# Valor Equity Partners (slim)

> Valor Equity Partners's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Crusoe, Cognition AI, Inc., Lightning Labs and Zamp Inc., with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/valor-equity-partners/index.md (~800 tokens) · this version ~680 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/valor-equity-partners/index.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/valor-equity-partners/
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · MCP: https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp · Updated: 2026-10-28
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Venture firm.

Website: https://www.valorep.com

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **Crusoe**, Series B, April 2021, Series D, December 2024, Series E, October 2025, Series F, September 2026, led a round
  - [Crusoe Cloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crusoe-cloud.md), graded B, 63.4/100
  - Source: https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-announces-series-f-funding
- **Cognition AI, Inc.**, Series E, September 2026, through Valor
  - [Devin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/devin.md), graded C, 55.7/100
  - Source: https://cognition.com/blog/series-e
- **Lightning Labs**, Series B, April 2022, led a round
  - [L402](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/l402.md), graded C, 60.8/100
  - Source: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/lightning-labs-announces-70-million-series-b-raise
- **Zamp Inc.**, Series A, led a round
  - [Zamp](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zamp.md), graded D, 49.7/100
  - Source: https://zamp.com/press/zamp-targets-growing-demand-for-sales-tax-solutions

## Where they invest

- GPU & serverless compute, 1
- Agent harnesses, 1
- Pay-per-call protocols, 1
- Tax calculation & compliance, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Scott Wu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/scott-wu/), Cognition AI, Inc.
- [Steven Hao](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/steven-hao/), Cognition AI, Inc.
- [Walden Yan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/walden-yan/), Cognition AI, Inc.
- [Elizabeth Stark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/elizabeth-stark/), Lightning Labs
- [Olaoluwa Osuntokun](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/olaoluwa-osuntokun/), Lightning Labs
- [Rohit Bhadange](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rohit-bhadange/), Zamp Inc.
- [Edward Lando](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/edward-lando/), Zamp Inc.
- [Clete Werts](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/clete-werts/), Zamp Inc.

## Questions

### Which AI tools has Valor Equity Partners invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists Crusoe, Cognition AI, Inc., Lightning Labs and Zamp Inc.

### How are Valor Equity Partners's companies graded?

On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Crusoe Cloud (B, 63.4), Devin (C, 55.7), L402 (C, 60.8) and Zamp (D, 49.7).

Investors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source.