About Valor:

Valor Equity Partners is a different kind of private investment firm. We pioneered the idea of operational growth. We work side-by-side, shoulder-to-shoulder, to help grow the operations of great companies solving the world’s biggest problems. We invest in technology and technology-enabled companies that innovate and disrupt existing industries — from biosciences to transportation to food to health and wellness. We’ve had the honor of serving some of the world’s greatest entrepreneurs and companies, including Tesla, SpaceX, Anduril, Eight Sleep, GoPuff, and others.

Our values are core to all we do. These values are excellence, humility, integrity, and responsibility.

Valor means that we:

Strive for excellence in everything we do;
Maintain our humility and mutual respect no matter what circumstances we encounter;
Insist upon the highest level of integrity in our interactions and in the logic of our investment process; and
Demonstrate responsibility and dedication to all of our constituents.

About the Team:

On the Valor Labs Team, we develop cutting edge machine learning models to derive proprietary investment insights and build software applications to augment the Firm’s investment decision making process. As a small team of software engineers and data scientists with diverse backgrounds, we work collaboratively on wide-ranging problems to deliver high-impact products for the Firm.

About the Role:

As a Software Engineer on our data science and machine learning team, you will contribute directly to the development of high-impact products. Working together with data scientists, engineers, and stakeholders, you will translate complex project requirements into actionable technical solutions and work collaboratively to build, deploy, monitor, and maintain those solutions in production. Your technical expertise and commitment to excellence will help drive the adoption of best practices and ensure the highest level of rigor in everything we do.

About You:

B.S. in Computer Science or related field
5+ years of experience developing production-ready software systems

Although not necessary, prior work experience in financial services is highly valued

Expertise in end-to-end machine learning operations: model deployment, monitoring, and retraining, supporting integration with production data pipelines and API services.
Proficient with Python, especially machine learning libraries like NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-Learn, and PyTorch
Proficient with SQL, including transactional (e.g., PostgreSQL) and analytical (e.g., BigQuery) databases
Professional experience with most, if not all, of the following:

Containerization (e.g., Kubernetes and Docker)
Data processing (e.g., Prefect, Airflow, and dbt)
Parallel processing (e.g., Ray, Dask, and Spark)
Cloud infrastructure (e.g., Google Cloud Platform)
Continuous integration/continuous deployment (e.g. GitHub Actions)
Infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform)
Tools to support machine learning operations (e.g., MLFlow and DVC)

Humble, hard-working, and collaborative

About the company

Valor Equity Partners provides capital and hands-on operational support to high-growth, technology-enabled companies. Its Scale Group collaborates with portfolio companies to improve operations, accelerate growth, and scale efficiently across non-control and control investments in sectors such as consumer, infrastructure, industrial services, and manufacturing. The firm stands out through its active operational-growth approach and history of working closely with management, along with a diversified fund lineup like the Valor Opportunity Fund and Valor Siren Ventures that partners with corporate backers such as Starbucks and Nestlé. Its goal is to help ambitious companies scale sustainably and create value for investors by turning growth opportunities into real performance improvements.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$69.1B

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

2001

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

September 30, 2026 Flow financing expands Valor's presence in AI hardware tooling.
September 2026 General Intuition and Crusoe rounds show strong access to frontier AI infrastructure.
June 23, 2026 Fund VII fundraising and $8.5 billion SpaceX distributions improve liquidity.

What critics are saying

Valor remains dangerously exposed to Musk-linked assets after the June 2026 SpaceX IPO.
Antonio Gracias faces Senate scrutiny over DOGE actions, risking reputational damage and talent flight.
A SpaceX setback or regulatory backlash would cripple Valor's fundraising, sourcing, and brand.

What makes Valor Equity Partners unique

Antonio Gracias built Valor around hands-on operating support, not passive capital.
September 2026 deals in Flow, General Intuition, and Crusoe show deep AI hardware conviction.
Valor's SpaceX relationship and 2026 IPO windfall give it unmatched founder credibility.

