Valiant Capital Partners

Valiant Capital Management is a $2.7 billion global long/short equity hedge fund founded by Christopher R. Hansen in March 2008. Prior to that, Christopher Hansen was a Managing Director of Blue Ridge Capital from 2001 to January 2008. Mr. Hansen is the President and portfolio manager of Valiant and is supported by six junior partners who serve as senior analysts.

Christopher Hansen

President, Founder

36 past transactions

Equal Identity

Series A in 2024
Equal Identity operates as an ID-sharing platform.

Arkifi

Seed Round in 2023
Arkifi is an artificial intelligence company that specializes in creating AI-powered financial analyst tools aimed at enhancing workflow efficiency for financial professionals. By utilizing a novel architectural framework, Arkifi minimizes dependence on traditional generative AI, thereby reducing the risk of factual inaccuracies typically associated with such technologies. This innovative approach allows financial analysts to concentrate on subjective analysis while relying on consistently accurate data, fostering a high level of confidence in the results produced by its tools. Ultimately, Arkifi seeks to empower enterprises with reliable analytics, streamlining their operations and decision-making processes in the financial sector.

Carepoint Hospitals

Series A in 2021
CarePoint Hospitals is a chain of healthcare facilities that provides optimized and patient-centered services to patients. They provide services that include outpatient care, inpatient care, mother and child care, specialist care, general surgery, lab and diagnosis, obstetrics and gynecology, pharmacy, urology, ambulance services, and more.

Africa Health Holdings

Series A in 2021
CarePoint is a healthcare platform focused on transforming the healthcare landscape through innovation and digitization. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Accra, Ghana, with offices in Nigeria and New York, the company operates a network of healthcare businesses that provide various services, including hospital care, telemedicine, and clinics. By consolidating these services, CarePoint aims to create a connected and patient-centered healthcare system across Africa, enhancing the overall quality and accessibility of healthcare for local communities. The organization promotes a collaborative work environment that encourages professionals to exceed expectations and contribute to the development and success of healthcare in the region.

Brex

Series D in 2021
Brex Inc. is a financial technology company that provides corporate credit cards and integrated financial services to businesses. Established in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Brex has additional offices in Draper, Utah; Vancouver, Canada; and New York, New York. The company offers the Brex Mastercard Corporate Credit Card, which features reward programs for various categories, including rideshare, travel, dining, and software subscriptions. By combining financial services with existing software applications, Brex enables businesses to streamline their financial operations and empower employees to make informed financial decisions. This innovative approach helps companies navigate the complexities of the modern business environment and enhances their growth potential.

Pitzi

Series D in 2019
Pitzi is a leading insurtech company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in direct-to-consumer smartphone warranty services. The company leverages innovative customer experience design and a streamlined supply chain to enhance the way Brazilians engage with insurance products. Pitzi collaborates with major insurance companies to offer comprehensive smartphone protection, safeguarding over one million consumers across the country. Its platform allows users to easily access professional assistance in case of smartphone damage, providing efficient and effective support for unavoidable accidents.

Simulmedia

Series E in 2019
Founded in 2008, Simulmedia specializes in cross-channel TV advertising. Its proprietary platform, TV+, enables advertisers to reach viewers across linear television and connected TV at guaranteed scale, optimizing campaigns with data-driven analytics.

Instacart

Series F in 2018
Instacart operates a grocery delivery platform in the United States and Canada, partnering with local and national grocers to offer a broad catalog of items for home delivery. Customers can mix items from multiple stores in a single order, and orders are picked and delivered by shoppers who are typically independent contractors. The platform supports fast delivery, including options in as little as an hour. Instacart earns revenue from service fees based on order value and by selling advertising to consumer-packaged goods brands. The service catalogs about 500,000 items and attracts about 8 million monthly active users, supported by roughly 600,000 shoppers.

Instacart

Series D in 2017
Instacart operates a grocery delivery platform in the United States and Canada, partnering with local and national grocers to offer a broad catalog of items for home delivery. Customers can mix items from multiple stores in a single order, and orders are picked and delivered by shoppers who are typically independent contractors. The platform supports fast delivery, including options in as little as an hour. Instacart earns revenue from service fees based on order value and by selling advertising to consumer-packaged goods brands. The service catalogs about 500,000 items and attracts about 8 million monthly active users, supported by roughly 600,000 shoppers.

