Lisa Calhoun

I lead seed rounds in #AI & #SaaS Startups in the South ✨Founder @ValorVC & @startup_runway ✨ Kauffman Fellow 🏇 USDF Bronze Medalist

[Lisa Calhoun @lisa_calhoun]

Heading to @VentureAtlanta? Get the insiders take from VCs, founders and Strategics to know about in my latest podcast drop — https://t.co/0xvygCuGZg

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Apply here: https://t.co/QHh8CUHXWP

[Lisa Calhoun @lisa_calhoun]

Calling emerging artists in the South — apply for the ⁦@valorvc⁩ 2025 Art of Inclusion Commission 👇🏼

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https://t.co/APSW4txRVl?

[Lisa Calhoun @lisa_calhoun]

Not sure how to get sales kicked off big time for your AI Startup? Join me Sept 9 and we’ll focus on your sales superpowers.

[Lisa Calhoun @lisa_calhoun]

I created a GPT for early stage board directors serving ⁦@valorvc⁩ portfolio firms. The next 30 days is an open tuning and hardening period before it closes and becomes private. Let me hear your feedback. https://t.co/64FhfYw8d9

[Lisa Calhoun @lisa_calhoun]

@PeterJ_Walker Appreciate you Peter 🤗

[Lisa Calhoun @lisa_calhoun]

Also, don’t expect West Coast rents 😎

[Peter Walker @PeterJ_Walker]

Not fundraising in Silicon Valley? Don't expect Silicon Valley valuations.

Post-money valuations for software startups at Series A by census region:

- West: $70M
- Northeast: $62.3M
- South: $50M
- Midwest: $52M

Q) Why the difference?

A) competition for AI companies in SV.

[AtlantaStartupPodcast @atlanta_startup]

Wondering how your AI startup stacks up? Tune in to the Atlanta Startup Podcast for a mid-year deep dive with Valor VC's AI podcast co-hosts.

🎧 https://t.co/ZW0oMjRp8i

[Lisa Calhoun @lisa_calhoun]

@Katie_Roof Katie! Good for you. Have fun in this exciting new role!

[Valor VC @valorvc]

We're looking for local emerging artists who want to help us envision a future of inclusion in the age of AI. Help us find these amazing visionaries--application link is: https://t.co/eg4y3WGC4k

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https://t.co/jyTx0DXfbC

[Lisa Calhoun @lisa_calhoun]

GEO—Generative Engine Optimization—is becoming as prevalent as SEO.
(Thanks for the term + great guide @G2dotcom + @GoddardAbel)

Now most LLMs are about as reliable as your first 5 Google search results.
This means founders selling AI have a big shift to gear —

[Lisa Calhoun @lisa_calhoun]

https://t.co/REr3Sepq7X and finally,

3. if you are building in the South, get the first round funding you need to scale even faster.

Feedback same day by sharing your deck with me here:

[Lisa Calhoun @lisa_calhoun]

Valuation ≠ validation. In early rounds, investors use 3 key founder archetypes.

Recognize yourself in one?
https://t.co/5lGVse1Ppy

What’s the Right First Round Valuation Today? - Valor Ventures

[Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation @VirginiaIPC]

Calling all Startups!

The Accelerate Investor Conference is now accepting applications for the opportunity to pitch to a packed room of angel and venture capital investors at this year’s conference in November!

Organizations interested in pitching must apply by July 29th.

Learn more here: https://t.co/ZXgNcHVABG

(@AccelerateDeals)

[AtlantaStartupPodcast @atlanta_startup]

Celebrated Atlanta entrepreneur @kingofpops CEO @steven_carse , author of Work Is Fun, shares his discipline of moving from joy to joy in a surprisingly candid conversation with @valorvc managing partner @lisa_calhoun

🎧 https://t.co/ijHRxTGz8W
📺 https://t.co/kbCj6NWS3V