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Yahoo Finance

Oct 26th, 2026

Bedrock Robotics raises $600M at $4.1B valuation to scale autonomous excavators

Bedrock Robotics has raised a $600 million Series C at a $4.1 billion post-money valuation. CapitalG and Emergence Capital co-led the round, bringing the San Francisco company's total funding to nearly $1 billion. New investors include US Innovative Technology Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Temasek. Existing backers 8VC, Georgian, Valor Equity Partners, and NVIDIA also took part. The startup, founded in 2024 by former Waymo engineers, retrofits existing heavy equipment with autonomous systems. In mid-August 2026, its fully autonomous excavators began paid work on live commercial job sites. It has more than doubled its customer volume since 2025. Contractor Haydon is deploying the technology at a Texas site. Bedrock will use the funds to expand deployments across the US.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Oct 16th, 2026

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Business Wire

Oct 13th, 2026

AMP Robotics Raises $55 Million from XN, Valor Equity Partners, GV, and Existing Investors

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GlobeNewswire

Oct 9th, 2026

Overmatch Ventures announces first annual Austin Deep Tech 50.

Overmatch Ventures announces first annual Austin Deep Tech 50. Base Power, Saronic, Neuralink, The Boring Company, and Aalo lead the list. AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Today, Overmatch Ventures, in partnership with Valor Equity Partners, 8VC, Banner VC, B Capital, Ambition Capital, Ensemble VC, and Trust Ventures, announced the first annual Austin Deep Tech 50. Partners from the participating firms voted on which companies are making the biggest impact on the Austin deep tech ecosystem. In order to be included in the list, companies must 1) have their HQ or a major presence, including an office, in Austin, 2) be pre-IPO, and 3) build in deep tech. "The companies rebuilding and reinventing America's power grid, defense industrial base, and robotics - the technologies that decide whether America leads the next decade - are doing it in Austin," said Aabid Razvi, Principal at Overmatch Ventures. "Companies featured in Austin Deep Tech 50 have raised more than $10 billion in the past year and we think that momentum is still in its early days." The top 50 spans seven sectors - energy, robotics, manufacturing, maritime, biotech, compute and defense - representative of the breadth of technologies being built in Austin. Across the entire list, defense and energy are the two largest sectors, together making up 44% of the list. * Base Power * Saronic * Neuralink * The Boring Company * Aalo * Fluidstack * Apptronik * ICON * Allen Control Systems * TerraFirma * The Standard Electron Company * Nominal * 1AU Technologies * Galadyne * CesiumAstro * Fluxco * fab2 * 9 Mothers * The American Housing Corporation * webAI * Critical Materials Group * Paradromics * SkyFi * Traysar * Mythic * Bedrock Robotics * Subcritical Systems * Aeon * Hexium * NODA AI * Skyways * First Order Effects * Resurgent Industries * Modern Intelligence * Bravo Ordnance * Terminus Industrials * Autonymy * Deterrence * Emergent Matter * Even Platforms * Group1 * TAU Systems * Umbra * Resolute Grid * Paradigm Robotics * Pipedream * Wraithwatch * Noveon Magnetics * Phantom Neuro * Bedrock Energy The Austin Deep Tech 50 recognizes these companies for making Austin a city known for working on national priorities, from grid reliability to domestic manufacturing. Methodology The eight participating venture capital firms were eligible to participate because they have offices in Austin and a major deep tech investment practice. Each of the participating venture capital firms received one vote per company to score how they viewed each company's contribution to the deep tech ecosystem in Austin. Each vote was weighted evenly. The scores were aggregated and averaged, which led to a company's final ranking. If you're building in Austin in deep tech and want to be considered in the future, reach out at [email protected]. About Overmatch Ventures Overmatch Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm backing category-defining deep tech, defense, and space companies of this era. Built by founders and military veterans, the firm invests in companies at the center of the superpower race - and who can tip the balance in America's favor. Overmatch manages approximately $1 Billion across its fund vehicles. For more information, visit overmatch.vc.

Antlers American

Oct 7th, 2026

Atomic Machines raises $250M to launch AI-native Matter Compiler for micro-machine manufacturing

Atomic Machines has emerged from stealth with $250 million in funding to launch the Matter Compiler, an AI-native manufacturing system that builds micro-machines directly from code. The company was founded by Jeff Holden, former Amazon senior vice president and Uber's first chief product officer. Investors include OneIM, Gigafund, XTX Ventures, KAS Venture Partners, Valor Equity Partners, Tru Arrow Partners, Construct Capital, Sozo Ventures and the Regents of the University of California. The Matter Compiler produces complete three-dimensional machines with moving parts and features down to single-digit microns, requiring no hard tooling. The system uses AI-driven real-time correction and runs experiments on its own hardware. Its first product, PrimeSwitch, is an electromechanical power relay for 800-volt AI data centre power systems. The device opens in 50 microseconds, roughly a thousand times faster than conventional contactors, and is currently shipping to early-access customers for evaluation.

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