Where does Gary Peat work?

Gary Peat is General Partner at Valor Ventures and Board director at CareWork and Board director at Visalaw Ventures.

What check size does Gary Peat write?

Gary Peat typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.

What boards does Gary Peat sit on?

Gary Peat holds tracked board seats at CareWork, Visalaw Ventures.

Where did Gary Peat go to school?

Gary Peat studied at University of Houston (MBA, Entrepreneurial Finance); University of Houston (Bachelor of Science).

Gary Peat

Investor

General Partner at Valor Ventures · Board director at CareWork · Board director at Visalaw Ventures

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Writes $500K – $3M checks

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

g•••@valor.vcreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningFintechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Board director at CareWork

Intro paths

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In turn, Gary can intro founders to CareWork's investors below.

CareWork's investors · 1

Valor VenturesSouth · $500K – $3M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at CareWork

Jacqueline RamieriExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Visalaw Ventures

Intro paths

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In turn, Gary can intro founders to Visalaw Ventures's investors below.

Visalaw Ventures's investors · 1

Valor VenturesSouth · $500K – $3M checks · since 2025

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
Peat & Partners InvestmentsRelatient: Seed lead, board member, 31X Multiple on Invested Capital, plus 4X rolled over in recapcurrent2019 — presentGreater Nashville Area, TN
Peat & Partners InvestmentsSeed Stage Investor - NFANT, LLCcurrent2016 — presentGreater Atlanta Area
Peat & Partners InvestmentsSIGNiX Seed Investor, Interim SVP Bus. Dev & CFO (acquired by Future Capital)2017 — 2019Tennessee
Peat & Partners InvestmentsSeed Stage Investor at Vincari (acquired by Nuance Communications)2013 — 2019Birmingham, Alabama Area
Peat & Partners InvestmentsSeed Stage Investor - ShareholdInsite (acquired by Blackstone & Goldman Sachs)2011 — 2018Greater New York City Area
Peat & Partners InvestmentsEarly Stage Investor, Advisor to Founder & CEO - EntradaHealth (acquired by NextGen Healthcare)2013 — 2017Greater Nashville Area, TN
Council CapitalSeed Stage Investor, Wealth Accesscurrent2014 — present
Council CapitalGeneral Partner (Emeritus since 2014)2000 — 2020Greater Nashville Area, TN
Council CapitalSeed Stage Investor, InTouch Health (acquired for $1.2B by Teladoc)2010 — 2020Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Council CapitalGrowth Investor in eMids Digital Healthcare (acquired by New Mountain Capital)2013 — 2019Greater Nashville Area, TN
Council CapitalGrowth Investor, EspriGas Medical Gas Trading Network (Acquired by EU-based PE firm Kaltroco)2013 — 2019Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Council CapitalSeed Stage Investor, ABT Imaging Tech (acquired by TeamBest)2012 — 2018Knoxville, Tennessee Area
Council CapitalEarly Stage Investor, EndoChoice (IPO'd, then acquired by Boston Scientific post-IPO)2009 — 2016Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Council CapitalSeed Stage Investor, PlayMaker Health (acquired by Mainsail Partners)2013 — 2016Greater Nashville Area, TN
Council CapitalSeed Investor & Board Member, Lancope (acquired by Cisco, returned >1X 1st fund at Council Capital)2003 — 2015Greater Nashville Area, TN
Council CapitalSeed Stage Investor, IngeniousMed (acquired by NorthBridge Equity)2010 — 2014Greater Atlanta Area
Council CapitalEarly Stage Investor, ReDoc Software (acquired by NetHealth)2013 — 2014Nashville Metropolitan Area
Council CapitalSeed Stage Investor, NContracts (acquired by MainSail Partners)2012 — 2013Greater Nashville Area, TN
Council CapitalSeed Stage Investor, Senior Whole Health (acquired by TA Associates)2009 — 2012Greater Boston
Council CapitalGrowth Stage Investor, Influence Health (Acquired by Silver Lake Partners)2011 — 2012Nashville Metropolitan Area

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 11

From Gary's professional profile.

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Gary Peat?: 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.
Where does Gary Peat work?: Gary Peat is General Partner at Valor Ventures and Board director at CareWork and Board director at Visalaw Ventures.
What does Gary Peat invest in?: Gary Peat invests in AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, SaaS.
What check size does Gary Peat write?: Gary Peat typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
What boards does Gary Peat sit on?: Gary Peat holds tracked board seats at CareWork, Visalaw Ventures.
Where did Gary Peat go to school?: Gary Peat studied at University of Houston (MBA, Entrepreneurial Finance); University of Houston (Bachelor of Science).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Valor VC9

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Also worked at Council Capital19

Adam SeabrookPartner at B4 Capital Grant JacksonManaging Partner at Council Landon HudsonSenior Associate at Council Jacob GinsburgVice President at Council Kevin FaheyPartner at Council David PierceDirector at Council

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Also worked at J.P. Morgan831

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