Valor Equity Partners — 2018 Investments
8 investments dated 2018 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, battery storage and solar products, and develops autonomous driving software.
Palo Alto, US
Elon Musk(Founder)inJeffrey B Straubel(Co-founder; CTO until 2019, Director since 2023)Martin Eberhard(Founder)inMarc Tarpenning(Founder)inJerome M Guillen(Executive Officer)inDeepak Ahuja(Executive Officer)in
Board seatAntonio Gracias· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCapital Q® Ventures Inc.DBL PartnersDraper AssociatesFuture VenturesInfinite CapitalKluz Ventures+17 more
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)Jack Etienne(Founder)Paullie Etienne(Founder)
BoardDaniel Fiden(Director)
Board seatAntonio Gracias· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsEspt Ventures LlcUTA VenturesBalderton CapitalCloud9 CapitalFounders FundLiquid Ventures+4 more
Chowly offers an AI-powered platform for independent restaurants that shifts orders from third-party delivery apps to commission-free first-party channels, including branded websites, mobile apps, and online ordering connected to the POS.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaSChicago, US
Sterling Douglass-Barnes(Executive Officer, Director)Sterling Douglass(Co-Founder & CEO)inJustin McNally(Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer)Joseph Lawton(Chief Operating Officer)inTom Lawton(Chief Revenue Officer)Mark Whittle(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsArdent VentureBluestein VenturesChicago VenturesFlyover CapitalGaingelsHyde Park Venture Partners+4 more
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)Benn Stancil(Founder)Derek Steer(Founder)Josh Ferguson(Founder)
BoardOm Malik(Director)
Co-investorsH.I.G. CapitalH.I.G. Growth PartnersGlobal BrainGV (Google Ventures)True Ventures
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)inEric Becker(Founder)
Co-investorsAult Krug Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.






















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