Valor Equity Partners is a Chicago-based operational growth private equity firm founded in 1995 by Antonio Gracias. The firm invests in technology and technology-enabled companies across various stages of development, with notable investments including Tesla, SpaceX, and Anduril.
Deal activity increased 67% year-over-year (40 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $207.5M (across 432 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
295
Fund Size
$2.4B
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
40
Team
Anni Ylagan
Operating Partner
Bradley Sheftel
Partner
Christopher Cavoli
Partner
Christopher Murphy
Partner
Jason Appelbaum
Operating Partner
Jonathan Shulkin
Partner and Co-President
Juan Sabater
Partner and Co-President
Timothy Watkins
Operating Partner
Vivek K. Pattipati
Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Crusoe | Series F | $3.9B | Sep 2026 |
| BBoring Company | Series D | — | Sep 2026 |
 The Boring Company | Series D | — | Sep 2026 |
| MMedici Brands | Series B | $250M | Sep 2026 |
 Higgsfield | Series B | $400M | Aug 2026 |
 Base Power | Series D | $1B | Aug 2026 |
| NNeros, Inc. | Series B | $75M | Aug 2026 |
| NNeros, Inc. | Series C | $250M | Aug 2026 |
 Hadrian | Series C | $260M | Aug 2026 |
 Hadrian | Series B | $117M | Aug 2026 |
 Dominion Dynamics | Series A | — | Jun 2026 |
 Trace Finance | Series A | $32M | Jun 2026 |
| TTrace Finance | Series A | $32M | Jun 2026 |
 Trace Finance | Series A | $32M | Jun 2026 |
 Disa | Unknown | $33M | Apr 2026 |
 DISA Technologies Inc. | Unknown | $33M | Apr 2026 |
 DISA Technologies | Unknown | $33M | Apr 2026 |
 Loop | Unknown | $95M | Apr 2026 |
 Plata | Series C | $405M | Apr 2026 |
 Valar | Seed | $1B | Apr 2026 |
 Counterpart | Series C | $50M | Apr 2026 |
| EeMed | Unknown | $200M | Mar 2026 |
 Zipline | Series H | $800M | Mar 2026 |
 Bluprynt | Seed | $4.3M | Feb 2026 |
 FirmPilot | Series A | $22M | Feb 2026 |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 27 September 2026