FirstCry India

Series D in 2016
FirstCry is an online platform based in Pune, India, specializing in baby and kids' products. Founded in 2010, the company offers an extensive range of over 20,000 items from more than 250 renowned international and Indian brands, including Mattel, Pampers, and Disney. FirstCry's business model encompasses not only the sale of baby products and toys but also the wholesale distribution of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) through various partners. Additionally, the company operates a preschool segment via franchise partnerships across India. By focusing on quality products and providing a reliable online shopping experience, FirstCry aims to ensure customer satisfaction through prompt delivery services and responsive customer care.

Everlance

Seed Round in 2016
Everlance is a business expense management platform founded in 2015, serving over 2 million users. It simplifies mileage tracking, expense management, compliance, reporting, and reimbursement for businesses and independent workers. Everlance offers flexible program management options such as Fixed & Variable Rate (FAVR) and Cents Per Mile (CPM) reimbursements, along with risk management tools. Recognized as a Leader in Mileage Tracking by G2, the platform is renowned for its ease of use and customer service, boasting a #1 rating in the App Store.

Xpressbees

Series A in 2016
Xpressbees is an e-commerce logistics company that specializes in providing a wide range of logistics solutions to its partners. The company focuses on last-mile delivery, offering same-day and next-day services, as well as reverse logistics, payment collection, drop shipping, and vendor management. Additionally, Xpressbees supports cross-border services and fulfillment solutions, ensuring that clients have access to comprehensive supply-chain management. Its platform includes an online shipment tracking system, which enhances customer satisfaction by enabling clients to offer timely deliveries and value-added services. Through these offerings, Xpressbees aims to address the diverse logistics needs of its clients effectively.

FirstCry India

Series D in 2016
FirstCry is an online platform based in Pune, India, specializing in baby and kids' products. Founded in 2010, the company offers an extensive range of over 20,000 items from more than 250 renowned international and Indian brands, including Mattel, Pampers, and Disney. FirstCry's business model encompasses not only the sale of baby products and toys but also the wholesale distribution of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) through various partners. Additionally, the company operates a preschool segment via franchise partnerships across India. By focusing on quality products and providing a reliable online shopping experience, FirstCry aims to ensure customer satisfaction through prompt delivery services and responsive customer care.

Xpressbees

Seed Round in 2015
Xpressbees is an e-commerce logistics company that specializes in providing a wide range of logistics solutions to its partners. The company focuses on last-mile delivery, offering same-day and next-day services, as well as reverse logistics, payment collection, drop shipping, and vendor management. Additionally, Xpressbees supports cross-border services and fulfillment solutions, ensuring that clients have access to comprehensive supply-chain management. Its platform includes an online shipment tracking system, which enhances customer satisfaction by enabling clients to offer timely deliveries and value-added services. Through these offerings, Xpressbees aims to address the diverse logistics needs of its clients effectively.

Pinterest

Series G in 2015
Pinterest is a visual discovery and bookmarking platform headquartered in San Francisco that enables users to find inspiration and ideas across categories such as recipes, home and fashion, travel, and more. The service presents visual recommendations based on user interests and allows saving images on thematic boards, following others, and sharing ideas. It operates as a social media platform focused on product and idea discovery, with a global user base of more than 500 million monthly active users, two-thirds of whom are female. It was founded in 2008 and generates revenue primarily through digital advertising.

Yatra

Series F in 2015
Yatra is an Indian consumer travel platform and online travel agency that specializes in providing a comprehensive range of travel-related services. The company primarily focuses on air ticketing, which constitutes its main source of revenue, while also offering hotel bookings, holiday packages, and various ancillary services. Yatra facilitates both domestic and international travel, allowing customers to book flights, hotels, homestays, and transportation options such as bus and rail tickets. Additionally, Yatra hosts advertisements on its websites and collaborates with travel insurance companies to enhance its service offerings. The platform includes applications like Yatra Mini and Yatra Web Check-In, making travel planning more convenient for users.

Pitzi

Series C in 2015
Pitzi is a leading insurtech company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in direct-to-consumer smartphone warranty services. The company leverages innovative customer experience design and a streamlined supply chain to enhance the way Brazilians engage with insurance products. Pitzi collaborates with major insurance companies to offer comprehensive smartphone protection, safeguarding over one million consumers across the country. Its platform allows users to easily access professional assistance in case of smartphone damage, providing efficient and effective support for unavoidable accidents.

Mahindra First Choice Wheels

Venture Round in 2015
Mahindra First Choice Wheels Ltd. is the largest multi-brand certified used car company in India, specializing in the buying and selling of high-quality used vehicles. Established in 1994 and headquartered in Mumbai, the company operates approximately 1,500 outlets across 810 cities, facilitating hassle-free documentation and vehicle transfers for customers. In addition to its core services, Mahindra First Choice Wheels offers financing and insurance options, along with additional support services such as electrical fault rectification, vehicle towing, and assistance for battery failures and key lockouts. As a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, the company aims to provide a comprehensive and customer-oriented experience in the used car market.

