Valor Equity Partners
Private equity with venture activity, based in Chicago, Illinois, reporting $841M of fund assets on its funds' Form ADV filings.
Composed from this organization's classification, location and filed figures.
16 additional team members, 37 additional co-investors and affiliates, 63 additional investments, funds and LPs, 9 events, 1 verified contact (1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 5 companiesnew in 12 months
5 new companies in the last 12 months.
A firm writing cheques this quarter is one a founder can pitch now.
- 4 of 4enter at Series B+
Its site says early stage, but 4 of 4 first entries on record are Series B or later.
rounds to 2 Sep 2026 · A founder raising at the stage the site names should know where the cheques have actually gone.
- 8 companiesportfolio raising
8 portfolio companies have new financing on record in 6 months without this firm named on the round; the latest on 31 Aug 2026 ($3.11B sold on Form D).
A portfolio company raising again is a follow-on decision for the firm and a co-investment opening for others.
- 5 dealswith Sequoia Capital
Invests most often alongside Sequoia Capital (5 shared deals) and Y Combinator (5 shared deals).
pair last observed on record 1 Oct 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.
Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →
People to know
View all people- Partner, Ceo, CioWhy: Chief investment officer: owns the allocation decisionNo route on file yet
- Partner, Co- PresidentWhy: Runs the firm (chief executive or president)No route on file yet
- PartnerWhy: Partner: part of the investment decisionNo route on file yet
Relationship network
138 connected entities20 observed rounds6 repeat counterparties
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.
Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.
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Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Valor Equity Partners: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
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Investing
58 companies on record, 5 new in 12 months
| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AgentSync | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| AMP Robotics Corp | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Anduril | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
- Sectors
- space, logistics, industrial
- Stages
- early
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Team
25 current, 3 departed
- Antonio Jose Gracias · Partner, Ceo, CioWhy this person: Chief investment officer: owns the allocation decision; Named with investment responsibility
- Juan Alfonso Sabater · Partner, Co- PresidentWhy this person: Runs the firm (chief executive or president); Named with investment responsibility
- Vivek K. Pattipati · PartnerWhy this person: Partner: part of the investment decision; Named with investment responsibility
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
- Partner, Ceo, Cio
- Partner, Co- President · 3 deals attributed
- Partner · 2 deals attributed
3 departed (kept with end dates)
- Anne Marie Morley · Chief Financial Officer · Jan 1, 2020 to Oct 2, 2023 Inference
- Nancy Louise Kowalczyk · Chief Compliance Officer · Dec 1, 2017 to Jun 9, 2022 Inference
- Susan Shawky Hassan · Partner & General Counsel · Sep 1, 2015 to Nov 14, 2017 Inference
1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
5 vehicles, 3 LPs disclosed
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valor R&d Seed, LLC | Seed fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2024 adv first reported | Early deployment | $53.6M Apr 29, 2026 | 22 | unknown | unknown |
| Valor Equity Partners VI L.P | Fund | 2023 lp reported | Active deployment | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| Valor Equity Partners V, L.P | Fund | 2021 lp reported | Mature | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
- 2 commitments to 2 funds · $375M disclosed
- 1 commitment to 1 fund · $40.0M disclosed
| Allocator | Type | Fund | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Public Employees' Retirement System | STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM | Valor Equity Partners VI L.P | $300M committed | reported as of Dec 31, 2025 | Fact Pension disclosure |
| California Public Employees' Retirement System | STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM | Valor Equity Partners IV L.P | $75.0M committed | reported as of Dec 31, 2025 | Fact Pension disclosure |
| California State Teachers' Retirement System | STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM | Valor Equity Partners V, L.P | $40.0M committed | reported as of Jun 30, 2025 | Fact Pension disclosure |
Relationships across DFX
142 co-investors · on 4 other DFX graphs
- 2026-10-015 shared deals · strong
- 2026-10-015 shared deals · strong · this firm led 1
- 2026-10-014 shared deals · strong
Across DFX and the capital chainon 4 other DFX graphs · 33 capital paths ShowHide
- Sponsor-market profile (matched by same CRD)
- The same institution is held on Allocators, Private Equity, RIA and Wealth, Independent Sponsors, matched by identifier. See which records
Valor Equity Partners is the same institution as 4 records in Allocators, Private Equity, RIA and Wealth and Independent Sponsors.
