Valor Equity Partners

Valor Equity Partners is a private equity firm based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1995. The firm specializes in operational growth investments, focusing on companies at various stages of development, including seed, early, growth, and later stages. Valor Equity Partners seeks to partner with businesses and entrepreneurs who prioritize excellence and have the ambition to transform their industries. The firm primarily targets investments in the technology sector within North America, providing expertise to help companies address challenges related to growth and scaling. As a Registered Investment Adviser, Valor Equity Partners is committed to fostering the development of its portfolio companies through both control and non-control investments.

Will Baine

Principal of Investment Team

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 Garcés Ph.D

Principal, Operations Team

Antonio Gracias

Founder, Principal

Joe Haslip

Managing Director

David F. Heskett

Principal

Sequoia Johnson

Associate

Philippe El Khazen

Principal

Theo Lederhausen

Principal

Chris Murphy

Partner

Vivek Pattipati

Partner

Juan Sabater

Managing Director

Bradley S. Sheftel

Partner

Jonathan K. Shulkin

Partner

Timothy M. Watkins

Operating Partner

Anni Ylagan

Principal

Past deals in Entertainment

Cameo

Venture Round in 2024
Cameo is a marketplace that enables fans to book personalized video shoutouts from a diverse range of talent, including celebrities and influencers. The company aims to create authentic and personalized fan experiences by providing a platform where users can easily connect with their favorite personalities. Customers can browse through thousands of available talents and pay for customized video messages, allowing them to share unique experiences with friends and loved ones.

Atmosphere

Series D in 2023
Atmosphere is a streaming TV platform for businesses, offering 21 original and partner TV channels. The platform has been built from the ground up with proprietary content, technology and data to deliver unparalleled experiences for businesses, consumers and advertisers. The platform also provides a digital signage feature for businesses to run their house promotions within the content. The business was incubated within Chive Media Group (theCHIVE) and spun out in 2019.

Ryff

Venture Round in 2021
Ryff is a Los Angeles-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in an artificial intelligence-driven video platform called Placer. The platform allows for real-time manipulation of products, individuals, backgrounds, and images in both live and pre-recorded videos. Led by CEO Roy Taylor, who previously held prominent roles at NVIDIA and AMD, Ryff aims to innovate the branded entertainment industry, which is valued at approximately $23 billion globally. The company addresses the challenges of traditional branded content, which is often a cumbersome and manual process, by leveraging video game technology and photorealistic 3D models. This technology enables seamless integration and alteration of branded content, offering creators and advertisers the flexibility to update or replace elements within a video frame. By providing consumers with premium content that incorporates dynamic digital brand integration, Ryff presents a compelling alternative to traditional subscription models and ad-supported content.

Cameo

Series C in 2021
Cameo is a marketplace that enables fans to book personalized video shoutouts from a diverse range of talent, including celebrities and influencers. The company aims to create authentic and personalized fan experiences by providing a platform where users can easily connect with their favorite personalities. Customers can browse through thousands of available talents and pay for customized video messages, allowing them to share unique experiences with friends and loved ones.

Atmosphere

Series A in 2020
Atmosphere is a streaming TV platform for businesses, offering 21 original and partner TV channels. The platform has been built from the ground up with proprietary content, technology and data to deliver unparalleled experiences for businesses, consumers and advertisers. The platform also provides a digital signage feature for businesses to run their house promotions within the content. The business was incubated within Chive Media Group (theCHIVE) and spun out in 2019.

Ryff

Venture Round in 2019
Ryff is a Los Angeles-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in an artificial intelligence-driven video platform called Placer. The platform allows for real-time manipulation of products, individuals, backgrounds, and images in both live and pre-recorded videos. Led by CEO Roy Taylor, who previously held prominent roles at NVIDIA and AMD, Ryff aims to innovate the branded entertainment industry, which is valued at approximately $23 billion globally. The company addresses the challenges of traditional branded content, which is often a cumbersome and manual process, by leveraging video game technology and photorealistic 3D models. This technology enables seamless integration and alteration of branded content, offering creators and advertisers the flexibility to update or replace elements within a video frame. By providing consumers with premium content that incorporates dynamic digital brand integration, Ryff presents a compelling alternative to traditional subscription models and ad-supported content.
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