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Valley Capital Partners
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Valley Capital Partners is a high-conviction, highly concentrated early-stage venture capital firm that backs only a handful of extraordinary founders at a time. Since 1997 its partners have operated with a simple thesis: write $3M–$7M+ checks at the earliest stages to help founders build their ideal foundation for growth, followed by checks of up to $30M+ into portfolio companies ready to scale. The firm invests at the frontiers of AI and enterprise infrastructure — targeting highly technical, mission-driven founding teams solving hard problems in large addressable markets that require intense curiosity, intellectual depth, and often science and breakthrough innovation. Valley Capital typically makes 8–12 core investments per fund, enabling deeper collaboration and company-building support than larger, more diversified firms.
Notable quotes
“Now with a proven technology and customer track record, Stellar Cyber has a unique advantage and lead in the cybersecurity market. Extending the funding level of Series A accelerates the ability to maximize market opportunities and accelerate leadership.”
“We are delighted to invest alongside Sequoia, Benchmark and Zeev Ventures in this round. Many congratulations to Dean and the Decart team on their continued breakthroughs and success. We remain super excited for Decart's extraordinary journey ahead.”
“From the moment Brian was introduced to Mitchell Kokko and our investment team, his vision for a safer world was compelling and obvious.”
Team
Raymond Choi
General Partner
Steve Erbst
Venture Partner
Ruben de Jesus Medina Cabello
Venture Partner
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upriver | Seed | — | 2026-06-08 |
| Tensormesh | Seed Extension | $20m | 2026-05-27 |
| NanoClaw (NanoCo) | Seed | $12m | 2026-05-20 |
| Factify | Seed | — | 2026-01-28 |
| Decart | Series B | $100m | 2025-08-07 |
| MirrorTab | Seed | $9m | 2025-02-18 |
| RapidCanvas | Early Stage VC | — | 2024-09-13 |
| Stellar Cyber | Series A | $22m | 2021 |
| Yubico | Exit (NASDAQ IPO) | — | 2023-09 |
| Arista Networks | Exit (IPO) | — | 2014-06-06 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Alumni Ventures | 3 |
| GV (Google Ventures) | 2 |
| Sequoia Capital | 2 |
| Northern Light Venture Capital | 2 |
| AMD Ventures | 1 |
| Slow Ventures | 1 |
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