance, and employee data across a business.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Parker Conrad(Co-founder & CEO)in Prasanna Sankar(Co-founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsAbstract Ventures Amino Capital Ansa Capital Bain Capital Tech Opportunities Bedrock Berkeley Frontier +33 more

Rotiultipro.com

Rotiroti.com

Rōti is a Mediterranean restaurant concept offering customizable bowls, salads, and pitas made with authentic spices and wholesome ingredients.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Bill Post(Founder)in

Co-investorsAult Krug Ventures

Ryffryff.co

Salted

A platform for tomorrow's food brands, consisting of a growing network of virtual restaurants & an online cooking school.

Santa Monica, US

Jeffrey Appelbaum(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Beckhardt(Executive Officer)in

BoardCarl Segal(Director)Alexia Lingart(Director)Dustin Rosen(Director)

Co-investorsWonder Ventures B. Riley Financial Craft Ventures Creadev

SciFi Foodsscififoods.com

Cultivated meat company developing a burger blending cultivated meat and plant-based ingredients using a proprietary synbio robotic cell line engineering platform.

Joshua March(Founder)in

Co-investorsLabel Investments

Sendwavesendwave.com in 𝕏acquired by WorldRemit

Sendwave provides international money transfer services designed to simplify remittances through digital channels with low fees and fast transfers, serving customers who want to send money across borders without visiting physical locations.

B2B MarketplacesFintechBoston, US

Drew Durbin(Founder/CEO)in

Co-investorsY Combinator Accel Founders Fund Initialized Capital TCV

Shameless Petsshamelesspets.com in

Shameless Pets makes soft, chewy dog treats formulated with real beef and upcycled ingredients like sweet potatoes, free from grain, corn, and soy.

Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Co-investorsBoro Capital Ocampo Capital R/GA Ventures Spiral Sun Ventures True.

Siftersifter.shop in 𝕏

Sifter offers online food shopping and a mobile scanning app that let consumers find products matching their dietary needs, food allergies, and lifestyle preferences.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech

Skyryseskyryse.com in 𝕏

Skyryse develops SkyOS, a flight-control operating system that simplifies aircraft operation through automated maneuvers, emergency management, and optionally piloted or autonomous flight.

Deep TechDefense TechMobility & TransportationEl Segundo, US

Mark Groden(Founder & CEO)inStephen Koo(Executive Officer, Director)inBlake Bilstad(Executive Officer)in

BoardLior Susan(Director)Will Summerlin(Director)Ethan Batraski(Director)

Co-investorsCantos Ventures City Light Das & Co.Embedded Ventures Flucas Ventures Fontinalis Partners +18 more

Sleepsleep.ai

Sleep.ai is an AI-powered sleep health platform that develops non-contact sleep measurement technology and provides science-backed digital sleep coaching and APIs for consumer apps, health platforms, and insurance companies.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsSupermoon Capital Founders Fund HongShan Capital Group Khosla Ventures Y Combinator

Slingshot Aerospaceslingshotaerospace.com in 𝕏Dec 2022 · $41M

Slingshot provides software and AI systems that integrate sensing, data fusion, and simulation to enable operational decision-making for defense and commercial space operations.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSpace Tech

David Godwin(Founder)in

Co-investorsATX Venture Partners Dcode Capital Draper Associates Horizon Technology Finance Lockheed Martin Ventures Sway Ventures

Solinksolink.com in 𝕏

Solink provides a cloud-based video security platform for brick-and-mortar businesses that integrates camera footage with operational data such as POS, alarms, and inventory to enable risk management and loss prevention.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoTRetail TechSaaS

Michael Matta(Founder)in

Co-investorsOMERS Ventures Wesley Clover International Corporation

Sondersonder.com in 𝕏Defunct

Sonder operates a hospitality platform offering managed short-term rental accommodations across multiple cities globally, combining contemporary design with technology-enabled services for guests.

MarketplacesPropTechTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Francis Davidson(Co-Founder & CEO (2014–2025))inMartin Picard(Co-Founder)inLucas Pellan(Co-Founder)Sanjay Banker(President & Chief Financial Officer)Satyen Pandya(Chief Technology Officer)Daniel Cornwell(Interim Co-CEO (from June 2025))

Co-investorsAkkadian Ventures Alate Partners BDC Venture Capital Blackbird Ventures FounderFuel Greylock Partners +4 more

Spot & Tangospotandtango.com

Spot & Tango makes fresh, human-grade dog food, including its FreshDry "UnKibble" product, using whole-food ingredients formulated by veterinary nutritionists to AAFCO standards.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechNew York, US

Strider Technologies inApr 2022 · $45M

South Jordan, US

Greg Levesque(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Levesque(Director)in

BoardConstantine Saab(Director)Michael Janke(Director)Michael Allen Brown(Director)Byron Knight(Director)

Co-investorsDataTribe Koch Disruptive Technologies Pelion Venture Partners

Substratesubstrate.com 𝕏Oct 2025 · $100M

Substrate is developing a U.S.-based semiconductor foundry, inventing technology aimed at extending Moore's Law while lowering the cost of leading-edge fabs and the wafers they produce.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Co-investorsLong Journey Ventures Founders Fund General Catalyst In-Q-Tel

Suprasupra.laSep 2023 · $24M

Supra is a technology company providing cross-border B2B payment and collection services for importers and exporters.

Co-investorsHTwenty Animoca Brands Coinbase Ventures Faculty Group Far Out Ventures Galaxy Interactive +4 more

Swayswaythefuture.com in

Sway produces compostable packaging made from seaweed-based materials for brands needing flexible, lightweight single-use alternatives to traditional plastics.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew Materials

Co-investorsAlante Capital BAM Ventures Designer Fund New Earth Ventures Third Nature Trousdale Ventures+2 more

Switch Tech

New York, US

Yarden Tadmor(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDaniel Recanati(Director)Adi Sideman(Director)Marcel Legrand(Director)

Co-investorsAtreides Management Eclipse Ventures Sutter Hill Ventures

TBCtbc.co in 𝕏Apr 2022 · $675M

The Biological Computing Co. uses living neurons to study how biological systems process information and applies those insights to improve AI model training and inference.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardware

Co-investorsRefactor Capital 8VC Craft Ventures Founders Fund Primary Ventures Sequoia Capital +1 more

Terra Industriesterraindustries.co in 𝕏Feb 2026 · $22M

Terra Industries designs and manufactures autonomous drone and robotics systems, including surveillance UAVs, ground vehicles, and AI-powered security infrastructure, primarily for protecting critical infrastructure across African nations.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics

Co-investors8VC Velocity Digital Belief Capital Lux Capital Silent Ventures Tofino Capital

The Boring Companyboringcompany.com in 𝕏Apr 2022 · $675M

The Boring Company designs and constructs underground tunnel systems, including the Loop, an all-electric public transportation network, and develops tunnel-boring machines like Prufrock to accelerate large-scale infrastructure construction.

Construction TechLas Vegas, US

Elon Musk(Founder)

Co-investors8VC Alpha Wave Global Aurum Venture Partners Coatue Management DBL Partners Dreamers VC +9 more

The Desire Companythedesirecompany.com in 𝕏Jan 2022 · $8M

The Desire Company produces expert-led, multi-asset video and content that brands use across marketing channels such as product detail pages, retail media networks, social ads, email, and in-store displays to drive purchase confidence and conversions.

AdTechE-commerceMarketing TechRetail Tech

Eric Sheinkop(Co-founder)inJudith Sheinkop(Co-founder)

Co-investorsCleveland Avenue

TockNov 2018

Chicago, US

Brian Fitzpatrick(Chief Technology Officer)Nicholas Kokonas(Chief Executive Officer and President)Grant Achatz(Manager of Tock, LLC)Stephen Bernacki(Chief Financial Officer and Secretary)Jeff Kaplan(Chief Operating Officer)Matt Maloney(Director)

Co-investorsChicago Ventures Origin Ventures

Tomorrow Farmstomorrowfarms.co in

Tomorrow Farms develops modern food products positioned as better for people, animals, and the environment, sold through grocery retail channels.

