Valor Equity Partners

Valor Equity Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Chicago, established in 1995. The firm specializes in making investments across various stages of company development, including seed-stage, early-stage, growth-stage, and late-stage investments. Valor primarily focuses on sectors such as industrial products, manufacturing, infrastructure services, healthcare, food technology, retail technology, fintech, and clean energy. The firm seeks to partner with high-growth companies and entrepreneurs who demonstrate a commitment to excellence and industry transformation. Investment sizes typically range from $10 million to $75 million for new platforms, while add-on investments do not have a minimum size requirement. Valor Equity Partners primarily invests in North America and India, aiming to support companies with revenues between $30 million and $200 million. The firm prefers to take a leading role in investments, pursuing both control and non-control equity opportunities.

Will Baine

Principal of Investment Team

Jake Benedict

Vice President

Jonah Cader

Vice President

Neil Crumpton

Vice President

Quincy Darbyshire

Vice President

Julie Fisher

Managing Director

Alli Folk

Principal on the Investment Team

Chandler Foster

Vice President Operations Team

Douglas Fumagalli

Managing Director

Manuel Pantelias Garces

Principal, Operations Team

Anna Gurevich

Vice President

Joseph Haslip

Managing Director

David F. Heskett

Principal

Philippe El Khazen

Principal

Solange Levy

Vice President

Chris Murphy

Partner

Modit Ohri

Vice President

Vivek Pattipati

Partner

Bradley Sheftel

Partner

Jonathan K. Shulkin

Partner

Michael Soenen

Partner

Anni Ylagan

Principal

Past deals in Beverages

Bokksu

Series A in 2022
Bokksu Inc. is a subscription-based service that specializes in delivering a curated selection of Japanese snacks, candies, and tea pairings each month. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Carlstadt, New Jersey, Bokksu partners directly with local snack producers across Japan to provide customers with authentic gourmet experiences accompanied by cultural storytelling. This approach not only showcases traditional Japanese craftsmanship and flavors but also supports local communities by promoting their products on a global scale. The service is available to customers in various countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and India, allowing food enthusiasts worldwide to enjoy a taste of Japan's rich culinary heritage.

Little Spoon

Series B in 2021
Little Spoon, Inc. is a company that specializes in the production and delivery of organic baby food, vitamins, and probiotics. Founded in 2013 and based in New York, it offers a range of products designed for infants and young children, including Babyblends, which consist of non-GMO fruit and vegetable blends tailored for different developmental stages. The company employs high-pressure processing to preserve the nutritional quality of its food while avoiding preservatives and added sugars. Little Spoon also markets boosters aimed at enhancing children's health, with formulations to support various needs. Utilizing a direct-to-consumer subscription model, the company provides convenient two-week meal deliveries, ensuring parents have access to fresh and nutritious options without the need for grocery store visits.

Voyage Foods

Seed Round in 2021
Voyage Foods has made sustainable and scalable alternatives to foods that have current obstacles –environmental, social, and health alike. Our breakthrough technology provides endless opportunities to make delicious, nearly identical, versions of beloved foods, without compromising individual health or our planet. We replicated the world’s favorite foods so that we can all enjoy them, forever.

Little Spoon

Series A in 2020
Little Spoon, Inc. is a company that specializes in the production and delivery of organic baby food, vitamins, and probiotics. Founded in 2013 and based in New York, it offers a range of products designed for infants and young children, including Babyblends, which consist of non-GMO fruit and vegetable blends tailored for different developmental stages. The company employs high-pressure processing to preserve the nutritional quality of its food while avoiding preservatives and added sugars. Little Spoon also markets boosters aimed at enhancing children's health, with formulations to support various needs. Utilizing a direct-to-consumer subscription model, the company provides convenient two-week meal deliveries, ensuring parents have access to fresh and nutritious options without the need for grocery store visits.
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