Valor Equity Partners

Founded in 1995 by Antonio Gracias, Valor Equity Partners is a Chicago based growth focused private equity firm renowned for its deep operational involvement with portfolio companies through its 29 person Scale Group. Valor was an early and long standing backer of both Tesla and SpaceX, and its portfolio of 301 companies includes Anduril, Neuralink, Reddit, xAI, Zipline, and WEKA. Fund VI closed at $2.35B (oversubscribed beyond the $2B target), with an additional $1B in co-investment commitments. The firm also manages Valor Siren Ventures in partnership with Starbucks, Nestlé, Target, and Marriott for food, retail, and sustainability investments.

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