Climate TechConsumerFoodTechNew York, US

Ben Berman(CEO)inScaramucci Alexander(Treasurer)

BoardAlex Klokus(Secretary)

Trakstartrakstar.com in 𝕏

Trakstar builds talent development and people management software for HR leaders and companies, offering hiring, performance communication, and employee development tools.

HR TechSaaS

Co-investorsSaaS Capital Hearst Ventures Upfront Ventures Y Combinator

TRIC Roboticstricrobotics.com inJul 2025

Tric Robotics builds autonomous, tractor-scale farm equipment that uses ultraviolet light and an electric bug vacuum for chemical-free pest and disease control, primarily for strawberry farmers.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics

Adam Stager(Founder & CEO)in Ryan Berard(Founder)in Vishnu Somasundaram(Founder)in

Co-investorsRedstick Ventures Soundboard Venture Fund Spacecadet Ventures Undeterred Capital Embark Ventures Garage Capital +2 more

Unchainedunchained.com in 𝕏Apr 2023 · $60M

Unchained provides bitcoin financial services including loans and custody solutions built on collaborative custody structures.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Joe Kelly(Founder)in Dhruv Bansal(Founder)in

Co-investorsKube VC Visary Capital Aptos Foundation Ecliptic Capital Highland Capital Partners Hivemind Capital LLC +4 more

Unchained Capitalunchained-capital.com in 𝕏Apr 2023 · $60M

Unchained provides bitcoin financial services including custody, loans, and wealth management built on collaborative custody structures.

Crypto & Web3FintechAustin, US

Joseph Kelly(Executive Officer, Director)inDhruv Bansal(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Komaransky(Director)Mike Erwin(Director)

Board Ezra Galston(Director)in

Co-investorsStarting Line Trammell Venture Partners (TVP)Ecliptic Capital Highland Capital Partners NYDIG Platform Ventures +3 more

Valorvalorvision.ai in 𝕏May 2024 · $6B

Valor Vision turns a smartphone into a 3D biomechanics tool that gives athletes a movement profile, injury-risk asymmetry flags, and personalized training plans tracked from baseline through return to play.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSports TechAustin, US

Co-investorsTechstars Andreessen Horowitz Founders Fund Sequoia Capital Vy Capital

Valorep

WekaIO, Inc.weka.io in 𝕏May 2024

WEKA develops a high-performance data infrastructure platform designed for AI and HPC workloads, offering storage and compute management across edge, core, and cloud environments.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Liran Zvibel(Founder)in

Co-investors10D Celesta Capital Celesta Capital Hitachi Ventures Key1 Capital Lumir Ventures +8 more

Wow Baojobs.net

Xage Securityxage.com inNov 2023 · $20M

Xage builds zero trust access and security solutions to protect critical infrastructure systems and prevent cyberattacks.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSPalo Alto, US

Roman Arutyunov(Executive Officer)inSusanto Irwan(Executive Officer, Director)inSriinDuncan Greatwood(Executive Officer, Director)inDorea El-Sayed(Executive Officer)Norman Thorlakson(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCity Light March Capital Partners Momenta Ventures Piva Capital The Hive Aramco Ventures +5 more

xAIx.ai 𝕏Jan 2026 · $20Bacquired by SpaceX · Feb 2026 · $250B

x.ai builds frontier AI reasoning models, real-time voice AI, and generative media systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Yuhuai (Tony) Wu(Founder)inGreg Yang(Founder)inGuodong Zhang(Founder)inIgor Babuschkin(Founder)in Elon Musk(Founder)

Co-investors7percent Ventures Abstract Ventures Aglae Ventures Amity Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Arctic Digital +35 more

Xsightxsight.online in 𝕏Aug 2026 · $300M

XSight is a multiplayer augmented reality platform that connects metaverse experiences to real-world scenarios such as coffee runs, conferences, and nightlife.

