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Valley Capital Partners

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USILJPGBAI/MLCybersecurityEnterpriseDeep TechB2B SaaSDevtoolsBio/Pharma

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Investment thesis

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.

Raymond Choi · Stellar Cyber Series A press release (stellarcyber.ai) · 2021

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.

Stephen Wong · LinkedIn post — Valley Capital Partners invests in Decart · 2025-08-07

From the moment Brian was introduced to Mitchell Kokko and our investment team, his vision for a safer world was compelling and obvious.

Steve O'Hara · LinkedIn — Valley Capital Partners MirrorTab seed round announcement · 2025-02-18

Team

Steve O'Hara

Founder & Managing Partner

AI/MLCybersecurityEnterprise

Stephen Wong

Managing Partner

AI/MLEnterpriseDeep Tech

Mitchell Kokko

General Partner & Investment Committee Member

AI/MLCybersecurityB2B SaaS

Raymond Choi

General Partner

CybersecurityEnterpriseDeep Tech

Steve Erbst

Venture Partner

AI/MLEnterprise

Ruben de Jesus Medina Cabello

Venture Partner

AI/MLEnterprise

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
UpriverSeed2026-06-08
TensormeshSeed Extension$20m2026-05-27
NanoClaw (NanoCo)Seed$12m2026-05-20
FactifySeed2026-01-28
DecartSeries B$100m2025-08-07
MirrorTabSeed$9m2025-02-18
RapidCanvasEarly Stage VC2024-09-13
Stellar CyberSeries A$22m2021
YubicoExit (NASDAQ IPO)2023-09
Arista NetworksExit (IPO)2014-06-06

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