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Lisa Calhoun

Armed with new $27 million fund, Atlanta's Valor Ventures looks to back more local SaaS and AI seed startups

Armed with new $27 million fund, Atlanta's Valor Ventures looks to back more local SaaS and AI seed startups

New VC funds have been difficult to close across the country, given high interest rates, tightening liquidity, limited LP risk appetite, and longer exit timelines. Closing the new fund was an “immense challenge and a powerful validation of our strategy,” Valor’s Founding Managing Partner Lisa Calhou

Temperature Check: How did early-stage investors navigate uncertainty in 2023?

Temperature Check: How did early-stage investors navigate uncertainty in 2023?

The VC world was pretty quiet this year, particularly for those investing in and watching later-stage ventures. Venture capital funding globally dropped by nearly half in the first half of 2023, according to data from research firm PitchBook. That lack of enthusiasm certainly hit the Southeast, as later, bigger

Valor Ventures

Valor Ventures Targets $25M For Second Fund Focused On Financial Inclusion

Valor Ventures, an Atlanta-based, early-stage venture capital firm, has announced the first close of its second fund. Valor is targeting $25 million for the fund in total and has closed on just over one-third. Valor’s General Partner and Founder Lisa Calhoun was the first woman to

SmartCommerce

SmartCommerce Rakes In Funding to Help Brands Enable Online Impulse Shopping

As e-commerce balloons to take over more of consumers’ time and money, even consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands are thinking more about their online shopping experience — offerings things like groceries, paper products, or cleaning supplies through the web. But it’s often just not as easy to buy these

Valor Ventures Adds Seasoned Enterprise Exec to Team

Valor Ventures Adds Seasoned Enterprise Exec to Team

Valor Ventures, the all-female early-stage VC firm that invests in hyper-growth technologies, has brought on a new partner who brings a successful career at Fortune 100 electronics and mobility companies, a deep knowledge of the enterprise space, and a seasoned background in corporate innovation. Robin Bienfait held

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