ConsumerGamingSocial

Co-investorsYoubi Capital Atreides Management Battery Ventures Fidelity Investments Intel Capital Key1 Capital +2 more

Xsight Labsxsightlabs.com

Co-investorsBattery Ventures Intel Capital M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

Yay Lunchyaylunch.com

Co-investorsSNAK Venture Partners Alpaca VC

Z Leaguezleague.gg

Brooklyn, US

Robert Schneidman(Executive Officer)Lucas Pellan(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardVivek Subramanian(Director)Andrew Chen(Director)

Zampzamp.com in 𝕏

Zamp provides a sales tax compliance platform combined with a managed service of tax professionals that handles registrations, filings, notices, and support for businesses.

E-commerceFintechSaaS

Rohit Bhadange(Founder)in

Co-investorsGood Friends Acrew Capital Friends Family Capital Thomson Reuters Ventures

Zeitviewzeitview.com in 𝕏

Zeitview provides advanced inspection software for high-value infrastructure assets including solar, wind, properties, telecom, and utility infrastructure.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechConstruction TechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSaaSLos Angeles, US

Dan Burton(Founder)in

Co-investorsClimate Investment Energy Transition Ventures Union Square Ventures (USV)Upfront Ventures Y Combinator

Ziplinezipline.com in 𝕏Mar 2026

Zipline operates a drone delivery service for rapid order fulfillment, with a focus on maintaining product temperature integrity during transit.

CleantechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Keller Rinaudo Cliffton(Founder & CEO)in Keenan Wyrobek(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inRyan Oksenhorn(Co-Founder)in Will Hetzler(Co-Founder and Former Chief Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Ballistic Ventures BoxGroup CrunchFund Evolution VC Partners Felicis Ventures +25 more

Ziplinezipline.ai inFeb 2026 · $600M

Zipline is a data infrastructure platform built on the open-source Chronon project that lets engineering teams build, deploy, and monitor real-time data pipelines, features, and embeddings for AI agents and ML models.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsUnion City, US

Nikhil Simha(Co-Founder & CTO)in Varant Zanoyan(Co-Founder & CEO)inPiyush Narang(Chief Architect)in

Co-investorsTwine Ventures Wing Andreessen Horowitz Baillie Gifford Fidelity Investments Goldman Sachs +5 more

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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 10

as of Jun 2025

Fund	Vintage	Committed	Net IRR	TVPI	DPI
CV Consortio Fund L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System	2023	—	—	1.90x	0.00x
Valor Equity Partners VI ASF IX BLPs: New York City Fire Department Pension Fund	2023	—	—	1.49x	—
Valor Equity Partners VILPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System, New York City Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York +4 more	2022	—	—	1.44x	0.00x
Valor Equity Partners V, L.P.LPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System, New York City Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York +3 more	2020	—	18.0%	1.86x	0.06x
Valor Equity VLPs: South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission	2020	—	18.4%	—	—
N Valor Equity Partners VLPs: New York City Fire Department Pension Fund	2019	—	—	9.90x	—
Valor Equity Partners IV L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System, California State Teachers' Retirement System, New York City Police Pension Fund	2017	—	20.6%	3.11x	0.22x
Valor Equity Partners IIILPs: New York City Police Pension Fund	2013	—	12.0%	2.02x	1.38x
VALOR EQUITY IIILPs: New York City Board of Education Retirement System	—	—	—	1.08x	—
VALOR IVLPs: New York City Board of Education Retirement System	—	—	—	2.94x	—

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

Public market activity · per SEC filings

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6 insider ownership filings (Forms 3/4/5)

at BITGO HOLDINGS, INC. (BTGO)

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Valor Equity Partners made?: Valor Equity Partners has 80 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Valor Equity Partners invest at?: Valor Equity Partners invests at the Seed, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Valor Equity Partners focus on?: Valor Equity Partners focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Mobility & Transportation, Sector Agnostic, Wellness & Fitness.
Where is Valor Equity Partners located?: Valor Equity Partners is headquartered in Chicago, US.
Does Valor Equity Partners lead rounds?: Valor Equity Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Valor Equity Partners co-invest with?: Valor Equity Partners most often shares deals with Felicis Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Accel, among 352 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does Valor Equity Partners back?: Across 9 deals with disclosed amounts, Valor Equity Partners has joined rounds of $42M – $675M (median $112.8M).

