Valo Ventures
VC Fund
Palo Alto, United States
Valo Ventures is a thesis-driven venture capital firm investing in North America and Europe. Our mission is "investing for a brighter future" and we do this by focusing on four catalyzing megatrends: climate change, circular economy, autonomy and empowered people. We identify and support entrepreneurs who are applying digital technologiesto create long term economic, environmental and social value. Learn more at www.valoventures.org.
- Total investments:
- 43
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 19%
- Fund size:
- $5M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Valo Ventures invests in
Stages Valo Ventures invests in
Countries Valo Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 9 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1.8M–$10M
- Series A
- $6M–$22M
- Series B
- $15M–$39M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 6 (14%)
- SaaS 5 (12%)
- Sustainability 5 (12%)
- Artificial Intelligence 5 (12%)
- Software 4 (9%)
Stage
- Series A 12 (28%)
- Series B 9 (21%)
- Seed 7 (16%)
- Series C 5 (12%)
- Series D 1 (2%)
Country
- United States 21 (49%)
- United Kingdom 2 (5%)
- France 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brett Teele
Chief Financial Officer
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Chief Financial Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Divya E.
Venture Capital Associate
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Venture Capital Associate | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Julia Brady
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Mona ElNaggar
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Scott Tierney
Founder and Managing Partner
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Founder and Managing Partner | Total investments: 13 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novoloop is an upcycling company that provides a proprietary lifecycling platform to create chemicals and materials from plastic waste. Its Accelerated Thermal Oxidative Decomposition (ATOD) process chemically breaks down plastic films and packaging into monomers, which are then reassembled into virgin-quality TPU and recycled+ formulations. Thecompany operates a demonstration pilot plant in India in partnership with Aether Industries, producing up to 70 metric tons of TPU annually from mixed plastic waste. | $21M / Series B / Jun 25, 2025 | ||
| Steady Energy aims to decarbonize the energy-intensive heating industry starting with residential and district heating. | $34.5M / Series B / Mar 05, 2025 | ||
| Boston Materials manufactures Z-axis Carbon Fiber products that can revolutionize the $130B+ lightweight materials market and unlock significant GHG emissions reductions across industries. Boston Materials products add new conductivity, stiffness, and durability benefits to existing composite materials, like carbon fiber, and sheet metals. Thecompany's products are made using 100 percent reclaimed carbon fiber enabling up to 80 percent GHG emissions savings compared to standard composite materials and metals. | $13.5M / Series A / Nov 07, 2024 | ||
| Simbe Robotics automates repetitive tasks in retail execution. Tally, performs the repetitive and laborious tasks of auditing shelves for out-of-stock items, low stock items, misplaced items, and pricing errors. Tally operates safely during normal store hours alongside shoppers and employees. | $50M / Series C / Oct 24, 2024 | ||
| XGS Energy develops geothermal power systems that generate electricity by extracting heat from subsurface hot rock. | $20M / Series A / May 21, 2024 | ||
| Equilibrium Energy operates at the intersection of grid variability, market volatility, economic optimization, commercial structuring, trading, and risk management, across the end-to-end power value chain. Their ambition is to become a next-generation clean power company that reshapes the energy industry. They address inquiries through onlineapplications. | $39M / Series B / Dec 26, 2023 | ||
| Clever Carnivore is a cell-cultured meat startup that uses stem cell biology, recombinant protein, and bioengineering to create cost-effective lab grown meats. With the company's high-efficiency model, cruelty-free, environmentally friendly, and cost-competitive technology it aims to produce sausage, burgers, and chicken nuggets. | $7M / Seed / Dec 04, 2023 | ||
| Inlyte Energy is a company that creates batteries for grid storage. Inlyte Energy's grid battery uses the most abundant commodities - iron and salt - to create an energy storage solution with the unique combination of high efficiency, long lifetime, competitive energy density, and exceptional safety. | $8M / Seed / Oct 26, 2023 | ||
| Granular Energy is the platform of the future for managing and trading clean energy. | $7.9M / Seed / Oct 02, 2023 | ||
| Optera is a leading enterprise carbon emissions management software platform spanning all emissions categories, specializing in scope 3 and supply chain emissions management. Their AI-driven platform, database of over +10,000 suppliers, and expert team enable sustainability professionals to deliver real value to their businesses efficiently, fromregulatory compliance to deep decarbonization. We make sustainability data simpler to get, trusted to share, and ready to act on. | $12M / Series A / Sep 11, 2023 | ||
| See all 43 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Valo Ventures invest in?
Valo Ventures invests primarily in Energy, SaaS and Sustainability startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 43 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Valo Ventures invest in?
Valo Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$10M at Seed, $6M–$22M at Series A and $15M–$39M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Valo Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Valo Ventures took part in.
How do I contact Valo Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Valo Ventures?
The team at Valo Ventures includes Brett Teele (Chief Financial Officer), Divya E. (Venture Capital Associate) and Julia Brady (Partner), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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