Valor Ventures

Valor Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, focusing on early-stage investments in female-led companies. The firm specializes in seed-stage investments primarily within the consumer technology, software, fintech, platform software, and healthcare technology sectors. Valor Ventures aims to support financial inclusion and the demographic shift towards a minority-majority economy in the United States, with over 70% of its portfolio comprised of underrepresented founders. The firm typically invests between $1 million and $2 million in companies with at least one female founder and revenues of approximately $0.25 million. Valor Ventures primarily targets companies located outside of Silicon Valley, focusing on the East Coast, Southeast, and Atlanta. Additionally, the firm organizes Startup Runway, the largest pitch event for underrepresented founders in the country, which operates as a nonprofit organization.

Roberta Bienfait

General Partner

Simon Lee

Venture Partner

William Leonard

Investor

O'Brien, Sarah Cooper

Founding Partner

Gary Peat

General Partner

Jean-Luc VanHulst

Partner

Jianan Sun Ph.D

Venture Partner

Past deals in Atlanta, GE

Funding U

Private Equity Round in 2020
Funding U is a merit-based student lender that focuses on providing financial support to career-oriented college students. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company offers an alternative to traditional FICO and cosigner-based bank loans by assessing students' academic performance, career trajectory, and earning potential. This innovative approach allows students to secure loans with fixed interest rates, helping to bridge the gap between conventional college financing and the actual cost of attendance. By prioritizing merit over credit history, Funding U aims to reduce the financial barriers that can lead to college dropouts.

Vital4Data

Seed Round in 2020
Vital4 is determined to make due diligence smart, light touch, automated and more powerful than anything else out there. They are committed to harnessing technology to drive costs down and deliver unsurpassed results —results that let anyone concerned about compliance sleep better at night.

FinQuery

Series A in 2019
FinQuery is a technology-driven platform that enhances transparency in financial contracts, leases, and software agreements. Previously known as LeaseQuery, the company focuses on simplifying complex financial processes through its user-friendly software solutions. By leveraging artificial intelligence, FinQuery offers a cloud-based system that accurately calculates right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, helping organizations reduce costs and improve efficiency. This approach minimizes risks and errors, particularly during transitions to new lease accounting standards, ultimately supporting businesses in managing their significant expenditures more effectively.

Drum

Seed Round in 2019
Drum is a gig economy platform designed to enhance the lives of users by streamlining the process for businesses to establish a sales force. Scheduled for launch in the third quarter of 2019, the platform enables businesses to mobilize sales efforts more efficiently than traditional advertising methods. Additionally, Drum provides a creator platform that allows individuals to manage their own stores, engage with followers, and monetize their content. Through in-app analytics, creators can sell both digital and physical products directly on their profile pages, allowing them to concentrate on their creative pursuits while maximizing their earning potential.

CapWay

Seed Round in 2019
CapWay, Inc. is a fintech startup based in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 2016, that focuses on providing virtual consumer banking products and services aimed at the financially underserved, including the unbanked and underbanked populations. The company offers a range of services through its digital platform, including mobile banking, debit cards, savings accounts, bill payments, and deposits. In addition, CapWay emphasizes financial literacy by providing educational content to its account holders and also offers micro-lending services. By partnering with various organizations, CapWay aims to improve financial access and opportunities for lower-income households, helping them navigate towards better financial health and generational wealth.

The Gathering Spot

Seed Round in 2019
The Gathering Spot, LLC is a private membership club located in Atlanta, Georgia, established in 2014. It serves as an exclusive space for professionals, creators, disruptors, and entrepreneurs, fostering a network that encourages collaboration and innovation. The club offers a variety of amenities, including stimulating events, concierge services, integrated technology, a restaurant, and a bar. These features provide members with alternative work and social environments, promoting the development of meaningful communities and inspiring experiences. The Gathering Spot emphasizes the importance of culture through its dining offerings and curated events, making it a unique venue for networking and engagement among its members.

SmartCommerce

Series A in 2018
SmartCommerce offers a click-to-purchase shopping cart platform designed to enhance the utility of digital advertisements for brands. This platform allows consumers to add products directly to their virtual shopping carts from various sources, including digital ads, influencer blogs, emails, and videos. By facilitating this seamless shopping experience, SmartCommerce enables its clients to boost impulse purchases and improve customer engagement in the buying process.

Funding U

Seed Round in 2018
Funding U is a merit-based student lender that focuses on providing financial support to career-oriented college students. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company offers an alternative to traditional FICO and cosigner-based bank loans by assessing students' academic performance, career trajectory, and earning potential. This innovative approach allows students to secure loans with fixed interest rates, helping to bridge the gap between conventional college financing and the actual cost of attendance. By prioritizing merit over credit history, Funding U aims to reduce the financial barriers that can lead to college dropouts.

Rented

Venture Round in 2018
Rented.com is a team of experts who combine unmatched hands-on industry expertise with data, software, and pricing tools to provide full-service revenue management services for vacation rental managers. We spend the time building and implementing our manual pricing strategies giving you the opportunity to focus on what you love most about your overall vacation rental business. Your properties are unique. Is your pricing strategy? What is Revenue Management? Revenue Management is the application of disciplined analytics that predict consumer behavior at the micro-market levels and optimize product availability and price to maximize revenue growth. The primary aim of Revenue Management is selling the right price at the right time, in front of the right guest (i.e., channel) for the right amount of time (nights), and under the right terms. What using Rented.com means for you Sticking with the same revenue management strategy that worked last year doesn’t mean that you’ll find success this year. With the ever evolving strategies and tools available in the industry, staying ahead of the curve can be a lot to keep up with. By using our team of experts, you can stay on the cutting edge and ahead of the competition as we will both optimize the strategy and manage the revenue for you. 30%+ average increase in manager revenue 5X+ average ROI on the cost of Rented’s service 30+ average minutes saved per property per month

SmartCommerce

Venture Round in 2018
SmartCommerce offers a click-to-purchase shopping cart platform designed to enhance the utility of digital advertisements for brands. This platform allows consumers to add products directly to their virtual shopping carts from various sources, including digital ads, influencer blogs, emails, and videos. By facilitating this seamless shopping experience, SmartCommerce enables its clients to boost impulse purchases and improve customer engagement in the buying process.
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