FreeCharge

Series C in 2015
FreeCharge is an e-commerce platform based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, specializing in online recharges for prepaid mobile phones, postpaid services, DTH, and data cards in India. Founded in August 2010 by Kunal Shah, FreeCharge revolutionized the recharge process by offering shopping coupons from major retailers as an incentive, effectively making recharges cost-free for users. Initially, the platform partnered with brands like McDonald's and Barista, later expanding to include prominent retailers such as Café Coffee Day, Domino's Pizza, and Shoppers Stop. By November 2012, FreeCharge reported daily online recharge transactions worth INR 6 million, amounting to INR 2.19 billion annually. In addition to recharges, the platform also facilitates bill payments for services like electricity, gas, and telecommunication, allowing users to complete transactions quickly and efficiently across various channels. Recognized for its innovative approach, FreeCharge was named one of India's most promising technology startups in 2011.

FirstCry India

Series D in 2015
FirstCry is an online platform based in Pune, India, specializing in baby and kids' products. Founded in 2010, the company offers an extensive range of over 20,000 items from more than 250 renowned international and Indian brands, including Mattel, Pampers, and Disney. FirstCry's business model encompasses not only the sale of baby products and toys but also the wholesale distribution of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) through various partners. Additionally, the company operates a preschool segment via franchise partnerships across India. By focusing on quality products and providing a reliable online shopping experience, FirstCry aims to ensure customer satisfaction through prompt delivery services and responsive customer care.

Instacart

Series C in 2015
Instacart operates a grocery delivery platform in the United States and Canada, partnering with local and national grocers to offer a broad catalog of items for home delivery. Customers can mix items from multiple stores in a single order, and orders are picked and delivered by shoppers who are typically independent contractors. The platform supports fast delivery, including options in as little as an hour. Instacart earns revenue from service fees based on order value and by selling advertising to consumer-packaged goods brands. The service catalogs about 500,000 items and attracts about 8 million monthly active users, supported by roughly 600,000 shoppers.

Uber Advanced Technologies Group

Series E in 2014
Founded in 2019, Uber Advanced Technologies Group is a subsidiary of Uber Technologies, Inc. It focuses on commercializing self-driving ridesharing services, aiming to bring safe and reliable autonomous transportation to users worldwide.

Kik

Series C in 2014
Kik, founded in 2009 by a group of University of Waterloo students, is a mobile messaging application based in Waterloo, Ontario. The company aims to facilitate connections among users, services, and businesses, particularly targeting a teenage audience. Kik offers features that allow users to share their feelings and engage with friends and family, as well as chatbots for entertainment. With over 300 million registered users, Kik has established itself as a popular messaging platform, with more than 40% of young Americans using it as their primary messaging app. Users typically spend an average of 35 minutes per session within the app, reflecting its strong engagement. The company is supported by notable venture capitalists and has raised significant funding, with Tencent, the creator of WeChat, as a strategic investor.

Learneo

Series A in 2014
Learneo brands and platforms are pioneering advances in a wide range of applications for emergent technologies, including the use of AI to improve people's writing, reading and math skills, in school, professional and daily life. The platform of businesses includes CliffsNotes, the original and iconic study guide company; Course Hero, an online learning platform of academic resources; LitCharts, a creator of literature resources; QuillBot, an AI-powered writing companion helping anyone improve their writing skills; Scribbr, a multilingual academic proofreading service, and Symbolab, an AI-based mathematics resource. Learneo was established in Redwood City, California by Andrew Grauer and Gregor Carrigan.

Pinterest

Series F in 2014
Pinterest is a visual discovery and bookmarking platform headquartered in San Francisco that enables users to find inspiration and ideas across categories such as recipes, home and fashion, travel, and more. The service presents visual recommendations based on user interests and allows saving images on thematic boards, following others, and sharing ideas. It operates as a social media platform focused on product and idea discovery, with a global user base of more than 500 million monthly active users, two-thirds of whom are female. It was founded in 2008 and generates revenue primarily through digital advertising.

Yatra

Series E in 2014
Yatra is an Indian consumer travel platform and online travel agency that specializes in providing a comprehensive range of travel-related services. The company primarily focuses on air ticketing, which constitutes its main source of revenue, while also offering hotel bookings, holiday packages, and various ancillary services. Yatra facilitates both domestic and international travel, allowing customers to book flights, hotels, homestays, and transportation options such as bus and rail tickets. Additionally, Yatra hosts advertisements on its websites and collaborates with travel insurance companies to enhance its service offerings. The platform includes applications like Yatra Mini and Yatra Web Check-In, making travel planning more convenient for users.

