Valia Ventures

Valia is a venture capital firm backing founders building tomorrow’s most iconic companies.

[Valia Ventures @ValiaVentures]

Proud to announce that we've closed an oversubscribed $50M second fund to continue backing ambitious founders at the earliest stages.

https://t.co/gvxcs7fBpI

[Min @themichelinmin]

@SnappStats is excited to announce a total raise of $4.4 million to deliver AI-driven fan personalization to sports fans and teams! We are grateful for our investors, particularly our leads @speedrun , @GoldHouseCo Ventures and @DormRoomFund.  Also thanks to @ValiaVentures , Symphony Ventures, Bridge Ventures, Operator Stack Fund, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Bling Capital and The House Fund as well as notable angels from Nextdoor, Boston Celtics ownership and other talented technology, sports and finance individuals.

The Company is founded by a co-founder of Caviar (exited to Square in 2019) as well as other seasoned technology and finance entrepreneurs.

Check out our current consumer product at https://t.co/Katit8Fv1n and follow us for the enterprise product!  If you love sports, our product will be a fit for you in a Snapp!

Excited to be building this with co-founders @ShawnTsao, @andrewtamura and Alex Marshall!

[Max Marchione @maxmarchione]

Big news: Superpower acquires Base

I remember in the early days of building Superpower, Base was one of the companies I thought did testing best.

Base helped tens of thousands understand their hormones, nutrient and stress levels, and more through at-home testing.

Now, Base's community of 90,000 now gains full access to Superpower’s ultimate health membership:

• 100+ advanced lab tests
• Expert protocols based on cutting-edge research
• Always-on concierge care

This is just one more step forward to accelerate Superpower's mission to shift healthcare from reactive treatment to proactive optimization.

AND, the best part...

For just the next few days, we're providing discounted access to Superpower as we ramp up capacity. Find the link in the comments 👇

[M13 @M13Company]

Read the 11-page pitch deck Isaac used to raise $7M in funding from M13, Andreessen Horowitz Games Fund, @HF0Residency, @ValiaVentures, and @mento_vc in @BusinessInsider from @SydneyKBradley: https://t.co/HVpgK0UlBZ

[Isaac Bratzel @isaacbratzel]

Thrilled to announce that Avataros has raised $7M in seed funding led by @M13Company, with participation from @speedrun, @HF0Residency, @ValiaVentures, @mento_vc, and incredible angels, including @amasad (Replit) and @julien_c (Hugging Face)!

Avataros was founded with a mission to bring authentic digital characters to life. As our digital world grows ever more rapidly, enabling genuine human expression is more crucial than ever.

Our mission is made possible through the incredible contributions of the Avataros team, amazing investors, and advisors who believe in our vision.

A big thank you to @IndianIdle at TechCrunch for covering the funding. Read the full article here: https://t.co/qEUb2LlkMF

[Sam Sheffer @samsheffer]

two minutes of @humane ai pin interactions!

ai mic, multimodality, image capture, and booster swapping

[Pascal Unger @PascalUnger]

If you're a founder with a BIG IDEA and are looking for a long-term partner, here's an investor who should be on your radar.

This week's https://t.co/cBYGkR0OMA spotlight is on @Riley_S_Rodgers from @ValiaVentures. He is:

🌁 SF Bay Area based
🙏 Has mentored hundreds of start-up founders as a volunteer for the @MIT Enterprise Forum, SCORE and MassChallenge
🏍️ Grew up in rural NH with dirt bikes and always had a need for speed
🏁🏆💨 After getting good at racing through the woods on dirt, he ended up racing on road circuits and ultimately got to be a professional racer in the AMA Road Racing competition (!!!)

Amongst founders, @Riley_S_Rodgers and the @ValiaVentures team including @KhaledJalanbo and @omarsebai_ are known for being present, yet not overbearing. They've invested in over 50 early-stage companies and seek to be a resource as needed by sharing experiences from investing over the last ten years. They're honest, direct, and work with founders most closely trying to get to their Series A.

To get in touch with Riley, make sure to:
✉️ Pitch him at [email protected]
🔗 Check out https://t.co/Bfh67nkEZ4 for more info

For more, check out our funder spotlight card below along with Valia's profile on https://t.co/cBYGkR0OMA

[Built Robotics @BuiltRobotics]

We’re honored to be included on the @a16z American Dynamism 50 list amongst fellow innovators pushing the limits of technology.

[Baruch College @BaruchCollege]

👏Thank you to all who joined us at the "Data-Driven Brands in the Age of AI" conference!🎤💬

The conference welcomed industry leaders from @CorralData, @readysetrocket, @Pfizer, @AMNH, @MLS, @philoTV, and @ValiaVentures to explore AI's impact on data strategy at @Baruch_Zicklin

[Valia Ventures @ValiaVentures]

Hello, Ai Pin.

[Valia Ventures @ValiaVentures]

It’s here and it’s gorgeous.

[Imran Chaudhri @imranchaudhri]

we all deserve better.

[Yanir @yanirnulman]

best ad for @Humane
can’t wait to get back to the jordan years

[Valia Ventures @ValiaVentures]

Nice piece by @FastCompany on @thetimellis, the brilliant founder of our portfolio company @relativityspace which prepares for it's first launch this month.
https://t.co/VVcev1x2DP

[Alex Gillette @CallMeGillette]

Content 🤝 Vibe @ThinkRiseGlobal

ft: @ValiaVentures @public @getvolv @twifintech

[Omar Sebai @omarsebai_]

Great event on Wednesday to bring together our SF friends 🙏 @ValiaVentures

[Khaled Kteily @kkteily]

After months of work, we're sharing our completely revamped results experience for our clients.

Here's why this matters:

[Ken Kocienda @kocienda]

Humanity needs better computing, we need to aim that power toward positive and productive ends, and we need to bring greater joy into how people interact with technology.

I’m working on this now at @Humane. We have lots of top talent. Come join us! https://t.co/o4hkwmoHpn