Valor Ventures

Valor Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, that focuses on investing in early-stage and startup companies led by female founders. The firm primarily targets sectors such as consumer technology, software, fintech, platform software, and healthcare technology. Valor Ventures aims to invest in companies with a minimum revenue of $250,000, typically committing between $1 million and $2 million per investment. With a specific interest in supporting underrepresented founders, over 70% of its portfolio is composed of companies led by diverse entrepreneurs. The firm concentrates its investments outside Silicon Valley, with a focus on regions including the East Coast, Southeast, and Atlanta. Additionally, Valor Ventures hosts Startup Runway, the largest pitch event for underrepresented founders in the United States, further demonstrating its commitment to fostering diversity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Robin Bienfait

General Partner

William Leonard

Investor

Renee Montgomery

General Partner

Gary Peat

General Partner

23 past transactions

STEMuli

Seed Round in 2022
STEMuli’s suite of products put creator tools in the hands of teachers, amplifies real-time student data, and increases student engagement through our educational metaverse.

SHO.ai

Venture Round in 2021
SHO.AI is the world's most innovative brand management platform. Leading designers and brand builders rely on SHO.AI to deliver a seamless experience from brand creation through engagement. Agencies and enterprises rave about how we empower talent to produce 2-3X more high-quality work than they did before.

Arpio

Seed Round in 2021
Arpio is a SaaS that eliminates downtime for AWS applications by making it easy to recover from any outage in just a few minutes.

Allelica

Seed Round in 2021
Allelica S.r.l., founded in 2018 and based in Rome, Italy, focuses on personal genomics research and development to create products aimed at disease prevention. The company's work targets a range of health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, osteoporosis, irritable bowel syndrome, breast cancer, and colon cancer. Utilizing advanced genomics technology alongside machine learning algorithms, Allelica accelerates research and enhances translational clinical genomics within the field of Precision Medicine.

Goodfynd

Seed Round in 2021
Goodfynd is an on-demand marketplace for food trucks.

ParrotMob

Seed Round in 2020
ParrotMob enables mobile revenue growth for DTC e-commerce brands with its all-in-one SMS payments platform.

ecoText

Seed Round in 2020
ecoText was built for the modern student. They collaborate with peers like never before with their optimized learning tools. Enjoy our ever-expanding library of thousands of academic materials. ecoText is the mainstream "Spotify" for college textbooks for students. It acts as a bridge between universities, publishers, and students. ecoText combats the rising costs of textbooks, alleviates environmental destruction, encourages publishers to produce high-quality textbooks, and keeps professors connected to their students.

Funding U

Private Equity Round in 2020
Funding U is a merit-based student lender for career-focused college students. It offers an alternative to old FICO and cosigner-based bank loan models, and offers loans on the basis of student's academic performance, career trajectory, and earning potential, thus enabling students to apply for loans with fixed interest rates and avoid dropping out of college. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Vital4Data

Seed Round in 2020
Vital4Data, Inc. specializes in software solutions for background screening and due diligence services. The company has developed VITAL4SEARCH, a cloud-based platform that aggregates and refreshes global watch list and sanction data, along with negative media and politically exposed person (PEP) data. This platform also enables ongoing monitoring for post-employment screening. Vital4Data serves a diverse range of industries, including consumer reporting, transportation, healthcare, legal, retail, manufacturing, insurance, and finance. Established in 2016, the company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is focused on leveraging technology to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of due diligence processes.

FinQuery

Series A in 2019
LeaseQuery, LLC develops lease accounting software designed to help businesses manage their lease portfolios effectively. Established in 2011 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, LeaseQuery serves over 10,000 accountants and finance professionals across various sectors including banking, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail. The software facilitates the calculation of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities while offering role-based access for different levels of financial personnel. It provides essential features such as journal entries, amortization tables, forecast reports, and account balances, all aimed at minimizing lease accounting errors. In addition to its software, LeaseQuery offers specialized consulting services to ensure compliance with recent regulatory changes, assisting clients throughout the implementation process to meet their expectations. The company caters to medium to large businesses, including privately-held organizations, publicly traded companies, and government entities.

