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Valkyrie Holmes is the CEO and cofounder of Faura, an insurtech startup that applies property and climate risk analytics to help insurance companies and homeowners reduce natural disaster risk. She also serves as West Coast Chapter Director at InnSure. Her earlier work includes roles in electrical engineering and data science at SpaceX, NASA, and Inflo Diagnostics, and she is a TKS alumna and a current 776 climate fellow.
Co-founder & CEO at Faura
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Faura's investors · 6
Building VenturesBoston · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checks · since 2024Harlem Capital PartnersNew York · $1M – $2.5M checks · since 2025MetaPropNew York · $100K – $1M checks · since 2024MetaProp VenturesNew York · since 2024Responsibly VenturesHuntington Beach · since 2024
Co-founders at Faura
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Amanda SouthworthCo-founder & CTO
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Valkyrie A. HolmesExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- InnSureChapter Director - West Coastcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- FauraCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
- The Villars InstituteVillars Fellowcurrent2022 — presentSwitzerland
- SpaceXAVI Engineer2022California, United States
- Project FireflyCo-Founder2021 — 2022Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- RadiLensData Analyst2022
- Michael Seiler - Google Launchpad AcceleratorMarketing Consultant2021 — 2022
- Moonshot PiratesMoonshot Pirates Pitch Competition2021United States
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyWomen in Tech: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Scholar2021United States
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SEES Data Analyst2021United States
- Girl Up OakvilleInternal Communications Coordinator2020 — 2021
- Self-employedMathematics Tutor2019 — 2020Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Self-employedPiano Teacher2018 — 2020Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Skills & more
Project Management15Research14Data Analysis4Electrical Engineering3English14Communication6Problem Solving5Leadership5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Valkyrie Holmes?
- Valkyrie Holmes is the CEO and cofounder of Faura, an insurtech startup that applies property and climate risk analytics to help insurance companies and homeowners reduce natural disaster risk. She also serves as West Coast Chapter Director at InnSure. Her earlier work includes roles in electrical engineering and data science at SpaceX, NASA, and Inflo Diagnostics, and she is a TKS alumna and a current 776 climate fellow.
- Where does Valkyrie Holmes work?
- Valkyrie Holmes is Co-founder & CEO of Faura.
- What companies did Valkyrie Holmes found?
- Valkyrie Holmes founded Faura.
- Where did Valkyrie Holmes go to school?
- Valkyrie Holmes studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Women in STEM EECS); The Knowledge Society (TKS) (Project Consultant, Wildfire).
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