Gary Peat
InvestorGeneral 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
- Valor VCGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentAtlanta Metropolitan Area
- Valor VCSeed Lead Investor, EasyAudit, Automated SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and NIST compliance.current2026 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- Valor VCSeed Lead Investor, Evrim, Automating National Security Intelligence for Gov't and Commercialcurrent2026 — present
- Valor VCSeed Lead Investor in Updraft, AI-powered, automated Technical GAAP Accountingcurrent2025 — present
- Valor VCAcuityAI: Seed lead investor & Board Member. AI-driven acuity-based staffing in behavioral healthcurrent2025 — presentAtlanta Metropolitan Area
- Valor VCVisalawAI: Seed Lead Investor & Board member. Gen AI platform for immigration lawcurrent2025 — presentMemphis, Tennessee, United States
- Valor VCAutonoma, Inc. Seed Lead Investor, Autonomous Vehicle Simulation AIcurrent2024 — presentBirmingham, Alabama, United States
- Valor VCAllelica Seed Lead Investor & Board Member, AI in genomicscurrent2021 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- Valor VCFirmPilot Seed Lead Investor, AI automation for SEO & SEMcurrent2023 — present
- Valor VCSailes, Inc. Seed lead investor, AI in Sales Prospectingcurrent2022 — present
- Valor VCRiderr Seed Lead Investor: Climate Tech, B2B SaaScurrent2023 — presentAtlanta Metropolitan Area
- Valor VCCareWork Seed Lead Investor & Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- Valor VCPrologMobile Seed Lead Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Valor VCSTEMuli Series Seed Co-lead Investor & Board member, AI in Educational Effectivenesscurrent2022 — present
- Valor VCTherapyIQ Seed-lead Investor & Board member, AI-enabled Mental Health SaaScurrent2023 — present
- Valor VCPhysician360 Seed Lead Investorcurrent2020 — presentAtlanta Metropolitan Area
- Valor VCModicus Prime Pre-seed Lead Investor - Biopharma AI across product life cyclecurrent2022 — present
- Valor VCVital4 Seed Lead Investor - AI in Background Checks and Politically Involved Personscurrent2020 — present
- Valor VCArpio Pre-Seed Lead Investor, AI for cloud workload resiliencecurrent2021 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
- Valor VCSenteon Cybersecurity - AI Automating Endpoint Security2022 — 2025St. Louis, MO
Education
- University of HoustonMBA, Entrepreneurial Finance1989 — 1991
- University of HoustonBachelor of Science1985 — 1989
Skills & more
Strategic Planning55Strategy46Leadership43Management17SaaS25Software as a Service (SaaS)4Early Stage InvestmentArtificial Intelligence (AI)Investments8Finance37Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital99
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Mergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityStart-upsCompetitive AnalysisCloud ComputingBusiness DevelopmentHealthcareInformaticsHealthcare Information TechnologyLifesciencesHealthcare Information Technology (HIT)21 Cfr Part 11From Gary's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Houston40
Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalPreston SniderManager, IT at Sapphire VenturesEric RagsdaleAnalyst at Mercury FundSamina FaridInvestor at Golden SeedsYuxinVenture Scout at Little Bristol Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Valor VC8
Steve GeorgeEntrepreneur in Residence at Tech Square VenturesAustinInvestor at SENTINEL GLOBALLisa CalhounGeneral Partner at Valor VenturesWilliam LeonardInvestor at Valor VenturesKirk SomersVenture Partner at Valor VenturesC. Brian Fox, CPA, MBAVenture Partner at Caduceus Capital Partners
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Also worked at Council Capital19
Adam SeabrookPartner at B4 CapitalGrant JacksonManaging Partner at CouncilLandon HudsonSenior Associate at CouncilJacob GinsburgVice President at CouncilKevin FaheyPartner at CouncilDavid PierceDirector at Council
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Also worked at J.P. Morgan694
Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNaseem MoumeneVice President at NorthzoneFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow VenturesNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal Investments
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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
Alaina Percival
Venture Partner at Valor Ventures
Donald Knight
Venture Partner at Valor Ventures
Elizabeth Halkos
Venture Partner at Valor Ventures
George Azih
CEO & Founder at Valor Ventures
Jean-Luc Vanhulst
Investor at Valor Ventures
Kirk Somers
Venture Partner at Valor Ventures
Lisa Calhoun
General Partner at Valor Ventures
Raechel Canipe
Venture Partner at Valor Ventures





