DFX found 4 relationships across 4 datasets
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.
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Checking your plan…
Valor Equity Partners sits on 33 traced paths of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 33 paths of capital through this record
Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.
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Evidence and history
14 dated events, 96 observations from 4 sources
- seen on or beforeSep 24, 2026Valor Equity Partners: CORPORATE_VENTURE -> PE_WITH_VENTURE_ACTIVITY (registered adviser; venture funds are 2% of 54 private funds)Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
- Mar 30, 2024Valor R&d Seed, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Valor Equity Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $10,036,427
- Oct 2, 2023Anne Marie Morley (Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Valor Equity Partners
- Feb 1, 2023Cassie Hyun Chung Peterson joined Schedule A of Valor Equity Partners as Chief Compliance Officer
- Sep 1, 2022Dean Marie Anne joined Schedule A of Valor Equity Partners as Chief Financial Officer
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Apr 29, 2026 · 54 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- Chicago, ILadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- VALOREP.COM
- SEC adviser type
- Registered investment adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- unknown
- Latest Form ADV
- Apr 29, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 54 (1 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $64Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Regulatory AUM
- $59Bthe adviser's RAUM, a regulatory measure, never a fund size
- Employees
- 104
- Owners on Schedule A
- Valor Management L.P. (Member), owns 75% or more; Valor Funds Group LLC (General Partner); Valor Holdings Corp. (Member), owns 75% or more
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShowHide
- Sep 24, 2026Private equity with venture activity (probable, 75%)Registered adviser; venture funds are 2% of 54 private funds
- Sep 12, 2026Corporate venture (probable, 80%)
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC funds reported | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Sep 4, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-02-13 | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-02-13 | Sep 4, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-04-29 | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-04-29 | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-09-04 | Sep 4, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | Approved | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2012-03-29 | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 0 | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 0 | Sep 4, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Sep 4, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Employees | 104 | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Employees | 89 | Sep 4, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | Chicago, IL | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | Chicago, IL | Sep 4, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Sep 4, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| PE funds reported | 53 | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Portfolio page | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | no URL | |
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | no URL | |
| Portfolio page | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | no URL | |
| Private funds reported | 54 | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 54 | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 46 | Sep 4, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $64B | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $64B | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $18B | Sep 4, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Regulatory AUM (adviser, not fund size) | $59B | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Regulatory AUM (adviser, not fund size) | $17B | Sep 4, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated sectors | Space, logistics, industrial “sector words on the home page” | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | no URL |
| Stated sectors | Space, logistics, industrial “sector words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | no URL |
| Stated sectors | Space, logistics, industrial “sector words on the home page” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | no URL |
| Stated stages | early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | no URL |
| Stated stages | early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | no URL |
| Stated stages | early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | no URL |
| Team page | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | no URL | |
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | no URL | |
| Team page | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | no URL | |
| Venture funds reported | 1 | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 1 | Apr 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 2 | Sep 4, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Sep 4, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | no URL | |
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | no URL | |
| Site title | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | no URL |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersPrivate equity with venture activity, probableShowHide
Registered adviser; venture funds are 2% of 54 private funds
- importance
- gav: $1 · funds: 0.08 · people: 0.56 · investments: 0.69 · scale basis: Venture-typed funds only (Private equity with venture activity): 1 fund, $787M of $841M reported · co investors: 0.87
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0.88 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2026-09-10
- emerging manager
- fund count: 5 · reported gav: $841M · first adv filing: 2012-02-13 · years since first filing: 14.6
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Fits
- score 55.8confidence 100%Why: sector fit; stage fit; activity; analogousWatch: adjacent portfolio
- score 47.8confidence 100%Why: sector fit; activity; analogous; cap tableWatch: adjacent portfolio
- score 47.8confidence 100%Why: sector fit; activity; analogous; cap tableWatch: adjacent portfolio
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Record history
- Organization classification changed2026-09-24
- Merged in2026-09-13
- Adviser's first ADV filing2012-02-13source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.