About Valor Equity Partners
Valor Equity Partners is a private equity firm founded in 1995. It is primarily based in Chicago, United States. As of Aug 2026, Valor Equity Partners is an active investor with a portfolio of 429 companies, comprising 429 funding rounds and 3 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 40 funding rounds. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and Israel. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech. Its latest investment was a $***** Series C round in Neros on Aug 11, 2026 which also saw participation from Sequoia Capital, Thiel Capital and other investors.
Overall Valor Equity Partners portfolio has seen 48 unicorns, 18 IPOs and 65 acquisitions including key companies like Uber, Slack and Tesla. A lot of funds co-invest with Valor Equity Partners, with names like Atreides Management sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Valor Equity Partners has a team of 85 people, including 25 partners.
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Valor Equity Partners' Portfolio
Valor Equity Partners has a portfolio of 429 companies. They have invested in a total of 429 companies. Their most recent investment was in Neros (Series C round) on Aug 11, 2026. Here are the most recent investments by Valor Equity Partners:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 11, 2026 | Series C | 8437 | ||
Aug 11, 2026 | Series A | 9069 | ||
Aug 06, 2026 | Series D | 7853 | ||
Aug 03, 2026 | Series D | 7380 |
Valor Equity Partners has acquired 3 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Manduka on Jul 01, 2015. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Valor Equity Partners:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Jul 01, 2015 | Yoga accessories designer and manufacturer | - | 1997 | |
Aug 28, 2009 | Provider of gourmet prepared meals and seafood, delivered directly to consumers | - | - | |
- | Provider of fencing, decking and siding supply services | - | 1998 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Valor Equity Partners:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2022
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United States and Israel
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications
Team profile of Valor Equity Partners
Valor Equity Partners has a team of 85 members including 25 Partners and 26 Principals located in United States and Germany. Valor Equity Partners' team sits on the board of 9 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Valor Equity Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | United States | SpaceX, Eight Sleep and 4 more | ||
Partner | New York City | |||
Partner | Chicago | |||
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Oklahoma City | - | ||
Partner | Seattle | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Seattle | - |
Co-investors of Valor Equity Partners
Over the past 31 years, 708 investors have co-invested in Valor Equity Partners's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Valor Equity Partners: 708 investors entered a company along with Valor Equity Partners. These include investors like Atreides Management (20 companies).
Valor Equity Partners News
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Hadrian Raises $1.37 Billion in Series D Funding, Valuation Nears $8 BillionTrending Topics•Aug 07, 2026•Hadrian, Valor Equity Partners, Washington Harbour Partners, Baillie Gifford and 3 others
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Base Power Secures $1 Billion Series D Funding and Launches Texas-Made Home BatteryRenewables Now•Aug 03, 2026•Base Power, Ribbit Capital, Valor Equity Partners, JPMorgan Chase and 1 other
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Nirvana Insurance Raises $100M Series D at $1.5B ValuationThe SaaS News•Jul 06, 2026•Valor Equity Partners, Nirvana
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DISA Technologies CEO Testifies Before Congress on Turning Abandoned Uranium Mine Waste Into Domestic Critical Mineral SupplyMiningstockeducation•Jun 25, 2026•Evok Innovations, Valor Equity Partners, Galvanize, BHP and 2 others
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Valor Equity Partners Targets $2.5 Billion For New FundWhalesbook•Jun 24, 2026•Valor Equity Partners
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Bitcoin second-layer network Botanix: Why did we choose to disband?wublock123.com•Jun 10, 2026•ABCDE, Valor Equity Partners, Botanix, Polychain Capital
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From Minecraft AI to Physical AI — Descartes launches robot training simulator with Oasis 3Wowtale•Jun 10, 2026•Valor Equity Partners, Atreides Management, Benchmark, Decart and 7 others
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's Newlimit Raises $435 Million, Tripling Valuation to $3.1 BillionCoin Spectator•Jun 03, 2026•NewLimit, Founders Fund, Greenoaks, Quiet Capital and 6 others
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Israel's Decart secures $300mn in funding following Nvidia and Amazon dealsIntelliNews•May 19, 2026•Decart, Radical Ventures, Nvidia, Sequoia Capital and 6 others
