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Valor Equity Partners

Valor Equity Partners, based in Illinois, backs generalist sectors from Seed to Series B, can lead rounds, and writes checks from $100k to over $30M, including SpaceX and Reddit.

WebsitePortfolioPitch pageTeam page
Entry stageSeed, Series A, Series B
Check size$100K to $30M+
Leads roundsYes
FocusGeneralist
Latest fundn/a
Investing team7 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Valor Equity Partners

7 people on the investing team, 6 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Jonathan Shulkin
Jonathan ShulkinPartner and Co-PresidentHe focuses on food and retail technology investments and serves on boards of portfolio companies.
Juan Sabater
Juan SabaterPartner and Co-PresidentHe has over 25 years of private equity and investment banking experience, including at Goldman Sachs.
Bradley Sheftel
Bradley SheftelPartnerHe has over 20 years of experience in investment banking and private equity, previously working at J.P.
Christopher Cavoli
Christopher CavoliPartnerHe served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe and holds degrees from Princeton and Yale.
Christopher Murphy
Christopher MurphyPartnerHe previously worked at Pipal Research Corporation, McKinsey & Company, Moore Corporation, and Kohler Company, and holds degrees from Northwestern…
Vivek K. Pattipati
Vivek K. PattipatiPartnerHe has over 15 years of experience in investment banking and private equity.
Antonio Gracias
Antonio GraciasFounder, CEO & Chief Investment OfficerHe was a Tesla director from 2007 to 2021 and is a director of several portfolio companies, including Space Exploration Technologies.

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Writes $100K to $30M+ checks. Its smallest check is larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target7-10%
How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

SpaceXRedditAndurilRedwood MaterialsPolymarketBitGoDataminrGoPuffHackerOneThe Boring Company

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Valorwww.valorep.com
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On these lists

Seed investors in United States2836Series A investors in United States1790Series B investors in United States563Seed investors in Illinois54Series A investors in Illinois48Series B investors in Illinois25Seed investors3020Series A investors1867

Questions

What stage does Valor Equity Partners invest in?

Valor Equity Partners reports entry at seed, series a, series b.

How much does Valor Equity Partners invest?

Valor Equity Partners reports checks of $100K to $30M+.

Does Valor Equity Partners lead rounds?

Yes. Valor Equity Partners says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Valor Equity Partners?

Jonathan Shulkin (Partner and Co-President), Juan Sabater (Partner and Co-President), Bradley Sheftel (Partner), Christopher Cavoli (Partner), Christopher Murphy (Partner), Vivek K. Pattipati (Partner).

Is Valor Equity Partners active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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