Physician 360

Seed Round in 2019
Physician 360, Inc. operates an on-demand prescription platform that connects patients with doctors for the treatment of common medical issues, such as strep throat, flu, and anemia, from the comfort of their homes. The company's innovative approach combines at-home testing with telemedicine services, effectively creating a virtual urgent care solution for minor illnesses. Additionally, the platform allows users to search for and purchase medications, streamlining access to essential healthcare services. Founded in 2016 and based in McKinney, Texas, Physician 360 aims to enhance patient convenience and accessibility in healthcare.

Drum

Seed Round in 2019
Drum Technologies, Inc. develops and operates gig economy platform and mobile application to earn money by promoting businesses. The company’s application, Drum, enables drummers to earn commissions by sharing offers created by businesses, signing businesses, and building network of drummers. The buyers can discover offers shared by drummers. It serves personal services, retail, food and drink, automotive, health and fitness, travel, business services, home service, and utilities industries. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

CapWay

Seed Round in 2019
CapWay, Inc. is a neo-bank based in Atlanta, Georgia, that offers a range of virtual consumer banking products and services aimed at financially underserved populations, including the unbanked and underbanked. Founded in 2016, the company provides mobile banking solutions, debit cards, savings accounts, bill payment services, and deposits through a user-friendly digital application. In addition to these banking services, CapWay emphasizes financial literacy by offering educational content to its account holders. The company also provides micro-lending services, aiming to empower individuals with the tools and resources necessary for achieving financial health and building generational wealth.

Map My Customers

Series A in 2019
Map My Customers offers a geospatial sales platform designed to help marketing agents map and share customers' locations. The platform features email automation, sales funnel, route optimization, charts, and easy CRM features, enabling business owners to drive more sales with visual territory management resulting in increased revenue, efficiency, and accountability. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York.

The Gathering Spot

Seed Round in 2019
The Gathering Spot, LLC is a private membership club based in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 2014. It caters to professionals and entrepreneurs, offering a unique environment that redefines the traditional club experience. The Gathering Spot operates on an invitation-only basis, creating an exclusive community for its members. In addition to providing a space for networking and collaboration, the club also organizes various events tailored to the interests and needs of its members.

SmartCommerce

Series A in 2018
SmartCommerce helps CPG brands like P&G, Unilever and Nestle get their products into retailer carts. SmartCommerce provides the shortest, simplest path into the shopping carts at the customers’ choice of retailers. The international SmartCommerce team has decades of experience in CPG eCommerce (it’s their passion), and would love the opportunity to show you what their next-gen eCommerce tools could be doing for your brand!

Funding U

Seed Round in 2018
Funding U is a merit-based student lender for career-focused college students. It offers an alternative to old FICO and cosigner-based bank loan models, and offers loans on the basis of student's academic performance, career trajectory, and earning potential, thus enabling students to apply for loans with fixed interest rates and avoid dropping out of college. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Rented

Venture Round in 2018
Rented.com operates a wholesale marketplace for short term rentals and the sharing economy. It provides home owners with a way to get guaranteed or commission-based income from their properties in a single transaction; and gives property managers access to new properties. Rented.com was formerly known as VacationFutures, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

SmartCommerce

Venture Round in 2018
SmartCommerce helps CPG brands like P&G, Unilever and Nestle get their products into retailer carts. SmartCommerce provides the shortest, simplest path into the shopping carts at the customers’ choice of retailers. The international SmartCommerce team has decades of experience in CPG eCommerce (it’s their passion), and would love the opportunity to show you what their next-gen eCommerce tools could be doing for your brand!

MyAgData

Series A in 2017
MyAgData is a cloud-based application that automates the data collection and reporting process required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to satisfy obligations for crop insurance and Farm Service Agency (FSA) program participation.

Vermeer

Angel Round in 2016
Aerobo is a Drones as a Service (DaaS) provider designed to meet the needs of large enterprise clients in media, sports, real estate, and industrial applications. Since launching in 2015, Aerobo has grown by leveraging a national network of drone operators, significant experience in professional videography, and custom-built drones that enable heavy camera equipment and complex tasks. Aerobo is focused on exceptional quality and customer service so that the technology can be used to its fullest potential. Aerobo is an early provider in the drones-as-a-service (DaaS) market. The drone services industry is in the early innings, as commercial use of drones was only first permitted by the FAA approximately 18 months ago. Frost & Sullivan, Goldman Sachs, PwC, and other industry analysts estimate that the DaaS market will become a multi-billion dollar industry in the next few years.

Candidly

Seed Round in 2016
We source photographers for local events and deliver edited photos back within 24 hours.