Valor Ventures

Named as part of the Valor team in a founder testimonial.

Lisa Calhoun, the first woman to launch a venture fund in Georgia and founding partner of Georgia's first women-owned VC, created a nonprofit giving $10,000 non-dilutive grants to underrepresented founders.

Robin has over 30 years of experience in mobility, security, business development, and wireless network operations, including C-level roles at Samsung and BlackBerry. She founded EMNOVATE and Atlanta Tech Park.

Renee Montgomery leverages rare player-to-owner-to-investor experience—spanning locker room, front office, and cap table—to invest with an athlete-focused thesis targeting under-monetized women's sports opportunities in media, fan engagement, and platforms.

Tobi Shannon is a Community Engagement Specialist at American Family Insurance with over a decade of experience in corporate responsibility, impact investing, and strategic partnerships. Shannon directs impact investments toward climate and resilience-focused organizations, manages partnership portfolios across the U.S., and leads an employee engagement program that places skilled volunteers in nonprofit capacity-building projects. Shannon holds an MBA and MPA in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School and is a Project Management Professional.

William Leonard self‑funded an 11‑week New York VC apprenticeship, developed his investing approach through startup operations and a Chattanooga fellowship, and targets supply‑chain/mobility and underrepresented Southeast B2B founders.