Antonio Gracias

Antonio Gracias

Founder, CEO & Chief Investment Officer atValor Equity PartnersChicago

Antonio Gracias founded Valor in 1995 and serves as its CEO and Chief Investment Officer. He was a Tesla director from 2007 to 2021 and is a director of several portfolio companies, including Space Exploration Technologies.

What Antonio can write

Writes checks of$100K to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Career

  1. Goldman Sachs
  2. MG Capital · Founder and Managing Member
  3. Valor Equity Partners · Founder, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer
    Now
  4. Tesla · Director
    2007-2021

Companies founded

ValorMG CapitalValor Equity Partners

Investments named in public bios

TeslaSpace Exploration TechnologiesZiplineCHAOS IndustriesxAIElevenLabsSpaceX

Focus

private equitymanufacturingtechnologyoperational growth investing

Education

Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, B.S. and M.S.F.S. (Honors Degree) in International Finance and EconomicsWaseda UniversityUniversity of Chicago Law School, J.D.

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Who is Antonio Gracias?

Antonio Gracias founded Valor in 1995 and serves as its CEO and Chief Investment Officer. He was a Tesla director from 2007 to 2021 and is a director of several portfolio companies, including Space Exploration Technologies.

How much does Antonio Gracias invest?

Antonio Gracias invests through Valor Equity Partners, which writes checks of $100K to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Antonio Gracias?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Antonio in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Valor Equity Partners backed works better.

What did Antonio Gracias do before Valor Equity Partners?

Goldman Sachs; Founder and Managing Member at MG Capital; Director at Tesla.

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