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Co-investors · 42

Atreides Management

Atreides Management, LP is an investment firm that applies a crossover strategy, investing in technology and consumer companies across both public and private markets with a long-term perspective.

Both backed · 17

Agentsync Alta Aria Networks Atreides Celero Celero Communications Decart Enfabrica Genvid Inphi K Health Moov Technologies Positron AI Skyryse Switch Tech WekaIO, Inc.Xsight

Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

Both backed · 8

Reddit SpaceX AMP Robotics Decart TBC The Boring Company Valor Zipline

$4.4M – $214M

Congruent Ventures

Congruent Ventures is an early-stage venture firm backing North American teams innovating across hardware, software, and business models, with a focus on climate and sustainability.

Both backed · 6

AMP Robotics Base Power Bellwether Dispatch Goods Pano AI Redwood Materials

$100K – $5M

Lux Capital

Lux Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building transformative deep technologies, having been among the first investors in category-defining companies across AI, robotics, biotech, defense, and infrastructure.

Both backed · 5

Anduril Erebor Hadrian Leto Terra Industries

$100K – $100M

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City that invests at the edge of large markets undergoing transformation from technological and societal pressures.

Both backed · 4

Base DroneBase Remora Zeitview

$1M – $8M

GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

Both backed · 3

AMP Robotics Premise Zipline

$250K – $50M

Techstars

Techstars is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds ambitious founders and provides capital, mentorship, and access to a global network of investors, operators, and corporate partners.

Both backed · 3

Dispatch Goods Valor Zipline

$220K

BoxGroup

BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups at their earliest stages.

Both backed · 3

K Health Rippling Zipline

$1M

Fifth Wall

Fifth Wall is an investment firm focused on technology for the built environment (PropTech), backing startups that make the spaces where people live, work, and play smarter, safer, and more energy efficient.

Both backed · 3

BitGo Aescape Harbor Platform

$250K – $100M

Digital Currency Group

Digital Currency Group (DCG) is a long-term investor in and operator of businesses across the crypto and blockchain industry, holding equity, fund, and token positions.

Both backed · 3

BitGo Lightning LabsErisX

Positive Sum Capital

Positive Sum Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders pursuing their life's work.

Both backed · 3

Base Power Eight Sleep Skyryse

$5M

Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

Both backed · 2

Dominion Dynamics Dynamics

$5M – $100M

▶30 more co-investors

Altimeter Capital First Round Capital Acrew Capital 01 Advisors 75 & Sunny The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Operator Collective Pelion Venture Partners MaC Venture Capital Torch Capital Wellington Management B Capital Group Sapphire Ventures C2 Investments Bonfire Ventures IA Ventures Operator LP Social Starts AIX Ventures Lead Edge Capital Third Point Ventures Galaxy Digital Assets Fund Mango Capital Hoxton Ventures LightShed Ventures Electric Ant Allerfund Ventures, Llc Bryant Stibel Advancit Capital Boosted Commerce

Firms observed investing alongside Valor Equity Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Valor Equity Partners's recorded portfolio.

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Funds

VALOR SPACE HOLDINGS, LLCApr 2026 · 18 LPs$8.2BAUM

VALOR M33 V L.P.Apr 2026 · 281 LPs$6.6BAUM

VALOR M33 III L.P.Apr 2026 · 243 LPs$5BAUM

VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS VI L.P.Apr 2026 · 406 LPs$3.6BAUM

VALOR M33 II L.P.Apr 2026 · 39 LPs$3.4BAUM

VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS V L.P.Apr 2026 · 209 LPs$3.2BAUM

VGX 1.0 L.P.Apr 2026 · 1400 LPs$2.7BAUM

VALOR M33 L.P.Apr 2026 · 46 LPs$2.6BAUM

VALOR COMPUTE INFRASTRUCTURE L.P.Apr 2026 · 1080 LPs$2.4BAUM

VG 1.0 L.P.Apr 2026 · 386 LPs$2.2BAUM

VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS V-B L.P.Apr 2026 · 113 LPs$2.1BAUM

VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS VI-B L.P.Apr 2026 · 130 LPs$1.9BAUM

