Approach
We back a small number of founders in the United States and Israel each year, give each one real partner time from the first institutional round onward, and connect them to our networks around the world.
At a glance
Stage
Pre-seed to Series A. We lead or take a meaningful role in your first or second institutional round.
Geography
The United States and Israel, with partner networks across Asia Pacific and Latin America to help founders reach customers and partners globally.
Sectors
Enterprise software, open-source infrastructure, cybersecurity, AI security and infrastructure, and workflow automation.
How we meet founders
Mostly through people we know well: our founders, operators in our network and enterprise partners. We read cold notes too.
Who you work with
All four partners, plus our LPs, corporate networks, friends and mentors across the United States, Asia Pacific and Latin America.
What we look for
01
In enterprise markets, the leader and its closest challenger capture most of the value. We back founders who intend to be one of them, and we take the time to understand the team you’re assembling, the change you want to see in the world and how you plan to get there.
02
Deep technical insight, hard-won experience or access no one else has. Once we’re in, we help you press that advantage. As intelligence becomes commoditized, the next generation of builders will win on speed and focus, solving the hardest problems at the edge of new markets.
03
Exited founders, hyperscaler engineers, Unit 8200 alumni. The closer you are to the center of the right network, the easier it is to hire, sell and raise, and the more value ours can add. We take time to understand the networks you’ve built so far, and where ours can extend them.
How we invest
Most often we lead or co-lead the pre-seed or seed and become your first institutional partner.
Sometimes we start smaller, help with first customers and product fit, and step up in the next round.
When an exceptional team is raising from top firms, we bring a meaningful check and the same hands-on support.
3–4
New investments a year, so every founder we back gets real partner time
First two rounds
Where we concentrate our capital and our time, and where we can have outsized impact
United States + Israel to Asia Pacific and LATAM
We connect technical founders to partner networks across Asia Pacific and Latin America, opening relationships they couldn’t reach on their own
History
1997
Operating and angel investing
Steve O’Hara began building and investing in Silicon Valley: a three-time founder and twice an Entrepreneur in Residence at Kleiner Perkins
2013
First fund launched
A small generalist fund that proved we could access, and back, great founders
2019
Valley Capital Partners is born
Steve O’Hara launched VCP to back exceptional founders through a concentrated portfolio
Today
The partnership
Our partners invest across the United States and Israel, connecting extraordinary founders to networks spanning the United States, Asia Pacific and Latin America.