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Gary Peat

Investor

General Partner at Valor Ventures

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Writes $500K – $3M checks

FoundedCareWorkVisalaw Ventures

About

Gary Peat is a hands-on seed GP (19+ years) focused on cloud/SaaS in the U.S. Southeast, known for leading rounds to outsized exits (Lancope→Cisco) and healthcare IT thought leadership.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningFintechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Experience

  1. Valor VCGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentAtlanta Metropolitan Area
  2. Valor VCSeed Lead Investor, EasyAudit, Automated SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and NIST compliance.current2026 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
  3. Valor VCSeed Lead Investor, Evrim, Automating National Security Intelligence for Gov't and Commercialcurrent2026 — present
  4. Valor VCSeed Lead Investor in Updraft, AI-powered, automated Technical GAAP Accountingcurrent2025 — present
  5. Valor VCAcuityAI: Seed lead investor & Board Member. AI-driven acuity-based staffing in behavioral healthcurrent2025 — presentAtlanta Metropolitan Area
  6. Valor VCVisalawAI: Seed Lead Investor & Board member. Gen AI platform for immigration lawcurrent2025 — presentMemphis, Tennessee, United States
  7. Valor VCAutonoma, Inc. Seed Lead Investor, Autonomous Vehicle Simulation AIcurrent2024 — presentBirmingham, Alabama, United States
  8. Valor VCAllelica Seed Lead Investor & Board Member, AI in genomicscurrent2021 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  9. Valor VCFirmPilot Seed Lead Investor, AI automation for SEO & SEMcurrent2023 — present
  10. Valor VCSailes, Inc. Seed lead investor, AI in Sales Prospectingcurrent2022 — present
  11. Valor VCRiderr Seed Lead Investor: Climate Tech, B2B SaaScurrent2023 — presentAtlanta Metropolitan Area
  12. Valor VCCareWork Seed Lead Investor & Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  13. Valor VCPrologMobile Seed Lead Investorcurrent2022 — present
  14. Valor VCSTEMuli Series Seed Co-lead Investor & Board member, AI in Educational Effectivenesscurrent2022 — present
  15. Valor VCTherapyIQ Seed-lead Investor & Board member, AI-enabled Mental Health SaaScurrent2023 — present
  16. Valor VCPhysician360 Seed Lead Investorcurrent2020 — presentAtlanta Metropolitan Area
  17. Valor VCModicus Prime Pre-seed Lead Investor - Biopharma AI across product life cyclecurrent2022 — present
  18. Valor VCVital4 Seed Lead Investor - AI in Background Checks and Politically Involved Personscurrent2020 — present
  19. Valor VCArpio Pre-Seed Lead Investor, AI for cloud workload resiliencecurrent2021 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
  20. Valor VCSenteon Cybersecurity - AI Automating Endpoint Security2022 — 2025St. Louis, MO

Education

  1. University of HoustonMBA, Entrepreneurial Finance1989 — 1991
  2. University of HoustonBachelor of Science1985 — 1989

Skills & more

Strategic Planning55Strategy46Leadership43Management17SaaS25Software as a Service (SaaS)4Early Stage InvestmentArtificial Intelligence (AI)Investments8Finance37Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital99
+12 moreMergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityStart-upsCompetitive AnalysisCloud ComputingBusiness DevelopmentHealthcareInformaticsHealthcare Information TechnologyLifesciencesHealthcare Information Technology (HIT)21 Cfr Part 11

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Same school

Shared employers

Deals · 2

Visalaw VenturesBoard seat

via Valor Ventures · filed Feb 2025 · $1.6M raise

CareWorkBoard seat

via Valor Ventures · filed Jul 2023 · $2.2M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Valor Ventures