The Valor Atreides AI Fund is a dedicated artificial intelligence investment vehicle managed by Valor Equity Partners, a Chicago-based private investment firm. The fund deploys capital into emerging and established AI-driven enterprises, including AI infrastructure, autonomous driving software, and supply chain AI companies.
They made 1 investments in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is series-a (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $36.5M (across 19 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
16
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
3
Team
Anni Ylagan
Operating Partner
Bradley Sheftel
Partner
Christopher Cavoli
Partner
Christopher Murphy
Partner
David Heskett
Operating Partner
Jason Appelbaum
Operating Partner
Jonathan Shulkin
Partner and Co-President
Juan Sabater
Partner and Co-President
Manuel Pantelias Garces
Operating Partner
Philippe El Khazen
Operating Partner
Timothy Watkins
Operating Partner
Vivek K. Pattipati
Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mindgard | Series A | $30M | Aug 2026 |
 Silicon Data | Series A | $30.5M | Aug 2026 |
 Heron Power | Series D | $140M | Feb 2026 |
| Silicon Data | Seed | $4.7M | Mar 2025 |
| Mindgard | Unknown | $8M | Jan 2024 |
 Emalex Biosciences | Series D | $250M | Nov 2022 |
 Logiwa | Series B | $16.4M | Jun 2022 |
 Sifter | Seed | $5M | May 2022 |
 The Desire Company | Series A | $8M | Dec 2021 |
| Logiwa | Series A | $8.5M | Jan 2021 |
 The Yay Company | Series A | $12M | Jan 2021 |
 Climax Foods | Seed | $7.5M | Sep 2020 |
 Loop | Unknown | $95M | — |
 Diferente | Seed | $3M | — |
 RIND SNACKS | Series A | $6.1M | — |
 LESSEREVIL | Unknown | $1.8M | — |
| The Desire Company | Series B | — | — |
 Nova Sky Stories | Series A | $50M | — |
 Climate Vault | Series A | $9.4M | — |
 Tomorrow Farms | Seed | $8.5M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 7 September 2026