# Permjot Valia

> Permjot Valia is a seed investor at Sam M. Walton College of Business backing Advertising. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sam M. Walton College of Business](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-m-walton-college-of-business)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/permjotvalia/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/permjotvalia
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/permjot

Permjot Valia is a seed investor at Sam M. Walton College of Business in London focused on Advertising and Video. Permjot Valia is the CEO and founder of MentorCamp and regularly travels the world mentoring startups. He is a goodwill ambassador for the state of Arkansas, having many business connections with the state. Valia received his bachelor’s degree with honors in economics from the University of Leeds. Afterwards, he became the youngest sales andmarketing director of Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Services in London. In 2005, Valia became a consultant through a company called Help With Sales. He also became an active angel investor and co-founded Flight and Partners, a London-based fund manager that is authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to carry out investment business. To date, Valia has invested in more than 30 companies around the world, including several in Arkansas. He started MentorCamp in 2011, bringing the best mentors and investors from around the world to places like Halifax, Arkansas, and Cape Town. In addition to running MentorCamp, Valia sits on the board of various companies including Bluelight Analytics, Wooshii and Flight and Partners. He is also a consultant to Deloitte working across Canada. He is a consultant to the Canadian Technology Accelerator program run by DFAIT in London, New York and across India. In 2011, Valia was recognized by TechCrunch as one of the best mentors in Europe.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $110k–$788k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advertising | 3 | 75% |
| Video | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Analytics | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Angel | 2 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8bit | 8Bit is localised content discovery and analytics platform dedicated to the distribution of high-quality content across their network of indie publishers. | $110K | Seed | Jul 01, 2014 |  |
| LeadSift | LeadSift is an intent data provider that mines publically available information to identify when individuals are taking relevant actions outside of your owned channels. They work with some of the fastest-growing B2B software companies in The World, helping them drive tangible results with intent. | $788K | Seed | Nov 16, 2012 |  |
| Wooshii | Wooshii is the leading video production marketplace connecting buyers to the video making industry.BUYERS Buyers need quality, bespoke and increasing volumes of video production services. Getting videos made is still however a painful process.VIDEO MAKERS Video makers are mostly freelance and fragmented. They need need paid projectsand work.Wooshii is the marketplace that brings these two parties together. |  | Angel | Apr 10, 2009 |  |
| Myows | Myows stands for "My Original Works". It is an easy to use web application that allows freelancers and agencies to protect, manage and enforce their copyright online. At the beginning of 2018, Myows counts 35 000 users world-wide. Myows was launched in November 2009 and has been featured in Popular Science, The Guardian and many onlinecommunities such as FreelanceSwitch, Nettuts, NewGrounds and Deviantart.In 2017, Myows extended it's feature-list by offering free photography website to all users. |  | Angel | Jul 01, 2008 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [East Valley Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-valley-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innovacorp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovacorp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [OMERS Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omers-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sam M. Walton College of Business

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Sam M. Walton College of Business.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Permjot Valia | Mentor in Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/permjot-valia |

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## FAQ

### What does Permjot Valia invest in?

Permjot Valia invests primarily in Advertising, Video and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Permjot Valia's check size?

Permjot Valia typically joins rounds of $110k–$788k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Permjot Valia participates in.

### When did Permjot Valia last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Permjot Valia closed in Jul 2014. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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