VALOR M33 IV L.P.Apr 2026 · 39 LPs$1.9BAUM

VCI INTERMEDIATE TOPCO 1 LLCApr 2026 · 46 LPs$1.5BAUM

VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS IV-B L.P.Apr 2026 · 11 LPs$1BAUM

VALOR M33 VI L.P.Apr 2026 · 181 LPs$976.6MAUM

VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS OPPORTUNITY FUND I L.P.Apr 2026 · 117 LPs$628.7MAUM

MC VALOR SUMMIT 2.0 L.P.Apr 2026 · 302 LPs$532.8MAUM

VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS OPPORTUNITY FUND I-B L.P.Apr 2026 · 9 LPs$531.6MAUM

VALOR SIREN VENTURES II L.P.Apr 2026 · 80 LPs$458.1MAUM

VALOR SIREN VENTURES I L.P.Apr 2026 · 81 LPs$421.6MAUM

VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS III L.P.Apr 2026 · 126 LPs$376.7MAUM

VALOR SUMMIT 1.0 L.P.Apr 2026 · 15 LPs$362.4MAUM

KVSX I L.P.Apr 2026 · 2 LPs$321.3MAUM

VALOR SIREN VENTURES II-B L.P.Apr 2026 · 75 LPs$313.3MAUM

VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS OPPORTUNITY FUND II L.P.Apr 2026 · 2 LPs$280.8MAUM

VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS IV-A L.P.Apr 2026 · 43 LPs$237.8MAUM

VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS VII L.P.Apr 2026 · 69 LPs$180MAUM

VALOR ATREIDES AI I-B L.P.Apr 2026 · 62 LPs$163.2MAUM

VALOR SIREN VENTURES I-B L.P.Apr 2026 · 48 LPs$155.3MAUM

VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS V-A L.P.Apr 2026 · 54 LPs$133.4MAUM

VN 1.0 L.P.Apr 2026 · 167 LPs$131.8MAUM

VALOR DKG HOLDINGS, LLCApr 2026 · 2 LPs$109.9MAUM

WOW BAO HOLDINGS, LLCApr 2026 · 3 LPs$109.4MAUM

VALOR LTC 1.0 L.P.Apr 2026 · 25 LPs$78.8MAUM

VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS VI-A L.P.Apr 2026 · 32 LPs$74.2MAUM

VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS OPPORTUNITY FUND I-A L.P.Apr 2026 · 15 LPs$61.8MAUM

VSV LITTLE SPOON HOLDINGS L.P.Apr 2026 · 4 LPs$55.5MAUM

VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS III-A L.P.Apr 2026 · 48 LPs$42.1MAUM

VALOR SIREN VENTURES I-A L.P.Apr 2026 · 34 LPs$41.3MAUM

VALOR SIREN VENTURES II-A L.P.Apr 2026 · 34 LPs$33.8MAUM

VALOR ACCESS FUND 1.0 L.P.Apr 2026 · 72 LPs$30.7MAUM

VSV LESSEREVIL HOLDINGS L.P.Apr 2026 · 8 LPs$27.3MAUM

VSV SHAMELESS PETS HOLDINGS L.P.Apr 2026 · 5 LPs$13.8MAUM

VALOR BLUE OCEAN HOLDINGS, LLCApr 2026 · 1 LPs$9MAUM

VALOR ARGOS LLCApr 2026 · 15 LPs$6MAUM

VSV PANGAIA HOLDINGS L.P.Apr 2026 · 6 LPs$1.3MAUM

VALOR ATREIDES AI I L.P.Apr 2026 · 665 LPs

VSV GOOD KARMA HOLDINGS L.P.Apr 2026 · 5 LPs

VSV BOKKSU HOLDINGS L.P.Apr 2026 · 5 LPs

VSV RIND HOLDINGS L.P.Apr 2026 · 4 LPs

VSV VERB HOLDINGS L.P.Apr 2026 · 4 LPs

VALOR ATREIDES AI I-A L.P.Feb 2026 · 1 LPs

VALOR BIRD HOLDINGS, LLCFeb 2026 · 5 LPs

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Source: SEC Form ADV Schedule D and EDGAR Form D filings. AUM is gross asset value as reported by the adviser.