Pre-seed to Series A · Early-stage venture capital
We back three or four technical founders a year in the United States and Israel, building in enterprise, security and AI infrastructure. Each one gets every partner, a check sized to matter, and the global networks behind us across Asia Pacific, Latin America and beyond.
Stage
Pre-seed to Series A
First check
$3M–$7M
Focus
Enterprise, security and AI infrastructure
Where
United States and Israel
Why founders choose us
01
We lead or anchor your first institutional round and give you a clear answer fast. When we commit, we commit fully, with capital held in reserve to back you again in the rounds that follow.
02
Because we back so few companies, you work directly with all four partners on hiring, first customers, financing strategy and the next round. For the first 12 to 18 months, our job is helping you reach product-market fit and win your first markets.
03
Exited founders, senior operators from big tech and finance, and enterprise buyers across the United States, Asia Pacific and Latin America. We put them to work for you, finding the design partners and first customers who shape your product.
How we invest
Most often we lead or co-lead the pre-seed or seed and become your first institutional partner.
Simility · Upriver · Canotera · Celera Semiconductor
Sometimes we start smaller, help with first customers and product fit, and step up in the next round.
RapidCanvas · Factify · Stellar Cyber · ArchiBoost AI
When an exceptional team demonstrates extraordinary market pull, we bring a meaningful check and pull in global leaders who open doors across Asia Pacific, Latin America and beyond.
Tensormesh · NanoCo · Decart · SciFin · Orca Bio
Team
Steve O’Hara
Founder, Managing Partner
Stephen Wong
Managing Partner
Mitchell Kokko
General Partner
Antonio Espinosa
General Partner
From our founders
“I have worked with Valley Capital Partners twice now — first on Simility and now on RapidCanvas. The VCP team have actively enabled our success. They have provided value beyond just capital as investors and we are proud to be backed by such an amazing team.”
Rahul Pangam
Founder and CEO, RapidCanvas; founder of Simility (acquired by PayPal)
“Valley Capital has been the perfect partner. They’ve backed our vision from day one, and whenever we need something, the entire firm rolls up their sleeves and gets to work.”
Gavriel and Lazer Cohen
Co-founders, NanoCo (NanoClaw)
We back only a few companies each year, and most reach us through someone we both trust. If you’re building in enterprise, security or AI infrastructure in the United States or Israel and intend to lead your category globally, we want to hear from you.
