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About Valo Ventures
Valo Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of Palo Alto, United States. As of Jun 2025, Valo Ventures has invested in 24 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Environment Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Novoloop Overall, Valo Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 2 acquisitions, namely Visby Medical, UrbanFootprint and Myst AI. A lot of funds co-invest with Valo Ventures, with names like At One Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Valo Ventures has team of 7 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 2 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Valo Ventures' List of Top Investments
Valo Ventures has a portfolio of 24 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Fluus and Wise Systems.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom and France. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Environment Tech and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Valo Ventures:
Biotechnology company using AI to explore undiscovered biology for applications in pharma, food, and industry These models utilize large-scale genetic datasets to generate protein sequences for medical applications. The technology enables the creation of genetic medicines and therapeutic agents by applying computational analysis to evolutionary biological data. This approach facilitates the design of molecules for various disease areas and biological functions.
Key facts about Basecamp Research
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $85M
- Employee Count: 72 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Hummingbird Ventures, Singular and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 09, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of software solutions for portfolio management. It provides users with a company that offers energy storage solutions, such as batteries and energy management systems, which store excess energy generated from renewable sources for later use.
Key facts about Equilibrium Energy
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $132M
- Employee Count: 99 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: NRG Energy, Breakthrough Energy and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 12, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of hydrogen generation solutions. This company is developing cutting-edge technology to locally decarbonize natural gas and produce clean hydrogen. It provides decarbonized natural gas and clean hydrogen for power generation, process heating, and space heating. The company's technology produces pure hydrogen inside a building or home while capturing emissions, which could aid in the decarbonization of heating systems.
Key facts about Modern Hydrogen
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Bothell (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $72.8M
- Employee Count: 18 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: National Grid Partners, Starlight Ventures and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Nov 27, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of at-home tests for sexually transmitted infections with telehealth. The company provides testing for common curable sexually transmitted infections. If the test is positive, connection to a third-party licensed provider for treatment is included. The test results are available within thirty minutes using PCR technology.
Key facts about Visby Medical
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Jose (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $386M
- Employee Count: 180 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Amplify Partners, E Squared Capital and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jun 18, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Manufacturer of carbon fiber composites for multiple industrial applications. It mainly caters to 3D printing and other industrial applications. The composite material can be combined with metals, plastics, wires, and other materials for aerospace, automotive, and consumer verticals.
Key facts about Arris Composites
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Berkeley (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $233M
- Employee Count: 61 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Vertex Holdings, Robert Bosch Venture Capital and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Apr 30, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Valo Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Valo Ventures has invested in 24 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Equilibrium Energy and most recent follow-on round was in Novoloop.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2023 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2022 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
2021 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2020 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Valo Ventures' Investments by Stage
Valo Ventures has made 9 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12.5M, 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $9.25M, 5 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $30.2M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $10M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 9 |
Seed | 6 |
Series B | 5 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Valo Ventures' Investments by Sector
Valo Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Sustainability Tech, Enterprise Applications, Environment Tech, High Tech and Energy Tech. Notably, it has invested in 20 Tech companies, 19 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 9 Software companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Sustainability Tech | 9 |
Enterprise Applications | 8 |
Environment Tech | 8 |
High Tech | 6 |
Energy Tech | 5 |
Others | 22 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Valo Ventures' Investments by Geography
Valo Ventures has made most investments in United States (18), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 18 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
France | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Valo Ventures' recent investments
Valo Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Valo Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 25, 2025 | United States | Series B | 6709 | [+1] | |
Feb 25, 2025 | United States | Series B | 2183 | [+3] | |
Oct 18, 2024 | United States | Series B | 7816 | [+1] | |
Oct 15, 2024 | United States | Series C | 1321 | [+1] | |
Sep 13, 2024 | United States | Series B | 6991 |
Unicorns in Valo Ventures' Portfolio
Valo Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Visby Medical. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Visby Medical which became a unicorn in 2022, 4 years before Valo Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Valo Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | Provider of at-home tests for sexually transmitted infections with telehealth | 2010 | San Jose | Series F | m{yhges |
Acquired companies in Valo Ventures' Portfolio
2 companies from Valo Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was UrbanFootprint in Jun 2025 by LightBox for $*****.Here are Valo Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 24, 2025 | Feb 13, 2020 | Series A | 3481 | |
Jan 04, 2023 | Sep 03, 2020 | Series A | 6175 |
Team profile of Valo Ventures
Valo Ventures has a team of 7 members including 4 Partners and 2 Principals located in United States, Sweden and 1 more location. Valo Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Valo Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Espoo | - | - | |
Partner | Stockholm | - | - | |
Principal | San Francisco | - | - | |
Principal | Berkeley | - | - |
Co-investors of Valo Ventures
Over the past 7 years, 188 investors have co-invested in Valo Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Valo Ventures: New Enterprise Associates, MassChallenge and 49 others have invested in rounds before Valo Ventures. There are 2 companies where New Enterprise Associates has invested before Valo Ventures and 2 companies where MassChallenge has invested before Valo Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Valo Ventures: 73 investors entered a company along with Valo Ventures. These include investors like At One Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after Valo Ventures: A total of 64 investors have invested in Valo Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include NRG Energy (1 company), GS Energy (1 company) and Japan Energy Fund (1 company).
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