Simulmedia

Series D in 2013
Founded in 2008, Simulmedia specializes in cross-channel TV advertising. Its proprietary platform, TV+, enables advertisers to reach viewers across linear television and connected TV at guaranteed scale, optimizing campaigns with data-driven analytics.

Estimote

Seed Round in 2013
Estimote Inc., established in 2012, specializes in developing sensor-based analytics platforms. Headquartered in New York with offices in San Francisco and Krakow, the company manufactures small wireless sensors called Estimote Beacons and Stickers, which utilize Bluetooth low energy to detect nearby smartphones and facilitate indoor location tracking. These sensors are primarily supplied to brick-and-mortar retail stores across the United States and Europe, enabling retailers to deliver targeted mobile advertising based on customers' in-store locations.

Pinterest

Series E in 2013
Pinterest is a visual discovery and bookmarking platform headquartered in San Francisco that enables users to find inspiration and ideas across categories such as recipes, home and fashion, travel, and more. The service presents visual recommendations based on user interests and allows saving images on thematic boards, following others, and sharing ideas. It operates as a social media platform focused on product and idea discovery, with a global user base of more than 500 million monthly active users, two-thirds of whom are female. It was founded in 2008 and generates revenue primarily through digital advertising.

OpenGov

Series B in 2013
OpenGov is a provider of cloud-based software for public sector operations, focusing on budgeting, procurement, performance management, and transparency. Its platform combines budgeting and financial management tools with analytics and visualization capabilities, enabling decision makers to streamline the annual budget process, benchmark against other governments, and share insights. It offers ERP-like modules for local governments to improve financial management, and OpenGov Transparency to publish financial data for public accountability. The company also provides open data solutions using CKAN for government data portals and OpenGov Comparisons for benchmarking across the OpenGov Network. Additional capabilities cover automated procurement, streamlined permitting and licensing workflows, asset management, and community engagement to improve service delivery. OpenGov serves finance directors, administrators, and elected officials, and is based in Redwood City, California.

Pinterest

Series D in 2013
Pinterest is a visual discovery and bookmarking platform headquartered in San Francisco that enables users to find inspiration and ideas across categories such as recipes, home and fashion, travel, and more. The service presents visual recommendations based on user interests and allows saving images on thematic boards, following others, and sharing ideas. It operates as a social media platform focused on product and idea discovery, with a global user base of more than 500 million monthly active users, two-thirds of whom are female. It was founded in 2008 and generates revenue primarily through digital advertising.

VivaReal

Series B in 2012
VivaReal is an online real estate marketplace based in São Paulo, Brazil, established in 2009. The platform facilitates connections between buyers, sellers, and renters, allowing users to sell, buy, rent, or invest in a variety of properties, including residential, commercial, vacation, and beachfront real estate. With a substantial inventory of approximately 5 million listings, VivaReal attracts over 15 million visitors each month, making it a significant player in the Brazilian real estate market. The company aims to help individuals find their ideal properties while also enabling profitable real estate transactions.

Evernote

Secondary Market in 2012
Evernote is a software company that develops note-taking and information-management apps for individuals and teams across mobile devices, tablets, and computers. Its flagship Evernote app provides a single workspace to write, collect, discuss, and present information, while companion tools such as Skitch offer visual annotation, Scannable converts documents to shareable scans, Web Clipper saves web pages with text, links, and images, and Penultimate enables handwriting on iPad. The products synchronize across devices and operating systems to help users capture ideas, organize content, and access it wherever they work. Based in Redwood City, California, Evernote operates as an independent, privately held company with a large global user base, widely used to capture notes, clips, and images and to support solo work as well as collaboration.

Dropbox

Series B in 2011
Founded in 2007, Dropbox pioneered secure file sharing and collaboration. It offers cloud storage solutions for individuals and small to mid-sized businesses, with a focus on AI-powered universal search across unstructured data.

Yatra

Series C in 2011
Yatra is an Indian consumer travel platform and online travel agency that specializes in providing a comprehensive range of travel-related services. The company primarily focuses on air ticketing, which constitutes its main source of revenue, while also offering hotel bookings, holiday packages, and various ancillary services. Yatra facilitates both domestic and international travel, allowing customers to book flights, hotels, homestays, and transportation options such as bus and rail tickets. Additionally, Yatra hosts advertisements on its websites and collaborates with travel insurance companies to enhance its service offerings. The platform includes applications like Yatra Mini and Yatra Web Check-In, making travel planning more convenient for users.
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