Lisa Calhoun
I lead seed rounds in transformational B2B AI and SaaS startups in the South. Founder, Valor VC. 2024 Startup Atlanta Investor of the Year.
Atlanta, Georgia
Invests in
Stages:
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Min Investment:
$500,000.00Max Investment:
$2,500,000.00Target Investment:
$2,000,000.00
Skills
Education
- TU
- BU
Lists including Lisa
Investments
Sailes
Total Funding: $1M
SHO.ai
Total Funding: $1M
GoodFynd
Total Funding: $1.5M
ecoText
Total Funding: $500K
Funding U
Total Funding: $6M
Physician 360
Total Funding: $400K
Drum
Total Funding: $11M
CapWay
Total Funding: $20K
Map My Customers
Total Funding: $3M
The Gathering Spot
Total Funding: $5M
Work Experience
2015
Founding Managing Partner
2015
I am the founder and managing partner of Valor Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm headquartered in Atlanta. We are investing out of our third fund. Learn more at valor.vc or follow the firm on LinkedIn.
2025
Seed Lead Investor - Board Director
2025
As board director and lead seed investor at RueData, I support the CEO and leadership team in their North American expansion delivering AI-powered optimization for major fleets and logistics providers.
2025
Seed Lead Investor
2025
Valor VC is proud to have led the seed round of Visalaw and serve on its board of directors.
2024
Lead Seed Investor
2024
Autonoma is the leading AI/synthetic data platform for autonomous driving.
2023
Lead Seed Investor
2023
Valor is lead investor at FirmPilot, a B2B SaaS AI platform that manages, monitors and optimizes customer acquisition online.
2025
Seed Co-Lead Investor - Board Observer
2025
As investor and board observer with Goodfynd, I support the CEO and leadership team in expanding their offering across North America, with a particular emphasis on AI and go to market strategy. Valor co-led the initial round for Goodfynd in 2021 with Artemis Ventures.
2022
Lead Seed Investor
2022
Saile is the leading AI prospecting platform, using generative AI and each client's CRM-driven sales data to triple and quadruple sales.
2025
Seed Lead Investor
2025
Valor VC is proud to have led the seed round of Acuity Behavioral Health and serve on the company's board of directors.
2022
Seed Lead Investor / VC
2022
Valor is co-lead investor in STEMULI, an AI and augmented reality platform currently serving public schools in Texas, Maryland, and Georgia, backed by GoogleForStartups and other well known private organizations. STEMuli serves K-12 students with a leading analytics and AI optimized platform for personalized learning.
2021
Lead Seed VC
2021
Allellca empowers the next generation of clinical genomics with an AI-engine focused on personalized treatment solutions, equipping health systems and clinical laboratories with cutting-edge tools to reduce the impact of chronic diseases through genomic medicine.